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07/17/2026

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📚 Today • 📅 July 17 • in Florida Keys History
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📅 July 17, 1909 🚂 Construction Advanced on the Future Seven Mile Bridge

Work on Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad reached another important milestone as crews continued building what would become the legendary Seven Mile Bridge, bringing Key West one step closer to being connected to the mainland.

📅 July 17, 1974 🏴‍☠️ Mel Fisher Consulted a Psychic During the Search for the Atocha

Legendary treasure hunter Mel Fisher reportedly sought advice from a psychic while searching for the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha, creating one of the most unusual stories in Florida Keys treasure-hunting history.

📅 July 17, 1953 🍹 Key West Cracked Down on Duval Street's "B-Girls"

City leaders approved an ordinance aimed at cleaning up Duval Street's nightlife after complaints from the U.S. Navy, marking a colorful chapter in old Key West history.

📅 July 17, 1975 🎭 Anthony Quinn Met with Tennessee Williams in Key West

Academy Award-winning actor Anthony Quinn visited Key West to meet with famed playwright Tennessee Williams about reviving one of Williams' plays, adding another memorable moment to the island's rich artistic legacy.

📅 July 17, 1925 🇨🇺 A Key West Doctor Married into One of Cuba's Most Prominent Families

Dr. José Manuel Renedo traveled to Havana to marry Nieves María Urquiaga in a ceremony witnessed by Cuban President Gerardo Machado, highlighting the close historical ties between Key West and Cuba.

📅 July 17, 1886 📬 Jefferson B. Browne Became Key West's Postmaster

Jefferson B. Browne accepted the position of Key West Postmaster and later became one of the city's most respected historians, preserving stories of the early Florida Keys for future generations.

📅 July 17, 1986 📚 Betty Bruce Was Honored for Preserving Florida Keys History

The Monroe County Library Board recognized Betty Bruce for creating and expanding the Local and State History Collection, helping preserve countless stories and photographs of the Florida Keys.

📅 July 17, 1954 ⚡ Paul Mesa Retired After 46 Years of Service

After nearly half a century helping provide electricity to Key West, Paul Mesa retired, having witnessed the island's remarkable growth from a small community into a thriving city.

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07/17/2026

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📅 TOMORROW'S FLORIDA KEYS EVENTS

Friday, July 17, 2026

Your daily guide to what's happening from Key Largo to Key West.
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📍 KEY LARGO
Friday, July 17, 2026

🕤 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
🧵 Sit & Sew
📍 Key Largo Branch Library
Bring your sewing, quilting, knitting or fabric-art project.

🕓 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
🎮 Gaming Groupies
📍 Key Largo Branch Library
Gaming, friendly tournaments and fun for young players.

🕕 6:00 PM
🎶 Luke & Jen — Live Music
📍 Bayside Sunset Bar
Live music overlooking Florida Bay.
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📍 ISLAMORADA
Friday, July 17, 2026

🗓️ ALL DAY
🚤 Everglades 2026 Rendezvous
📍 Three Waters Resort & Marina
Four-day gathering for Everglades boat owners. Registration required.

🕘 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
💻 Tech Support Appointments
📍 Islamorada Branch Library
Free one-on-one technology assistance.

🕑 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
💻 Tech Support Appointments
📍 Islamorada Branch Library
Afternoon appointments available.

🕞 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
🎲 Anti-Bored Games
📍 Islamorada Branch Library
Board games and creative family fun.

🕖 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
🎲 Upper Conch Gaming Club
📍 History of Diving Museum
Community tabletop gaming night.
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📍 LONG KEY
Friday, July 17, 2026

🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
♻️ Household Hazardous Waste Collection
📍 Monroe County Collection Site • MM 68
Safe disposal of qualifying household hazardous waste.
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📍 MARATHON
Friday, July 17, 2026

🕞 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
🔬 Friday STEAM
📍 Marathon Branch Library
Hands-on science, technology, engineering, art and math activities.
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📍 BIG PINE KEY
Friday, July 17, 2026

🕥 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
🦟 Mosquito Control Visits the Library
📍 Big Pine Key Branch Library
Learn about mosquito control and local insects.
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📍 KEY WEST
Friday, July 17, 2026

🕗 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
🧹 Early Bird Community Cleanup
📍 Behind Irish Kevin's
Help clean the Duval and Greene Street area.

🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📚 Story Time
📍 Key West Branch Library
Stories, crafts and activities for young children.

🕧 12:30 PM
🎵 A Pirate Looks Back
📍 Comedy Key West
A lunchtime Jimmy Buffett tribute show.

🕞 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
🎨 Keys Season Window Exhibit Reception
📍 Key West Art Center
Celebrate the unveiling of the new exhibit.

🕔 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🎸 Michael Naughton — Live Music
📍 Margaritaville Beach House
Live evening performance.

🕕 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🍽️ Unity Table: Moroccan Nights
📍 Williams Hall
Three-course Moroccan-inspired community dinner.

🕕 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
💰 Friday Night Cash Bingo
📍 American Legion Post 168
Cash prizes throughout the evening.

🕖 7:00 PM
🎭 Clouds Over the Sunshine Inn
📍 Key West Armory
Original musical presented by Fringe Theater.

🕗 8:00 PM
😂 Tom Dustin — Stand-Up Comedy
📍 Comedy Key West
National touring comedian live on stage.

🕡 Sunset
🌅 Sunset Celebration
📍 Mallory Square
Nightly celebration featuring performers, artists and local vendors.
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07/16/2026

🚨 TRAGIC LOSS IN OUR COMMUNITY 💔 Marathon Worker Killed in Workplace Accident
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It's hard to see news like this in a close-knit community like ours. 💔

A Marathon family is grieving today after 37-year-old Victor Vivian Cano Franco lost his life in a tragic workplace accident Tuesday morning.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, the accident happened around 11:20 a.m. at a work site near 4250 Overseas Highway where crews were crushing rock. Investigators say Victor was struck by a front-end loader and, despite everyone's hopes, he did not survive.

🚧 Right now, detectives are still working to determine exactly what happened. The Sheriff's Office says there are no signs of foul play, and OSHA has been notified, which is standard whenever there's been a fatal workplace accident. They will also conduct their own investigation into the incident.

At this point, only limited information has been released. Officials have not identified Victor's employer or explained what led up to the accident, so there are still many unanswered questions. We'll continue following the story and share any confirmed updates as they become available.

🙏 Sometimes it's easy to scroll past a headline, but stories like this remind us that the people in the news are our neighbors, our friends, our coworkers, and members of our Florida Keys family. One normal workday became a day that will forever change the lives of those who loved Victor.

❤️ Our thoughts and prayers are with Victor Vivian Cano Franco's family, friends, and coworkers during this incredibly difficult time.

Please join us in keeping them in your thoughts and prayers. 🙏

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07/16/2026

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07/16/2026

🌴 KEYS LIFE MAGAZINE
📅 TOMORROW’S FLORIDA KEYS EVENTS
Thursday, July 16, 2026

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📍 KEY LARGO

🕓 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🎵 Monster — Live Music
📍 Gilbert’s Resort, 107900 Overseas Highway

Enjoy live waterfront music at Gilbert’s Resort as the sun starts going down.

🕕 6:00 PM
🎶 Steve Venini — Live Music
📍 Bayside Sunset Bar

Live music overlooking Florida Bay during the evening sunset.

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📍 ISLAMORADA

🕗 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
🎣 Pier Fishing
📍 Islander Resort, 82100 Overseas Highway

Catch-and-release pier fishing with poles provided. This activity is included for Islander Resort guests.

🕣 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
🎸 Island Music School Live Performance Camp
📍 Founders Park Amphitheater

Young musicians ages 7–17 rehearse and perform together while learning guitar, bass, keyboard, drums and vocals. Registration is required.

ALL DAY
🚤 Everglades 2026 Rendezvous — Opening Day
📍 Three Waters Resort & Marina, 84001 Overseas Highway

The four-day gathering for Everglades boat owners begins Thursday with boating, activities and social events. Advance registration is required.

🕐 1:00 PM
🏖️ Seaside Sports Challenge
📍 Islander Resort

An afternoon recreation challenge offered as part of the resort’s scheduled guest activities.

🕓 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
🍹 Seabreeze Social
📍 Islander Resort

A social hour celebrating the resort’s 75th anniversary with specially priced drinks, starters and snacks.

🕕 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
🎨 Morada Way Third Thursday Art Walk
📍 Morada Way Arts & Cultural District, 151 Morada Way

Stroll through open galleries and vendor displays while enjoying local artists, live music, food and drinks.

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📍 BIG PINE KEY

No public entertainment or community events with a confirmed time and location were found for Thursday.

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📍 MARATHON / LOWER KEYS / STOCK ISLAND

No additional public events with a confirmed Thursday date, time and location were found during this search.

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📍 KEY WEST

🕖 7:00 AM – 12:45 PM
🩺 Keys in Anesthesia
📍 Pier House Resort & Spa, 1 Duval Street

The opening day of a multiday professional anesthesia conference. Registration is required.

🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🎨 Summer ArtCamp: Mixed-Media Sea Creatures
📍 Fort East Martello Museum

Young artists create colorful Florida Keys marine life using painting, collage and textured art. Advance registration is required.

🕙 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
🧘 Prime of Life Yoga
📍 Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, 5210 College Road

A welcoming beginner-friendly yoga class focused on flexibility, strength and balance. Registration includes admission to the garden.

🕐 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
🥭 Key West Farmers Market
📍 Truman Waterfront Park, Weech Way

Shop local produce, prepared foods, crafts, clothing and handmade goods from Keys vendors.

🕠 5:30 PM – 8:45 PM
🍽️ Braised Oxtail Over Rice Dinner Experience
📍 Key West Cooking Show, 291 Front Street

Enjoy a multi-course dinner and live cooking presentation inspired by Key West’s multicultural food history. Seating is offered at 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM.
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07/13/2026

🎣 More Than a Fishing Tournament... It's an Investment in the Future of the Upper Keys ❤️🎓

Around here, we know a fishing tournament can be about a whole lot more than fishing. 🌴

For more than 25 years, the Rotary Club of Key Largo's Take Stock in Children Backcountry Challenge has brought our community together for an unforgettable weekend on the water. 🎣 Friends reconnect, anglers compete, and lifelong memories are made. But long after the boats return to the dock, the real impact is just beginning.

💙 The money raised through this tournament helps provide mentoring, scholarships, and educational opportunities for local students right here in the Upper Keys. It's an investment in the young people who will one day become our teachers, nurses, first responders, tradespeople, business owners, and community leaders.

🙌 None of that happens without the incredible businesses and individuals who step up each year as sponsors.

When you sponsor the Backcountry Challenge, you're doing far more than supporting a fishing tournament. You're helping open doors for local kids, strengthening local families, and investing in the future of the community we all love. That's something every business can be proud of.

📣 The Rotary Club of Key Largo is now looking for sponsors for this year's tournament. If you've ever wanted your business to make a lasting impact while supporting one of the Upper Keys' most meaningful traditions, this is your opportunity.

🤝 Let's continue a tradition that's been changing lives for more than a quarter century. Together, we can help ensure the next generation of Upper Keys students has every opportunity to succeed.

📩 Interested in becoming a sponsor?
Click on the link in the comments, or reach out to the Rotary Club of Key Largo.

Help us make this year's Take Stock in Children Backcountry Challenge another success—for our kids, our community, and the future of the Florida Keys. ❤️🌴

07/13/2026

📅🌴 July 13 | What happened on this day in the Florida Keys? ⚓

⛵ On this day in 1733, the Spanish treasure ship San Pedro left Havana as part of a fleet of ships heading home to Spain. Nobody on board could have imagined that just a few days later, they would sail into one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the Florida Keys.

🌊 The storm scattered and sank ships all along the Florida Keys reef tract. The San Pedro was one of them.

For years afterward, Spanish crews came back to the Keys to recover as much treasure as they could, but not everything was found. Even today, pieces of those shipwrecks remain protected beneath our waters, reminding us that the Florida Keys have always been a place where history and the ocean go hand in hand.

🤿 If you've ever gone snorkeling or diving in the Keys, there's a good chance you've been closer to history than you realized. Several of the 1733 fleet wrecks are now underwater archaeological preserves, allowing visitors to experience a piece of this incredible story while helping protect it for future generations.

❤️ I love stories like this because they remind us that the Florida Keys weren't just a stop along the way—they've been part of world history for hundreds of years.

💬 Question of the Day:

Have you ever visited one of the Florida Keys' shipwreck sites or gone snorkeling over a historic wreck?

📖 Who or what would you like us to feature in our next Florida Keys History story?

Let us know in the comments—we'd love to hear your ideas!

🌴 Keys Life Magazine — Keeping the history of the Florida Keys alive, one story at a time.

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07/11/2026

📅 July 10 | Florida Keys History
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What happened on this day in the Florida Keys?
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🇨🇺 July 10, 1895 – José Martí's Legacy Continues to Inspire Key West

Just weeks after José Martí's death in Cuba, Key West's Cuban community continued holding memorial gatherings and fundraising efforts to support the cause of Cuban independence. Martí's visits to Key West had united thousands of cigar workers behind the movement, forever linking the island city to Cuba's fight for freedom. His influence remains one of the most significant chapters in Key West's rich Cuban heritage.

⚓ July 10, 1942 – The Florida Keys Remain on the Front Line of World War II

Throughout the summer of 1942, military patrols, convoy escorts, and coastal defenses remained on high alert as German U-boats continued operating in waters surrounding the Florida Keys. Residents lived under blackout conditions while ships passed through the Florida Straits under armed protection. The Keys played a critical role in defending one of America's busiest maritime corridors during the war.

🚂 July 10, 1912 – Visitors Continue Arriving on Flagler's Overseas Railroad

By the summer of 1912, Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad was bringing a growing number of visitors and new residents to the Florida Keys. The railway transformed travel to the island chain, opening the door to tourism and economic growth while connecting the Keys to the rest of Florida in ways that had never before been possible.

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06/30/2026

🚨📦 Two Homestead Residents Arrested in Key Largo Package Theft Case 🚔

Another day, another reminder that people are coming to the Florida Keys 🌴 and bringing crime with them. 😠

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrested two Homestead residents Wednesday after they allegedly stole Amazon packages 📦 from homes in Key Largo.

The thefts happened around 1:40 p.m. on Sound Drive. 🏠 A witness saw what happened, got a description of the suspects, the Honda sedan they were driving 🚗, and even the license plate number. Home surveillance video 🎥 backed up the witness's account.

Deputies quickly located and stopped the Honda on U.S. 1 near Mile Marker 105. 🚓 Inside the vehicle, they found several Amazon packages 📦 in plain view, including packages reported stolen from a second home on Boyd Drive.

👤 Jaime Jose Duarte, 34, was arrested and charged with grand theft from a dwelling.

👤 Anahisa Nancy Rodriguez, 26, was arrested and charged with grand theft from a dwelling and accessory.

Both were taken to the Monroe County Jail. 🚔 The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be filed.

It's frustrating to see people come to the Keys 🌴—not to enjoy our community or support local businesses—but to prey on residents and steal from their neighbors. 😡 Thankfully, alert citizens 👀, security cameras 🎥, and quick work by the Sheriff's Office 👮 helped put a stop to it.

☎️ Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Detectives at 305-853-3211.

⚖️ These are allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

06/27/2026

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