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Also on today's calendar: Taller Gratuito Educación Financiera and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Free campaign sign recycling available at 5 locations Aug. 19 through Dec. 15 (keysweekly.com) — Key West residents can recycle campaign signs for free now through Dec. 15 at five Monroe County dropoff sites, including the Key West Lions Club lot on North Roosevelt. Corrugated plastic signs, metal stands, and paper materials get special handling, keeping them out of curbside bins and reducing post-election clutter across the Keys.
• Duany's 25 top American cities, and why the grid is key (cnu.org) — Key West gets singled out as having the best urbanism in Florida, praised for its tight, walkable streets and rich sense of history tied to figures like Ernest Hemingway and Jimmy Buffett. Urbanist Andres Duany includes the city on his personal list of the 25 best American cities or districts, most of which share efficient street grids. His comments frame Key West as a must-explore model of compact, lively city design.
• Cape Cod's Marconi Beach Ranks Among Safest U.S. Beaches with A+ Safety Grade (wror.com) — Key West earns a national shout-out in a new study ranking U.S. beaches with the lowest theft risk, with Fort Zachary Taylor, Higgs, and South Beach all named among the safest. The analysis, which focuses on property crime around 500 popular beaches, puts these Key West spots in elite company with Cape Cod and Sanibel. That's welcome news for locals who rely on tourism and want visitors to feel secure.
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