Santa and Mrs. Claus listen to a child's request at the tree lighting at Bayview Park in Key West on Dec. 1.
From Key Largo to Key West, the calendar is packed with events designed to spread holiday cheer -- including a trio of festive lighted boat parades featuring vessels whose decorations range from traditional greenery to offbeat salutes to the season.
Posted - Wednesday, December 03, 2008 02:10 PM EST
Children play on a hill of machine-made “snow” during last year’s Holiday Festival at Founders Park. This year’s festival will take place on Dec. 5. (Contributed photo)
The Islamorada Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Fourth Annual Keys Holiday Festival on Dec. 5 from 4-10 p.m., and once again, one of the highlights, especially for the kids, will be about 20 tons of machine-made “snow.”
Posted - Friday, November 28, 2008 10:39 AM EST
Some of the Switlik kids want President-elect Barack Obama to build more parks and lower taxes. One wants him to plant some purple flowers.
The students in Sandy Bisceglia's second-grade class at Stanley Switlik Elementary School in Marathon were asked to practice their letter writing by writing to President-elect Obama.
Posted - Saturday, November 22, 2008 07:45 AM EST
Mary Lee Mobley and Julie Schneeberger work to put the finishing touches on the garden club’s landscaping in preparation for their plant sale and Horticultural Event on November 22. (Contributed photo)
The Upper Keys Garden Club is hosting its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Francis Tracy Garden Center at mile marker 94, and club president Julie Mead said this year’s sale promises to be bigger than ever before.
Posted - Friday, November 21, 2008 12:00 AM EST
The Girls Scout Council of Tropical Florida is introducing a new Girl Scout Cookie flavor inspired by classic confections of Latin America just in time for the upcoming cookie-selling season.
Posted - Friday, November 21, 2008 12:00 AM EST
A Rolling Stone Magazine top 10 band to watch in 2008 — Year Long Disaster — will kick off Islamorada Community Entertainment’s new season on Sunday, Nov. 23. with a free concert at the TIB Bank of the Keys Amphitheater in Islamorada Founders Park.
Posted - Friday, November 21, 2008 12:00 AM EST
Former Grassy Key restaurateurs Stephanie Cheever and Steve Hathaway kept a Florida Keys theme for their new eatery in southern Michigan.
They live mostly in Michigan now but Stephanie Cheever and Steve Hathaway go to work in the Keys every day. At least, a slice of the Keys the former owners of The Wreck and Galley Grille on Grassy Key carried with them back to their native state.
Posted - Saturday, November 15, 2008 07:01 AM EST
Pastor Travis Johnson
Life Pointe Church opened its doors for the first time in Plantation Key on Sunday, and Pastor Travis Johnson admits his approach to Christian service might not appeal to everyone — at least at first.
Posted - Friday, November 14, 2008 12:00 AM EST
Marathon High School students work to prepare a luncheon for journalism students, school officials and local reporters during the school's recent Media Day.
Marathon High School might be the last place you'd consider wining and dining an important client or hosting a business luncheon. With a portion of a $1.6 million state grant, school officials are working to change that perception.
Posted - Monday, November 10, 2008 03:55 PM EST
Darlene and James Olden, here after the finalization of James' adoption at the Key West courthouse, were ecstatic to expand their family.
This month is special for Darlene and Richard Olden: It marks the first anniversary of when their family became complete.
Posted - Monday, November 10, 2008 03:50 PM EST
