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Key West Officials Pause Downtown Parking Garage After Resident Opposition, Flooding Fears

Key West Officials Pause Downtown Parking Garage After Resident Opposition, Flooding Fears

Key West city officials paused a proposed downtown parking garage after residents objected and raised flooding concerns, affecting local parking plans and climate resilience.

Marcus Williams•2 min read•01:02 AM

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Approximately 82,800 residents

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Key West, Florida

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3,737 square miles in southern Florida

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Donation Extends Upper Keys Food Waste Drop-Off Pilot Through Feb. 27, 2026

Donation Extends Upper Keys Food Waste Drop-Off Pilot Through Feb. 27, 2026

Monroe County extended the Upper Keys food‑waste drop‑off pilot to Feb. 27, 2026 after a local resident’s donation, keep...

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USA Women's Half Marathon Islamorada Offers Luxury Race Experience on Valentine's Day

USA Women's Half Marathon Islamorada Offers Luxury Race Experience on Valentine's Day

Every finisher at the Islamorada USA Women’s Half Marathon on Feb. 14 received a custom sterling silver pendant, Bamboo ...

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Key West Hosts 20th Annual Florida Keys Seafood Festival Feb 14-15

Key West Hosts 20th Annual Florida Keys Seafood Festival Feb 14-15

Seafood lovers packed Truman Waterfront Park as Key West’s 20th Annual Florida Keys Seafood Festival opened Feb 14, with...

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Monroe County Schedules Key Largo, Stock Island Workshops on Food Truck Regulations

Monroe County Schedules Key Largo, Stock Island Workshops on Food Truck Regulations

Monroe County announced two public workshops to solicit community input on proposed rules for long-term food trucks, a c...

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Monroe County School Board Names Marathon Middle-High Stadium for Mike Puto

Monroe County School Board Names Marathon Middle-High Stadium for Mike Puto

The Monroe County School Board voted to name Marathon Middle/High School’s football stadium the Michael H. Puto Stadium,...

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New York Man Arrested After Living in Florida Keys Firehouse for Week

New York Man Arrested After Living in Florida Keys Firehouse for Week

A New York man described as experiencing homelessness was arrested for burglary after Monroe County deputies said he had...

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Ethan Serrano, 18, Arrested on Felony Child Enticement Charge in Monroe County

Ethan Serrano, 18, Arrested on Felony Child Enticement Charge in Monroe County

Investigators with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested 18-year-old Ethan James Serrano of Hamilton on Feb. 11, c...

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Monroe County offers free tire recycling, compost giveaway and HHW reuse

Monroe County offers free tire recycling, compost giveaway and HHW reuse

Monroe County held a free tire-recycling event and is offering monthly compost giveaways and reuse items so residents ca...

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Tallahassee Man Arrested After Monroe County Probe Into Cloned Credit Cards

Tallahassee Man Arrested After Monroe County Probe Into Cloned Credit Cards

Tallahassee man arrested after a Monroe County probe into cloned credit cards; reports show ATM skimming and encoded gif...

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Managers Warn of Water Shortage in Miami-Dade, Keys Amid Record-Low Biscayne Aquifer

Managers Warn of Water Shortage in Miami-Dade, Keys Amid Record-Low Biscayne Aquifer

South Florida water managers issued a water shortage warning as aquifer levels fall, urging voluntary conservation to pr...

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Shaneka Small Arrived Days Before Irma, Led Marathon Postal Recovery

Shaneka Small Arrived Days Before Irma, Led Marathon Postal Recovery

Shaneka Small arrived days before Hurricane Irma in 2017 and led the Marathon post office through recovery and growth, s...

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Purple Isles Art Guild's 60th Judged Show Moves to Dolphin Life Hospital

Purple Isles Art Guild's 60th Judged Show Moves to Dolphin Life Hospital

Art from the Art Guild of the Purple Isles will be displayed among lighted sea life tanks at Dolphin Life Hospital durin...

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Women Recount Atocha Treasure Recovery at Mel Fisher Maritime Museum

Women Recount Atocha Treasure Recovery at Mel Fisher Maritime Museum

Five women who helped uncover artifacts from the 1622 Atocha and Santa Margarita recounted their "life-altering adventur...

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Marathon Community Theatre stages One Weekend Only fundraiser Friday and Saturday nights

Marathon Community Theatre stages One Weekend Only fundraiser Friday and Saturday nights

Marathon Community Theatre staged its annual fundraiser, "One Weekend Only: Lights, Laughter, Action," a variety showcas...

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Monroe County Sheriff Announces Second Surplus Auction Featuring 2001 Sikorsky Helicopter

Monroe County Sheriff Announces Second Surplus Auction Featuring 2001 Sikorsky Helicopter

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office announced a second GovDeals surplus auction featuring a 2001 Sikorsky 276C helicopter, a ...

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Mystery Players stage interactive Murder at Mardi Gras dinner-theatre in Monroe County

Mystery Players stage interactive Murder at Mardi Gras dinner-theatre in Monroe County

Mystery Players served a four-course Cajun meal catered by Todd at Calypso’s as Upper Keys audiences helped solve a Mard...

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Key West Commission to Vote Feb. 11 on $295,000 City Manager Salary

Key West Commission to Vote Feb. 11 on $295,000 City Manager Salary

Key West City Commission will consider raising city manager Brian L. Barroso’s base salary to $295,000 at its Feb. 11 me...

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WeBros Entertainment's Vampire Thriller Young Blood Begins Filming in Key Largo

WeBros Entertainment's Vampire Thriller Young Blood Begins Filming in Key Largo

WeBros Entertainment is filming the vampire thriller Young Blood in Key Largo; local shoots mean extra business for Monr...

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Mildred Seales Tynes Celebrates 100th Birthday with Key West, Miami Events

Mildred Seales Tynes Celebrates 100th Birthday with Key West, Miami Events

Mildred Seales Tynes celebrated her 100th birthday with events in Key West and Miami, highlighting a century of civic an...

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Monroe Planning Commission advances Gorman & Company's 81-unit Key Largo housing

Monroe Planning Commission advances Gorman & Company's 81-unit Key Largo housing

Monroe County planners advanced Gorman & Company's 81-unit Key Largo workforce housing proposal, potentially adding affo...

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Lower Keys Medical Center donates $100,000 to CFK nursing program

Lower Keys Medical Center donates $100,000 to CFK nursing program

Lower Keys Medical Center donated $100,000 to the CFK Foundation, unlocking state LINE grant support to fund nursing sch...

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Upper and Middle Keys Habitat Leaders Press Tallahassee for Affordable Homeownership

Upper and Middle Keys Habitat Leaders Press Tallahassee for Affordable Homeownership

Local Habitat leaders from the Upper and Middle Keys visited Tallahassee to press lawmakers for programs that help worki...

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Where Monroe County Residents Can Drop Off Household Hazardous Waste, E‑Waste

Where Monroe County Residents Can Drop Off Household Hazardous Waste, E‑Waste

Monroe County offers free drop-off sites and recurring collections for household hazardous waste and e-waste; follow sch...

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Key West Jury Convicts Delmon Washington of Second-Degree Murder; PRR Means Life

Key West Jury Convicts Delmon Washington of Second-Degree Murder; PRR Means Life

Delmon Washington, 48, was found guilty of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence; a PRR finding means a manda...

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Key West Eco Discovery Center Anchors Reef Education and Local Economy

Key West Eco Discovery Center Anchors Reef Education and Local Economy

The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Eco Discovery Center in Key West offers free and low cost hands on exhibits a...

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Islamorada Charter Review Committee considers staggering council seats for November ballot

Islamorada Charter Review Committee considers staggering council seats for November ballot

Islamorada’s Charter Review Committee debated staggering the village’s five council seats at a Feb. 9 meeting, a change ...

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Seven Rainbow Pickets in Key West Spark 35 Historic District Complaints

Seven Rainbow Pickets in Key West Spark 35 Historic District Complaints

Seven painted fence pickets in Key West's Old Town led to 35 code complaints from two households, raising questions abou...

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Where to Find Monroe County Meeting Agendas, Notices and Public Records

Where to Find Monroe County Meeting Agendas, Notices and Public Records

Find meeting agendas, notices and public records for Monroe County and learn how to access them; this helps residents tr...

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Monroe County hazardous and e-waste collection supports Keys cleanup

Monroe County hazardous and e-waste collection supports Keys cleanup

Monroe County held a free household hazardous and electronic waste collection on Jan. 12, helping residents safely dispo...

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