DRUMROLL, PLEASE…KEY WEST PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH CELEBRATIONS, DONATIONS & LIBATIONS.
The Bubbas: Key West People’s Choice Awards celebrated its 10th year on July 22, honoring local businesses, people and nonprofits for their commitment and contributions to the...
REEF PROTECTION HIGHLIGHTS LOWER KEYS UNDERWATER MUSIC FESTIVAL
A one-of-a-kind undersea concert spotlighted reef protection on July 8 while entertaining divers and snorkelers in Florida Keys waters – home to the continental United States’ only...
IN PICTURES: PARADE & FIREWORKS HIGHLIGHT UPPER KEYS’ JULY 4TH FESTIVITIES
The Upper Keys celebrated Independence Day with a “Celebrating Freedom” parade and a pair of fireworks displays above Florida Bay. Some 100 parade participants dressed in red,...
KEY COLONY’S KIDS FISHING DERBY HONORS LATE COMMISSIONER RON SUTTON
The 2023 Key Colony Beach Kids Fishing Derby may have been the event’s 16th iteration. But it made sure to honor one of its biggest supporters since...
IN PICTURES: KEY WEST RECOGNIZES JUNETEENTH WITH 2 EVENTS
Key West marked the Juneteenth holiday on June 19 with a morning ceremony at the African Cemetery at Higgs Beach. A community picnic followed that evening at...
IN PICTURES: KEY WEST PRIDE WELCOMES ALL
Twenty years ago, a documentary about Key West’s famous reputation for acceptance was called, “Key West: City of Colors.”
The full spectrum of those colors returned in rare...
IN PICTURES: MOCK DRUG RUN & SEA-TO-TABLE DINNER HIGHLIGHT BICENTENNIAL FESTIVITIES IN ISLAMORADA
Guests packed Bud N’ Mary’s Marina in Islamorada, the sportfishing capital of the world, for a gala and sea-to-table dinner to commemorate 200 years of fishing and...
IN PICTURES: RESCUED JUVENILE TURTLE ‘POPCORN’ HEADS HOME
A young green sea turtle earned a second chance at life in the big blue as a crowd gathered on the evening of May 13 to witness...
SCREAMING REELS: 560 ANGLERS SQUARE OFF IN MARATHON OFFSHORE BULL & COW TOURNAMENT
Five hundred sixty anglers aboard 80 registered vessels headed offshore on the weekend of May 6 and 7 in search of mahi, tuna, wahoo and tripletail for...
KEY WEST PARADE CELEBRATES ISLAND’S ‘INDEPENDENCE’
The Conch Republic’s true colors were on full display for the 41st annual Conch Republic Parade. The island’s 10-day independence celebration recalls the Southernmost City’s secession from...
