In pictures: Swimmers set their sights on Alligator Reef Lighthouse
Some 350 participants donned swim caps, goggles and sunscreen for the 8-mile roundtrip around Alligator Reef Lighthouse on Sept. 12. The annual Swim for...
CITY HALL RALLY BLASTS ICE TACTICS AFTER ALLEGED GUN INCIDENT IN MARATHON
One week after a Customs and Border Patrol agent reportedly held a gun to the head of a legal worker in Marathon, Middle Keys...
IN PICTURES: KEY LARGO GOES GREEN DURING 26th IRISH FEST
Key Largo’s Caribbean Club turned green as the annual Upper Keys Irish Fest brought corned beef and cabbage, cold green beer, live music and...
KEY WEST CELEBRATES LOVED ONES AT CROOKS SECOND LINE PARADE
Talk about a celebration of life.
The 10th annual Crooks Second Line Parade, which marched down Duval Street on Feb. 15, takes its cue from...
COUNTY TO CAPITOL: LOCAL LEADERS SPOTLIGHT ISLAND NEEDS FACE-TO-FACE IN FLORIDA KEYS DAY
As the rest of Florida battled a brutal cold snap, government leaders and nonprofit reps from the state’s warmest county brought the needs and...
IN PICTURES: JIMMY BUFFETT’S CORAL REEFER BAND KEEPS THE PARTY GOING
When Jimmy Buffett passed away in 2023, his instructions were clear: “Keep the party going.”
His fans and his band are doing exactly that.
Jimmy Buffett’s...
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HOLDS ANNUAL INSPECTIONS
Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies and investigators in the Ocean Reef, Key Largo and Islamorada districts convened at the parking lot near the old Plantation...
IN PICTURES: FIRE RESCUE BENEVOLENT WAHOO TOURNAMENT NETS $60K
The inaugural Marathon Fire Rescue Benevolent Wahoo Tournament brought a new level to fall fishing on Nov. 7 and 8, drawing 139 anglers across...
COSTUMED CUTENESS: MIDDLE KEYS KIDS CHASE CANDY AT TRICK OR TREAT AT SOMBRERO BEACH
In a move befitting an island community only a stone’s throw away from the water at any point, Marathon pivoted its city-sponsored trick or...
FANTASY FEST 2025: SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT
Why waste time with a bunch of words, when photos tell the true story of another Fantasy Fest in Key West?
Tens of thousands of...






















