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In pictures: Conch Scramble brings out costumes, golf swings and support for local charities

A charity golf tournament on the water welcomed teams dressed as Minions, gods and goddesses, “Dodgeball’s” Average Joes and Globo Gym and more on Sept. 26. One of the most unusual events in the Florida Keys, the annual Conch Scramble Charity Golf Tournament saw participants…

Check out what's happening at Founders Park in October!

8th Annual Trunk or Treat Event Halloween Event at Founders Park

Join us Sat, Oct 24, 6–8:30pm at Founders Park! Costume contest, inflatable obstacle course, pumpkin decorating, DJ dance party, juggling, face painting, sno-cones, donuts & food trucks. $15 parking. It's going to be OUT OF THIS WORLD!

Frederick Douglass School Black Educators Memorial Project celebrates history

The Frederick Douglass Community Center Museum, 111 Olivia St., Key West, will celebrate its official grand opening with an all-day community open house from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m on Thursday, Oct. 15. A community welcome with a continental breakfast will start at 10 a.m. A…

Keys Mosquito Control board approves budget with rollback millage rate

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District’s (FKMCD) five-member board convening for a Sept. 15 public hearing unanimously approved an adjusted millage rate and budget for the coming fiscal year. The FKMCD board approved an annual millage rate of 0.3777 for 2026-27 fiscal year,…

Key West home tours return this winter

Old Island Restoration Foundation (OIRF) recently announced the dates and ticket availability for its 67th annual Key West Home Tours, offering visitors an opportunity to step inside some of Key West’s most distinctive private homes and gardens while supporting the preservation…

Buying ‘Fresh from Florida’: The state produces more than oranges

Have you ever stood in the produce section and actually looked at where your food came from? I do this more often than I probably should. I’ll pick up a tomato, turn it over and look for the little sticker. Florida? Great. California? That tomato has had quite a road trip.…

Functionally Caffeinated Wellness: You’ve been influenced

I have been on a bit of a de-influencing kick over on my Instagram page lately. My mission is pretty simple: educate people about health and wellness while hopefully preventing a few of you from falling victim to the $6.8 TRILLION global industry that is health and wellness. Yes,…

Fantasy Fest celebrates ‘Musical Icons & Iconic Musicals’

Fantasy Fest, Key West’s annual multiday costuming party in paradise, welcomes revelers for this year’s Oct. 16-25 extravaganza. The 2026 Fantasy Fest theme, “Musical Icons and Iconic Musicals” invites fantasy-makers to style themselves at the center of a Ziegfeld extravaganza,…

Lecture goes beneath the sea with History of Diving Museum founder

An upcoming lecture will highlight diving in the Florida Keys through the decades. The Friends of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park’s 35th “A Delicate Balance in Nature” series features History of Diving Museum founder…

Marathon Neighbor of the Week: Paul Anderson

No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community members who deserve to be recognized. In an effort to shine a spotlight on more of the incredible individuals who live and work in these islands, Keys…

Keys History: Henry Flagler’s island legacy

Henry Flagler and the Key West Extension of his Florida East Coast Railway altered the history of the Florida Keys. Before his train came rocking and rolling over land and sea, the island chain was home to boating communities. The outside world was linked to the docks and wharves…