Town Key West

Fifty-four bar and restaurant employees competed in the fourth annual Bartenders Dolphin Tournament. The event started with a kickoff party and food at the Whistle Stop Bar and Grill in Islamorada on Aug. 16, followed by 12 boats heading out Aug. 17 under light winds and sunny skies. The combined weight of three dolphinfish would

A 33-year-old Miami man was arrested on Aug. 24 for allegedly attempting to steal more than $8,600 from the Florida Keys Electric Cooperative by illegally altering a check.   The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Luis Albert Alonso was charged with organized fraud, possession of personal identifying information with intent to defraud, grand theft, depositing

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. And that’s precisely how the site was used on Aug. 23, the International Day of Remembrance for the Slave Trade and Its Abolition. This year’s ceremony featured poetry readings, prayers and

Immigration agents with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have removed at least 65 people from Key West and Stock Island since Aug. 1 as enhanced enforcement efforts continue and additional agents are seen around town. “It actually could be as many as 75 or 80 people just this month,” said Lucy Hawk, co-founder of the

Islamorada residents can expect their wastewater bills to increase in the coming years amid rising operational costs and future expensive upgrades to the collection system. At a recent village council meeting, the firm in charge of providing the wastewater rate study, Raftelis, recommended annual increases of 6% from 2027 to 2031. Operating costs for fiscal