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KEY WEST MURDER SUSPECT TAKES 30-YEAR PLEA DEAL
A Key West man who was facing trial for the 2021 shooting death of 19-year-old Key Wester Jossue Emmanuel Gomez on Tuesday accepted a 30-year plea deal. Online court records indicate the plea was accepted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, but the accompanying documentation had not been uploaded Tuesday evening. Angel...
A SECOND CHANCE AT A SENIOR PROM FOR KEY WEST RESIDENTS
A recent Friday evening on Kennedy Drive gave new meaning to the term “senior prom,” as the attendees at this one were all old enough to drink legally — and most are grandparents and great-grandparents. This particular senior prom took place April 19 at the Senior Citizen...
CUBAN SANDWICH ‘THROW DOWN’ AT THE GREEN PARROT SATURDAY
Frita’s Cuban Burger Cafe once again presents the Cuban Sandwich Throwdown on Saturday,. April 27 at the Green Parrot Bar from noon to 3 p.m. Twelve contestants have signed on for this year’s competition, which features a panel of “local celebrity” judges. Everyone in the bar that day can also partake in the judging for a $20 donation, which will provide each person with 12 sandwiches to blind taste test.
What US county is most impacted by hurricanes?
Monroe County, Florida, which is home to the Florida Keys, has been impacted by more tropical storms and hurricanes than any other county in the U.S. According to NOAA historical data, 117 cyclones have passed within 50 miles of the Keys. Counties such as Hyde and Dare, which consist of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, are close followers.
Officials estimate 3,000 vacant buildable lots in the Keys
While there has been a proposal to bring nearly 8,000 new residential building allocations to the Florida Keys, the actual number of possible vacant, buildable lots left in the chain of islands is actually roughly 3,000, according to the latest information provided by local governments in the Keys. However, accepting more than 220 new building allocations, called ROGO (Rate of Growth Ordinance) or BPAS (Building Permit Allocation System) units, would require a change in state statute because such an allocation would increase the allowable hurricane...
Reports of dying fish flood this Florida hotline. Here’s what people are seeing.
![CDATA[ An hour before the sun dipped below the Key West horizon, Veronika Frystacka walked on a pier when a crowd formed. A bizarre-looking fish thrashed on rocks below the bystanders. It had a snout like a chainsaw and stretched 6 feet long. Frystacka, 30, had only seen this prehistoric creature in textbooks and aquariums. It was a smalltooth sawfish, an almost mythical endangered species that lurks Southwest Florida waters in the shadows.
SCHOOL BOARD CALLS FOUL ON KEY WEST STADIUM PRICE INCREASE
The school board this month pressed pause on a $4 million price increase that would have put the cost of Key West High School’s new football stadium and baseball complex at nearly $24 million. In March, the board had expected to approve a $2 million change order for a...
Live chickens ‘walking around kitchen,’ flying insects landing on food lead to restaurant closure
State records show eight “repeat violations” were found inside New York Pasta Garden in Key West last week. A “stop sale” was ordered on garlic bites because insects were landing on them. Coral Springs deli among restaurants ordered shut last week. NOW PLAYING. South Florida restaurants...
Lady Conchs JV finishes season with a doubleheader mercy-rule sweep
Seven innings were played during the final weekend of the Key West High junior varsity softball season, but that was across two games, both of which were mercy-rule victories for the Lady Conchs, first beating Coral Reef, 16-0, then topping South Dade, 14-0, on Saturday, April 20, in Miami. A 10-run outburst in the second inning of the opening matchup propelled Key West to the victory, which was more than enough for starting pitcher Lilee Gage who in three shutout innings surrendered four walks and...
Little Torch development battle continues
The battle over redeveloping the shoreside facilities at Dolphin Marina on Little Torch Key into a 38-unit resort is again heating up with a group of residents opposed to the plan filing its legal argument against the Monroe County Planning Commission and the developers, Little Palm Dolphin Resort Development, with a state Department of Administrative Hearings. In October, the Planning Commission approved a plan to redevelop Dolphin Marina on Little Torch Key, despite roughly 30 neighbors contending the project is too big and out of...
Windy weekend ahead, afternoon highs in low 80s
MIAMI - A strong ocean breeze develops later Friday and will continue all weekend. Gusts close to 30 mph are possible along the coast and in the Florida Keys each afternoon. Temperatures will quickly climb each morning reaching the lower 80s each afternoon.A high risk of rip currents remains in effect along the east coast beaches with small craft advisories being issued through the weekend. Rough seas and surf will continue into next week even as the wind dies down slightly.The ocean breeze will be able to pick up just enough moisture to bring a few showers through the area each morning. Rain chances remain low with much of the area staying dry but a brief shower remains possible each morning especially south. With the lighter breeze next week, showers will develop inland as the Gulf Coast sea breeze gets a chance to develop and move inland.
Two school records set during Hurricanes' final home meet
With one of the latest dates to being the postseason, while also unable to make the trip to compete in the Key West High regular-season finale, the Coral Shores High track and field team decided to slip in one final home meet on Friday, April 19, during which, the Hurricanes were still able to go out on a high note with a pair of school records set during on the afternoon. Just two days prior, during a meet at Barbare Goleman, the Hurricanes’ 4x800 boy...
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