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🌱 Key West Film Festival comes home to the Tropic

Key West, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Key West! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Key West Film Festival comes home to the Tropic
  • How Key West helped a former guide find her teaching path
  • Key West tracking cases highlight what AirTag alerts can reveal

Also on today's calendar: Hawks Cay Turkey Trot 5K and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What travels all around the world but stays in a corner? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 74 degrees.
  • Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 68.
  • Saturday: Some sun, nice and less humid, with a high of 74 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 15th annual Key West Film Festival returns next week (keysnews.com) — The Key West Film Festival returns to its original home at Tropic Cinema Nov. 18–22, bringing five days of screenings, filmmaker conversations and awards. The 15th annual festival follows the theater's summer hiatus and management change, with dozens of films scheduled alongside events around town.
   

2. A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Payton Dessauer (greatnews.life) — Former Key West tour guide Payton Dessauer credits the island's accepting community and her work teaching visitors about local ecology with helping build her confidence. Now back in northwest Indiana, she works as a house manager and is pursuing an elementary education degree, a longtime ambition.
   

3. 10 things to know about detecting an AirTag or Bluetooth tracker, per the EFF (qz.com) — Two Key West victims contacted police after their iPhones warned them about unfamiliar AirTags, according to the Key West Citizen. A man has been charged, but there has been no conviction. Their experiences feature in a broader safety guide explaining why phone alerts should be paired with physical searches and safety planning.
   

4. 10 unusual artificial reefs, from subway cars and a tank to sculptures (qz.com) — Off Key West, the 522-foot Vandenberg has served as an artificial reef since its deliberate sinking in 2009. Researchers surveyed the seabed for months to avoid damaging nearby natural reefs, and authorities hoped the wreck would draw some divers away from those fragile habitats.
   

5. Three Key West baseball players sign to continue careers at next level (keysnews.com) — Three Key West High baseball players celebrated their college commitments at a Veterans Day signing ceremony in the school auditorium. Roman Garcia signed with Florida International University, Auggy Davila committed to Stetson University, and Kristian Masters will play at Warner University, with more Conchs commitments possible in coming weeks.
   

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  • Here to help with all sorts of Handyman repairs, paint, cleanup of yard, removal of debris, hauling, etc.
    https://nextdoor.com/page/lower-keys-home-lawn-care-llc-key-west-fl (Nextdoor Old Key West)
  • The College of the Florida Keys posted a job opening for Assistant Director, Academic Success and Distance Learning in Key West. Apply here.
  • Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek posted a job opening for Server- PT Day Shift - Four Marlins in Key West. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Key West here.

Ok Key West! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What travels all around the world but stays in a corner?" — Postal stamp (Thank you Donald C. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Key West

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Key West

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.