Key West

The free range chickens in Key West are an island icon. But some residents are a little too fond of the fowl, leading the city to crack down of feeding them.

The Coast Guard came across a floating tiki bar off Key West Wednesday morning — and the operator was slumped over the controls.

To spread the word about limiting the spread of coronavirus, the Florida Keys tourism agency is turning to some famous faces — one in particular: Ernest Hemingway.

A state senator from Bradenton has filed a bill that would roll back Key West's strict limits on cruise ship visitation.

Bars and alcohol sales in Key West will close at 10 p.m. on New Year's Eve and through the weekend. A federal judge Tuesday denied a challenge from a resident who said the curfew violated his Constitutional rights.

This post will be updated today, Wednesday, Dec. 23, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.

There used to be a tradition of making homemade candy in Key West's Black community. Among the best were members of the Allen-Butler-Carey family — the ABC family.

Usually Key West is packed for New Year's Eve with tens of thousands of people crowding downtown to watch various things drop at midnight. There's a drag queen in a ruby slipper, a pirate on a ship mast and a conch shell at Sloppy Joe's. All those events have been canceled for this year and the city is further trying to discourage crowds with a curfew well before midnight.

Florida reaches one million coronavirus cases. Protests in Cuba. And stories from the Florida Keys — we introduce you to The Tieline newsletter.

Florida reaches one million coronavirus cases. Protests in Cuba. And stories from the Florida Keys — we introduce you to The Tieline newsletter.

On Election Day, Key West voters approved three measures that would severely limit the cruise industry on the island. That issue was already in court — and now the people who pushed for the new limits want to stay part of the legal battle.

The retooled law says everyone over age 6 must wear face coverings in public — whether or not they can social distance — and they must carry a mask with them when outside their homes.