The Key West City Commission voted unanimously to not oppose the proposed lease modification for cruise port operator Pier B Development at Tuesday night’s regularly scheduled meeting.
People in Key West have long been divided over the cruise ship industry's impact on the small island. Voters put big limits on cruise traffic in 2020 but state lawmakers canceled their wishes. Activists are up in arms about two days this year when two ships docked side by side at the same time.
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Street performers at the popular Sunset Celebration at Mallory Square in Key West can juggle knives or defy gravity with acrobatic stunts but since a tourist suffered a burn in January, they can’t use fire in their acts until further notice. A full-time fire spinner is grappling with the fire shutdown, while others fear for the popular show's future.