/keys-blog Keys Blog en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 27 Oct 2016 02:25:29 GMT /keys-blog/2016-10-26/keys-prep-for-fantasy-fest-finish-with-mosquito-control Every year, tens of thousands of people from the mainland come to Key West for Fantasy Fest.And lots of them are wearing very little – if anything.Because… Thu, 27 Oct 2016 02:25:29 GMT /keys-blog/2016-10-26/keys-prep-for-fantasy-fest-finish-with-mosquito-control Nancy Klingener /keys-blog/2015-04-17/florida-keys-get-10-digit-dialing-like-it-or-not The Florida Keys like to consider themselves as a place apart from mainland South Florida. But starting this weekend, life on the island chain will be… Fri, 17 Apr 2015 04:26:41 GMT /keys-blog/2015-04-17/florida-keys-get-10-digit-dialing-like-it-or-not Nancy Klingener /keys-blog/2014-12-31/little-dogs-make-big-splash-in-annual-key-west-new-years-parade Key Westers and their canine companions, more specifically ones of the short-legged variety, took to the streets Wednesday for the island's 10th annual… Wed, 31 Dec 2014 21:57:19 GMT /keys-blog/2014-12-31/little-dogs-make-big-splash-in-annual-key-west-new-years-parade Nancy Klingener /keys-blog/2014-12-26/wet-foot-dry-foot-policy-stays-in-place-for-now The Cuban immigration policy known as "wet-foot, dry-foot" — where migrants who make it to U.S. soil can stay, while those intercepted at sea are returned… Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:45:57 GMT /keys-blog/2014-12-26/wet-foot-dry-foot-policy-stays-in-place-for-now Nancy Klingener /keys-blog/2014-12-19/florida-keys-adding-new-hotel-rooms The Florida Keys, where hotels have the highest occupancy rates and daily room rates in the state, are adding more than 1,000 new and renovated hotel… Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:12:06 GMT /keys-blog/2014-12-19/florida-keys-adding-new-hotel-rooms Nancy Klingener /keys-blog/2014-12-03/lobster-casitas-get-thumbs-down-from-state For years, divers looking for lobster in the Florida Keys knew that the best place to find them was under some sort of shelter, whether a rock or… Wed, 03 Dec 2014 22:43:53 GMT /keys-blog/2014-12-03/lobster-casitas-get-thumbs-down-from-state Nancy Klingener /keys-blog/2014-11-26/new-mission-for-keys-reef-lights-historical-guideposts The reef lights along the Florida Keys are still owned by the U.S. Coast Guard -- but a nonprofit group hopes to take over their care and make them a… Wed, 26 Nov 2014 21:17:25 GMT /keys-blog/2014-11-26/new-mission-for-keys-reef-lights-historical-guideposts Nancy Klingener /keys-blog/2014-11-19/mallory-square-moves-its-act-to-before-sunset If Sunset Celebration takes place all day long, will anybody show up?That's the question that a group of artists and performers will pose under a new… Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:47:24 GMT /keys-blog/2014-11-19/mallory-square-moves-its-act-to-before-sunset Nancy Klingener /keys-blog/2014-11-12/after-the-partys-over-fantasy-fest-concerns-continue Weeks after the "Fat Lady Sings" tea dance that marks the official end of Fantasy Fest, Key Westers are meeting to talk about how to change the annual… Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:45:34 GMT /keys-blog/2014-11-12/after-the-partys-over-fantasy-fest-concerns-continue Nancy Klingener /keys-blog/2014-11-04/winning-in-keys-school-tax-building-height-raise Voters in the Florida Keys Tuesday approved extending a half-cent sales tax for schools for another 10 years. The tax, expected to raise $157 million over… Wed, 05 Nov 2014 02:20:39 GMT /keys-blog/2014-11-04/winning-in-keys-school-tax-building-height-raise Nancy Klingener