Fantasy Fest Parade highlights Key West's festival revelry
The 2024 Fantasy Fest theme inspired some entries, "It's a 90s Neon Cosmic Carnival!," that illustrated everything from 1990s trends to intergalactic antics.
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The 2024 Fantasy Fest theme inspired some entries, "It's a 90s Neon Cosmic Carnival!," that illustrated everything from 1990s trends to intergalactic antics.
The annual festival showstopper is expected to draw some 60,000 people to Key West's historic downtown.
Proceeds from the Pet Masquerade benefit the Florida Keys' Monroe County Sheriff's Office Animal Farm.
The Zombie Bike Ride caps the first weekend of Key West's annual Fantasy Fest celebration.
Ted Scouten reports the Keys are expected to get up to three feet of storm surge.
With the Port of Key West closed ahead of Hurricane Milton, the usually bustling streets of Duval Street have fallen quiet.
County officials are urging residents to pay close attention to storm surge forecasts.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten reports from Key West ahead of Hurricane Milton.
County officials are urging residents to pay close attention to storm surge forecasts.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten reports on what Key West residents are doing to prepare for Hurricane Milton.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten reports from Key West ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Steve Maugeri reports that crews are clearing the drains of water, seaweed, and other debris that was pushed inside by the storm surge and rain.
Steve Maugeri reports the flood water on Key West's coastal roads has begun to subside, but more wind and storm surges are expected.
Steve Maugeri reports the city's storm drains have been unable to keep up with the amount of water.
Steve Maugeri reports the forecast is for storm surge flooding of 1-3 feet in the Florida Keys.
The Florida Keys are not in the direct path of Hurricane Helene, but they are feeling high winds and rough waves.
The FWC said Cooter B. was treated at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon after she was found caught in a crab trap.
Thousands of Florida Keys residents and visitors gathered on Key West's Duval Street late Sunday afternoon for a second-line march paying tribute to acclaimed singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett, on the one-year anniversary of his Sept. 1 death.
The procession was a highlight of the "Just a Few Friends Key West" celebration on the island.
A new highway sign along A1A will also honor the singer.
Earlier this year, the Florida Legislature designated Aug. 30 as "Jimmy Buffett Day."
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Hemingway Days celebrates the Key West lifestyle and the literary talent of the iconic author.
Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author's award-winning novels and adventure-filled life.
The event was a highlight of Key West's Hemingway Days celebration, honoring the legendary American author who lived and wrote on the island during the 1930s.
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There is currently no cure for Parkinson's Disease. But some with Parkinson's are finding that an unusual therapy – rock climbing – is helping them improve their balance, mobility, strength and cognition.
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