MEL FISHER MUSEUM LAUNCHES WINTER LECTURE SERIES

One of the New World’s oldest shipwrecks, Civil War-era emancipation in Key West, and the discovery of two fabled sunken Spanish galleons will be highlighted during a...
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KEYS’ OVERALL GRADUATION RATE TRAILS STATE AVERAGE OF 89.7%

School district officials this week announced the 2023-2024 graduation rates for the Florida Keys’ three public high schools, two of which trail the state’s highest-ever graduation rate...
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KEY WEST’S FRIENDS OF ASHEVILLE GROUP HELPS HURRICANE HELENE VICTIMS WITH JAN. 18 FUNDRAISER

Key West and the Florida Keys are no strangers to hurricanes and the devastation they bring. The southernmost island chain breathed a sigh of relief following an...
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JIMMY CARTER’S GRANDSON TO VISIT KEY WEST FOR PRESIDENTS’ WEEKEND EVENTS

The Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation, in partnership with the Society of Presidential Descendants, will host a series of events over Presidents’ Weekend, Thursday, Feb. 13...
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WOUNDED WARRIORS RETURN THIS WEEKEND

The Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride takes place Friday and Saturday, Jan. 10 and 11, in the Upper, Middle and Lower Keys. Residents and visitors are encouraged...
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FLUORIDE OR NO FLUORIDE? KEYS WATER PROVIDER SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT

Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority customers can weigh in on whether they support the continued use of fluoride in water coming through their faucets.  In November, Florida Surgeon General...
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SIMPLY INCREDIBLE: THE HEARTWARMING SIDE OF THE 2024 HEADLINES

In the news business, they say “if it bleeds, it leads.” But the Keys Weekly has always been more about telling the stories of the people, businesses...
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ARTIFICIAL REEFS, RULE CHANGES AND A MAD DASH TO RESTORE CORALS CAUGHT THE PUBLIC’S...

Wild videos of spinning fish, efforts to restore and supplement a beleaguered reef tract, and a highly-anticipated new set of rules governing one of the country’s most...
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KEY WEST TAKES ANOTHER TRIP AROUND THE SUN

As we wrap up another year in Key West, we take a look at the news and newsmakers from 2024 — the good, the bad and...
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SOLDIER RIDE RETURNS JAN. 10-11 THROUGHOUT THE KEYS

The Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride takes place Friday, Jan. 10, and Saturday, Jan. 11, in the Upper, Middle and Lower Keys. Residents and visitors are encouraged...

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