Along with bands performing on rooftops, thousands of partygoers celebrate below, hoping to catch beads thrown into the crowd ...

Ring in 2026 with a shrimp, beach ball or even a drag queen shoe drop! Here are five Florida New year's Eve drops and where ...

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.

New Year’s Eve is a special time for Key West, with tens of thousands of people gathering in downtown each year to witness ...

Reader's Digest has named conch fritters as Florida's most iconic comfort food. Conch is a type of sea snail, and conch fritters are often served with a dipping sauce. Florida's official state foods ...

Conch chowder is an iconic dish in the Caribbean and Florida, particularly in the Bahamas and Key West. The latter has even adopted the queen conch as a cultural symbol and is nicknamed the Conch ...

Ben Daughtry, left, president of Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters, celebrates the “groundhog” conch living at the attraction on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Marathon, Fla. during a whimsical response to ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This shell brooch was made by Ruth ...

In southwest Florida, Sarasota hosts a pineapple drop at midnight on New Year’s Eve, complete with an all-day block party ...