PENNEKAMP’S APRIL 7 LECTURE HIGHLIGHTS LIONFISH IN THE ATLANTIC
An invasive fish off the Florida Keys coast will highlight an upcoming lecture at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. The Friends of John Pennekamp...
UPCOMING LIONFISH DERBY TARGETS INVASIVE SPECIES WHILE BRINGING COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR A FESTIVAL
Competitive divers and the broader community are invited to combat the invasive lionfish threatening South Florida’s coral reef ecosystems. The event starts Thursday, April...
INAUGURAL ‘PICKLEBALL FOR PAWS’ TOURNAMENT COMES TO KEY LARGO LATER THIS MONTH
Grace C. Lopez, founder of Women for Paws, has helped pet owners for the last 15 years through her charity. Now, the part-time Key...
HAVING A BALL: TAVERNIER RESIDENT BUILDS A DRAG QUEEN SCENE IN THE UPPER KEYS
It’s official: Drag queens aren’t just in Key West any more. And Upper Keys residents can thank Tavernier resident JD Reinbott, who has been hosting...
NEW BAGGAGE CLAIM AREA OPENS AT KEY WEST AIRPORT
If you’re checking bags for a flight into Key West International Airport, expect a less frustrating experience retrieving them. One of two new baggage carousels...
FOUNDERS FIELD UPGRADES IN DOUBT; KEY WESTS’S REX WEECH ATHLETIC FACILITY PROGRESSES
Continued disagreement over a baseball field improvement project by the school district at Islamorada's Founders Park highlighted the April 7 school board meeting in...
UPPER KEYS NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: ROBERT FOLEY
No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community...
NUTRITION LABELS: TRUTHS, LIES & LOOPHOLES
Grad school was a blur in many ways, if I’m being honest. Not only is it a quick two years of information and testing...
ISLAND SPIRIT SHINES: FESTIVAL CONTESTS BRING BIG WINNERS
An Upper Keys favorite, the 34th annual Island Fest held at Founders Park held on March 28-29 brought thousands together for a weekend of...
SEA TO SPACE: NASA ASTRONAUTS ON HISTORIC MOON EXPLORATION TRAINED OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS
A test flight by four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II around the moon made history on April 6. NASA’s Artemis II test flight —...
