New Year’s Eve is a special time for Key West, with tens of thousands of people gathering in downtown each year to witness ...
KEY WEST — Making music with a conch (pronounced "konk") shell might seem unusual, but several dozen people tried it during the weekend's annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in the Florida Keys.
An old mortar shell is laid on the curb of a street in Key West Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Construction crews dug up the piece of ordnance, prompting an evacuation of the immediate area. Key West ...