REGISTER NOW TO RUN WITH THE ELVES
Waterfront Winter Wonderland’s “Elven activities committee” invites runners, joggers and strollers to sign up for the inaugural Running of the Elves 5K and Jingle...
KEY WEST MARKS HOMELESS PERSONS MEMORIAL DAY
On Friday, Dec. 19 at 3 p.m., the Key West community will gather in remembrance for Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, an annual observance honoring...
HOLIDAY GUIDE: CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD
“Not weird, just different.”
A third-grade teacher gently reprimanded her class during a social studies lesson 41 years ago inside a small Catholic school in...
HOLIDAYS ARE FOR GIVING…HELP LOCAL CHARITIES HELP OTHERS
In the Florida Keys, fundraisers fill our calendars for good reason. Our island chain boasts an abundance of organizations committed to the Keys community...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: CALICO JACK AND THE TUPPERWARE PARTY
Key West is not a Tupperware town.
That fact shouldn’t come as a surprise. Especially nearly 50 years ago, Key West and Tupperware were as...
DECK THE HULLS: LIGHTED BOATS CRUISE PAST KEY WEST & STOCK ISLAND
The 34th annual Schooner Wharf Bar Lighted Boat Parade was postponed a day due to nasty weather, but the Dec. 14 spectacle shined with...
KEYS TRASH, YARD DEBRIS AND RECYCLABLES FACE DIFFERENT JOURNEYS
Once you place your trash, recycling and yard waste at the curb, your job may feel complete, but the journey of your waste is...
COMPOST 101: TIPS TO REDUCING WASTE
By Liah Continentino
As the holiday season arrives, so does a surge in food waste.
A 2020 study by Penn State found that U.S. households waste...
AL KEE: REMEMBERING THE ‘CONCH AMBASSADOR’
Contemporary Key West is full of fascinating people and quirky characters. Everyone, it seems, has a story. There’s the man who abandoned a thriving...
SAY WHAT NOW? THESE STORIES FROM 2025 HAD OUR HEADS SPINNING
There’s the Florida Man, and then there’s the Florida Keys Man (ladies, don’t worry, we didn’t forget about you). Without fail, our Year in...
