The Keys Weekly Newspapers

12/08/2024

🎄🐾 This Christmas, Give the Gift of a Furever Home! 🐾🎄

Looking to add a furry friend to your family? The Florida Keys SPCA has adorable animals waiting for their perfect match! From dogs and cats to guinea pigs and birds, there’s a new best friend for you. ❤️🐶🐱

Meet Blippi, a cuddly lap dog 🐾, Willow, a playful kitty 🐱, and Pumpkin Pie, a sweet guinea pig ready to join the fun! 🐹

Visit fkspca.org to see all the adoptable pets and find your holiday companion 🎁

12/07/2024

"Ready. ...Hit it." 🛫

The U.S. Navy's elite U.S. Navy Blue Angels are set to return to Naval Air Station Key West for the 2025 Southernmost Air Spectacular, March 29-30, celebrating the Navy's 250th anniversary. The thrilling event will showcase the Blue Angels’ precision flying and feature a variety of aerial performances from military and civilian acts.

🎟️ For tickets and details, visit keywestairshow.com

12/07/2024

🎄✨ 'Tis the Season in Key West! ✨🎄

Key West kicked off the holidays on Dec. 2 with the annual tree-lighting at Bayview Park, joined by city leaders, families, and Santa! 🎅🎉

The menorah-lighting will take place in the same spot on Sunday, Dec. 29 at 5 p.m. 🌟

12/06/2024

🎅🐾 Holiday Cheermeister Alert! 🐾🎄

On Dec. 3, the Grinch himself paid a special visit to the Marathon office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Keys Real Estate—spreading holiday cheer with some of the Middle Keys’ cutest four-legged friends! 🐶🎁

This annual Grinch event is a heartwarming donation drive for the Florida Keys SPCA, collecting hundreds of donations for animals in need. 🐾💚

Want to help? Donations are still being accepted at fkspca.org

12/06/2024

TRAFFIC ALERT UPPER KEYS🚨 MCSO - Florida Keys

1SB lane blocked @ MM91.5 due to crash w/injuries

12/06/2024

TRAFFIC ALERT 🚨

MCSO - Florida Keys

Full roadblock @ MM15 due to vehicle fire

12/06/2024

All Keys - We are officially marked safe! 🌀

A group of Florida Keys residents used rum to ignite and burn hurricane warning flags Saturday at Key West’s Truman Waterfront to mark the official Nov. 30 end of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. The 2024 season spawned 18 named storms, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Eleven of them became hurricanes including Helene, Milton and Rafael, which brought tropical storm-force winds to parts of the Keys before making landfall elsewhere. Saturday’s annual flag-burning event featured blasts blown on a conch shell and speakers who remembered those affected by the 2024 hurricanes and expressed gratitude that the island chain was spared any significant impacts.

✍️ CAROL TEDESCO/Florida Keys News Bureau

12/05/2024

Can't be in Key West Saturday, December 7th for the Holiday Parade? 🎉🎄🎅

Then join us for the live stream on Roku! Just search Keys Living TV on Roku. This holiday cheer is being brought to you by Magnum Broadcasting. The parade steps off at Truman and White at 6:30 p.m. Happy Holidays! 🎁✨

12/05/2024

100 NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD! 🎉🎂🥂

A community room at Oasis at the Keys Nursing & Rehab transformed into a festive celebration for resident Nieves Cobacho’s 100th birthday on Nov. 30. Awaiting Cobacho’s arrival were a room full of family, friends and fellow residents of the nursing home. Using a walker, Cabacho entered the community room where she was met with confetti, cheers and a happy birthday tune. She sat front and center as family members and friends circled around her for photos. The special queen also enjoyed a cake and a little glass of La Bella Prosecco. The festivities were made possible thanks to the efforts of the staff and Llesica Moore.

📷 JIM McCARTHY/Keys Weekly

12/05/2024

Tragic scene from Big Coppitt this past evening. Thankfully, no one was physically harmed, but the home (unconfirmed) was believed to be a total loss. As more details are released and with permission from the family, we will share links to support during their time of need.

Monroe County Fire Rescue and partners are currently working a house fire on Big Coppitt Key. Additional details to follow later once fire is not active.

Update:

The residential house fire is under control on Big Coppitt Key, but there are still hotspots that could flare up. The scene is still active. The fire was contained to one building.

All the occupants were safely evacuated from the home. There were no injuries, and no fatalities.

Monroe County Fire Rescue stations 8, 9, 10, and 11 responded. Several agencies also assisted, including Naval Air Station Key West Fire Department and Key West Fire Department. Monroe County Sheriff's Office was also on scene.

The investigation is ongoing by the County Fire Marshal and the State Marshal has been contacted.

Potential cause of the fire may have been an outdoor grill.

12/04/2024

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🔨 Marathon Council Begins to Zero In on Building Rights Request

🥇 Bodybuilder Natalia McCabe Strikes Gold in Fort Lauderdale

🎄 Grinchy Claus Visits Berkshire Hathaway for Four-Legged Family Photos

🏆 Marathon Honors the Legacy of Founding Councilman Frank Greenman

🚔 Man Arrested After Firing Gun During Downtown Fight; Bullet Hit No One

🎄 Key West Flips the Switch to Light Up the Holidays

🛩️ Blue Angels to Return for Air Show in March

🎅 Plan Your Holiday Happenings in Key West

🎁 Upper Keys Community Takes the Reins on Kids Toy Drive

🚶Walk to End Alzheimer’s Returns to Islamorada

❄️ Snow will Fly in Islamorada for Holiday Fest This Friday

🐍 Scientists Develop Tool in Battle Against Invasive Burmese Pythons

👑 Court Queens: Meet the 2024 All-Keys Girls Volleyball Team

🏆 Athlete of the Week: Grace Goodwin

🏃 Hardcore Harriers: Meet the 2024 All-Keys Boys & Girls Cross Country Teams

12/04/2024

WATERFRONT WINTER WONDERLAND WOWS WITH HOLIDAY MAGIC ❄️🪄

The Coffee Butler Amphitheater at the Truman Waterfront will be transformed into a land of holiday magic, fun and excitement with the return of the Waterfront Winter Wonderland extravaganza, hosted in partnership by Rams Head Presents and We’ve Got the Keys.

The warm weather winter festivities will take place Dec. 13-23 and Dec. 26-28 from 4 to 10 p.m.

Adults and children can enjoy sparkling holiday lights, traditional and contemporary music, and enchanting activities, such as skating on an “ice”-skating rink, journeying into charmed realms on a children’s Christmas train, riding a life-sized steed on a carousel, sliding down a giant slide, twirling on carousel swings, and reaching new heights on a Ferris wheel so large that “riders will actually be able to view the twinkling lighted boats passing by in the harbor from the top,” said Nadene Grossman Orr, president/CEO of We’ve Got the Keys.

Other activities include one-on-one visits with Santa Claus, special live music events, a craft tent for kids, larger-than-life inflatable snow globes, daily “snow” flurries, food and artisan vendors and holiday markets.

“We are delighted to co-present the Waterfront Winter Wonderland event in partnership with We’ve Got the Keys for the second year in a row,” said Kyle Muehlhauser, owner of Rams Head Group. “There are few places as magical as Key West during the holidays, and the amphitheater grounds provide a wonderful space where children can explore a world that’s been designed especially for them.”

General admission is $10 and is free for children age 5 and under. Individual ride tickets or unlimited ride wristbands can be purchased on-site.

Waterfront Winter Wonderland also is presented in part by the Monroe County Tourist Development Council.

More information is at waterfrontwinterwonderland.com

To book private holiday parties for groups of 20 or more, contact [email protected]

The Coffee Butler Amphitheater at the Truman Waterfront will be transformed into a land of holiday magic, fun and excitement with the return of the Waterfront Winter Wonderland extravaganza, hosted in partnership by Rams Head Presents and We’ve Got the Keys. The warm weather winter festivities wil...

12/04/2024

STORMS VERSUS UNITS: COUNTY WORKSHOP WEIGHS HURRICANE INTENSIFICATION VERUS ADDITIONAL BUILDING 🌀

Positioned as one of the biggest wild cards in determining the threat of hurricanes throughout the Florida Keys, rapid intensification is still a real concern as the island chain weighs new development decisions that could affect evacuation times from Key Largo to Key West.

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Positioned as one of the biggest wild cards in determining the threat of hurricanes throughout the Florida Keys, rapid intensification is still a real concern as the island chain weighs new development decisions that could affect evacuation times from Key Largo to Key West. But as National Weather S...

12/04/2024

A Key West fight that included gunfire ends with felony charges.

A fight in a parking lot behind Duval Street businesses escalated around 1 a.m. on Dec. 3, when one man says he pulled a knife to defend himself against two others, one of whom then fired a shot from his handgun, but did not hit anyone. The man who shot the gun, Jake Ryan Graziano, […]

12/03/2024

THE HOLIDAYS ARE FOR GIVING: HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP THIS SEASON 🎄

Charity starts at home, and in the Florida Keys there is an abundance of worthy organizations deserving of your financial and/or volunteer support this holiday season.

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Charity starts at home, and in the Florida Keys there is an abundance of worthy organizations deserving of your financial and/or volunteer support this holiday season.  Children Bahama Village Music Program has inspired the musical aspirations of hundreds of kids in Key West over the past two decad...

12/03/2024

ISLAND ASTROLOGER — HOROSCOPES: REFLECT BEFORE REACTING THIS WEEK ♐

It is Sagittarius season, bringing a collective focus on adventure, grand thinking, hope and exuberance. Sagittarius is a sign that inspires and elicits fervor. This week, in particular, has a concentrated dose of Sagittarian energy because Mercury stations retrograde in Sagittarius on Dec. 2, and the new moon takes place in Sagittarius on Dec. 1. Mercury will be retrograde until Dec. 15, and whenever the planet of communication and cognition appears to move backward in the sky, we are compelled to rethink, reassess, reconsider and realign ourselves. It is not a time to move forward with important communication or big travel plans, so take extra care if you feel obliged to make important statements or go through with travel plans. This doesn’t bode well for easy Thanksgiving travel, so give yourselves some extra grace as you make moves for the holiday. During these three weeks of Mercury retro, focus on being more contemplative and pay close attention to how you communicate and where your thoughts go. Make adjustments that better serve you. The new moon in Sagittarius will open a new cycle of belief or a change in philosophy. Let yourself be open to a new world view that may present itself.

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It is Sagittarius season, bringing a collective focus on adventure, grand thinking, hope and exuberance. Sagittarius is a sign that inspires and elicits fervor. This week, in particular, has a concentrated dose of Sagittarian energy because Mercury stations retrograde in Sagittarius on Dec. 2, and t...

12/02/2024

DECK THE HALLS & DANCE WITH ‘FIESTA DE NAVIDAD’ PERFORMANCES 🎄💃

“Fiesta de Navidad” delivers a festive event to ignite the holiday spirit. With Latin dance and vibrant costumes, this celebration also offers the opportunity for audience members of all ages to dance on stage with a live band.

“Fiesta de Navidad” lights up the holiday season with beloved characters and Latin dances from salsa to cha-cha. Highlighting the cultural influences that make Key West unique, this show will have everyone from kids to grandparents dancing.

Under the direction of Pamela Stephenson Connolly, the spirit of Key West shines through in every number. The theater transforms into a lively dance party, with colorful costumes and vibrant rhythms. The best part? Audience participation is encouraged — after intermission, come up on stage and dance along to the live band.

"Fiesta de Navidad” is pure celebration, a new tradition of joy and Key West community. This holiday outing is perfect for making memories with friends, families and colleagues.

Tickets are available at keystix.com

“Fiesta de Navidad” delivers a festive event to ignite the holiday spirit. With Latin dance and vibrant costumes, this celebration also offers the opportunity for audience members of all ages to dance on stage with a live band. “Fiesta de Navidad” lights up the holiday season with beloved ch...