The annual free Florida Keys Health Fair will take place at three locations from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24. Doctors and students from the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine will screen for diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, vision problems, obesity, depression, osteoporosis and HIV, plus colon, breast, cervical and skin cancer. Free health …
Monthly Archive: January 2009
Jan
20
Making up with free makeup
From Jan. 20 until the products run out, major cosmetics manufacturers will be distributing free products to customers as part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit alleging price-fixing. Anyone who has bought high-end cosmetics at a department store from May 29, 1994, through July 16, 2003, is eligible to receive one free product. No …
Jan
18
Picnic and parade celebrate MLK
The City of Key West is putting on a free community picnic Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Community organizations will show case their services, and everyone is encouraged to bring food and beverages to the event, which begins at noon at Nelson English Park,300 Catherine St. The annual parade will start at 11 a.m. at …
Jan
18
Get new stuff and shed the old
Wouldn’t it be great if there were an easy way to give your unwanted but perfectly good stuff to someone who needed it? And a way to get stuff that’s perfect for you but doesn’t work for your neighbors any more? There is, and it’s called Freecycle. It’s a great way to work with your …

