Key West philanthropist John Padget dies at 89
It was sometime around 1998 when John Padget spoke at a Key West Chamber of Commerce lunch in the Casa Marina’s grand ballroom.
At the...
Key West library to close Sept. 21 for a month-long roof replacement
The Key West branch of the Monroe County Public Library, including the Florida Keys History Center, will close on Monday, Sept. 21 for a...
Key West remembers 9/11 and honor first responders
Never forget.
More than a hashtag that gains traction for a week or so every fall, it’s a solemn pledge to remember and recount for...
Law enforcement warns of scam involving fake federal agents
The Key West Police Department is warning of a recent phone scam involving people impersonating federal law enforcement agents and claiming to be affiliated...
ACLU files second lawsuit against city of Key West over code complaints
It’s not sunshine and rainbows at city hall.
The ACLU of Florida on Sept. 9 filed a second lawsuit against the city of Key West,...
Key West honors anniversary of 9/11 attacks
It’s difficult to believe 25 years have passed since our world changed forever on a Tuesday morning in September 2001.
Anyone old enough to remember...
Baby’s Coffee prompts a happy buzz with new Old Town location
A buzzy chatter filled Baby’s Coffee Tuesday afternoon on Fleming Street, where curious customers were delighted to find the long-awaited downtown location open, inviting...
Key West remembers the slave trade and its end
Few sites are more fitting for a remembrance of the atrocities of the African slave trade than Key West’s African Cemetery at Higgs Beach....
Local immigrants face uncertainty; businesses struggle with staffing
Immigration agents with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have removed at least 65 people from Key West and Stock Island since Aug. 1 as...
Immigration agents release Key West resident whose Navy son is serving in the Middle...
While Navy sailor Joshua Aviles, a one-time Key West High School student, was in the Middle East, serving aboard the infamous aircraft carrier USS...
