KEY WEST BUSINESSES OPPOSE CURFEW; CITY WITHDRAWS PROPOSAL
Key West officials considered, but ultimately withdrew, a proposed curfew that would have forced bars and restaurants to close from midnight to 7 a.m.
Instead,...
CONNECTING KEY WEST TO COVID RECOVERY RESOURCES
The City of Key West’s COVID Recovery Task Force, in partnership with the Key West Weekly, presents the Key West Recovers page each week.
The...
COVID LOWERS THE VOLUME ON KEY WEST’S LIVE MUSIC SCENE
An open-window drive down the island’s main tourism artery, past scores of bars and restaurants, once sounded as if someone had pressed “scan” on...
MASK MANDATE STILL IN PLACE; YOUTH SPORTS CAN USE COUNTY GROUNDS
No changes will be made just yet to a county ordinance mandating people to don a mask when entering restaurants, grocery stores and businesses.
Monroe...
COUNTY COVID NUMBERS RISE, HEALTH OFFICER SAYS ‘WEAR THE DAMN MASK’
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here’s a spark of concern among Keys leaders over recent COVID-19 numbers, which show more than 50 new cases reported locally over the weekend.
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Keys schools unveil new dashboard to count COVID-19 cases
The Monroe County School District quietly released a COVID-19 dashboard on Sept. 25. The dashboard had been in development before the Keys Weekly published...
An update on the COVID-19 situation at schools
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County has identified a number of staff and students at two schools in the Middle Keys and...
Restaurants can fully operate, per governor’s Phase 3 reopening announcement
Flanked by restaurateurs, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that he’d be signing an order immediately allowing restaurants to operate at a minimum capacity...
Stanley Switlik Elementary is welcoming students back
Last week, Kindergarten and first-grade students returned on Tuesday. On Wednesday, it was second and third grades. On Thursday and Friday, respectively, the fourth...
Bars in the state can reopen Sept. 14, governor says
Bars throughout the state of Florida will be able to welcome back patrons next week, per the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis to the...
