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The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners proclaimed October 2026 as Keys Kids Health Month, alongside Keys Kids Health Centers and Keys Area Health Education Center (AHEC), to raise awareness of the importance of children’s health, preventive healthcare, and dental hygiene throughout the Florida Keys. The proclamation highlights the importance of regular medical and dental

Costumed canines and other furred and feathered critters and their human companions rocked the stage at Key West’s Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade on Oct. 21, delighting the audience with an unpredictable competition at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater. More than 30 entries entered, with this year’s Fantasy Fest theme of “Musical Icons and Iconic Musicals” inspiring

Pencils, notebooks and paper were replaced by masks, pumpkins and more sugar than an army of children could possibly want at Stanley Switlik Elementary’s annual Halloween carnival. Organized by the school’s PTO on Oct. 25, the day included carnival games and activities, face painting, bounce houses and the famed Halloween “cake walk.” Hundreds of volunteer

The Founders Park great lawn transformed into a Halloween town, as the eighth annual trunk or treat welcomed superheroes, princesses, scary creatures, aliens and more on Oct. 24. Vehicles decorated to a wide variety of themes dished out the treats and trinkets, all while offering a range of activities. Trick-or-treaters went to another dimension where

With Halloween just around the corner, it might be fun to highlight some of the scary things that call the Florida Keys, and the waters surrounding them, home.  To start, waking up in the middle of the night, turning on a light and seeing a cockroach crawling on the counter can be startling. While they