🌱 Key West handyman’s arrest by Border Patrol shakes a Navy family
Key West, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Key West! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Key West handyman’s arrest by Border Patrol shakes a Navy family
- Planning a one‑day dash from Miami to a Key West sunset?
- How a daring 1913 Key West–to–Cuba flight shaped aviation history
Also on today's calendar: Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 83 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny, showers around, temps: high: 90, low: 84.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the a.m., with a high of 91 and low of 82 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• USS Abraham Lincoln sailor says father was arrested by Border Patrol (hawaiitribune-herald.com subscription) — Immigration authorities recently arrested a longtime local handyman during a vehicle stop in Key West, placing him in federal custody while his Navy son returns from deployment. The report details his family’s reaction, his years in the U.S., and Homeland Security’s explanation that a relative’s military service doesn’t shield someone from immigration enforcement. 
• How to Spend One Day in Florida: Sunrise to Key West Sunset (newsanyway.com) — If you’re thinking about a quick escape down to Key West, this guide maps a full sunrise‑to‑sunset road trip that ends with Duval Street, Mallory Square, and sunset cruises on local waters. It starts in Miami, swings through the Everglades and Islamorada, and highlights classic stops before you roll into town by nightfall.
• Florida airport codes, like RSW, have a rhyme and reason behind them (news-press.com) — A statewide look at Florida’s airport codes makes a special stop in Key West, noting that Monroe County aviation history began here with Augustin Parla’s daring 1913 seaplane flight to Cuba. The story explains how three-letter airport codes are chosen and sprinkles in historical trivia from airports across the state, from Orlando to Fort Myers.
📸 Around Key West
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk →
Hawks Cay Marina, 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key
9:00 am
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
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Building Department Quarterly Stakeholders Meeting →
Key West, FL Calendar, 1300 White Street, Key West
7:30 am -
Cudjoe Key Household Hazardous Waste Collection →
Monroe County Administration Cudjoe Key Transfer Station - MM 21.5, Blimp Road Cudjoe
10:00 am -
Dave Landau →
Comedy Key West, 218 Whitehead St #5, Key West
8:30 pm -
Dave Landau at Comedy Key West →
Comedy Key West, 218 Whitehead St #5, Key West
8:30 pm -
Long Key Household Hazardous Waste Collection →
Monroe County Administration Long Key Transfer Station - MM 68 Long Key FL 33001
10:00 am -
Roger Bartlett Show →
Key West EmPOURium, 618 Duval St, Key West
1:00 pm -
City Office Closures - Labor Day →
Key West, FL Calendar, City, Key West
6:00 am -
County Offices Closed - Labor Day →
Monroe County Planning and Environmental Resources -
8:00 am
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Sunday September 6
Monday September 7
📣 Key West Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Senior Programing by JOY - Plantation Key →
Monroe County, FL Calendar
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Planning Commission Hearing - Hybrid →
Monroe County Planning and Environmental Resources Marathon Government Center - BOCC - 2798 Overseas Hwy. 2nd Floor M
10:00 am -
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING →
Monroe County, FL Calendar
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CPR Training for Volunteer Monroe →
Monroe County, FL Calendar
9:00 am
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Our dog Peeps is missing since yesterday afternoon on Bay Point.
If any sees her, please call. Thanks. 305-240-0759 (Nextdoor Bay Point)
- Aimbridge Hospitality posted a job opening for DoubleTree Grand Key - Key West - Front Desk Agent in Key West. Apply here.
- Community Health Systems, Inc. posted a job opening for Materials Management Tech in Key West. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Key West here.
🗞 Nearby News
Marathon
- Annual Events in the Florida Keys: The Big Ones, Explained (keysweekly.com)
- This ICE Office Detains People for Days in Overcrowded Holding Cells (reason.com)
- Jimmy Morales returns to private law practice (communitynewspapers.com)
Marco Island
- FIU's SBDC launches free ‘Scale to Grow' program for Keys entrepreneurs (keysweekly.com)
Ok Key West! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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