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Key West The Newspaper (thebluepaper.com) organizes its content as a single, continuously updated feed of local news stories rather than as a set of separate section pages. Posts appear in reverse-chronological order, and older items are reached through Posts pagination links at the bottom of the feed. Within that stream, the site visually distinguishes three content types: News, Featured Story, and Letter to Editor. Two additional elements sit alongside the feed — an Optin Form and a Like Us On Facebook link — for following updates.
The main feed and pagination
The homepage presents a running list of posts, each with a headline, a short excerpt, and a "Read More" link. Because everything flows into one list, the practical way to browse by topic is to scan headlines and excerpts, then open individual stories.
- Newest first: the most recent items appear at the top of the feed.
- Older stories: use the Posts pagination controls at the bottom to move to earlier pages of posts.
- No visible section menu: the page evidence shows no separate category navigation, so pagination is the primary way to go deeper into the archive.
Content types you will see in the feed
| Label in feed | What it signals | Example from the site |
|---|---|---|
| News | Reported local stories and updates | Coverage of a residents' group's Clean Water Act lawsuit against the City of Marathon |
| Featured Story | A highlighted, longer or higher-profile piece, marked with an asterisk in the feed | A jury verdict story on a police shooting; a windstorm insurance piece |
| Letter to Editor | Reader-submitted opinion and personal accounts | A Coast Guard spouse on the housing crisis; a tenant on a rental sold for vacation use |
Featured Stories are mixed into the same feed as regular News and Letters rather than living on a separate page, so a single scroll gives you the day's mix of reporting and opinion.
What the coverage looks like
The excerpts show a clear focus on Monroe County and Florida Keys issues, especially:
- Water quality and environment — the Marathon clean-water lawsuit, a study of pharmaceuticals found in bonefish near Key West.
- Local government and insurance — windstorm insurance costs and county decisions.
- Housing — military families and long-term renters losing homes to vacation rentals.
- Land use — proposed zoning changes on Stock Island.
- Public safety — a police shooting trial.
This tells you what to expect when scanning headlines: civic, environmental, and quality-of-life stories specific to the Keys.
Following updates
Two elements on the page support staying current without revisiting manually:
- Optin Form — an email sign-up form embedded on the page.
- Like Us On Facebook — a link to the publication's Facebook page.
The page evidence does not specify what the opt-in form subscribes you to or how often messages are sent, so treat it as a general sign-up and check the form's own wording before submitting an address.
Practical tips for reading the site
- To find a topic: scan the excerpts on the first page, then page backward using Posts pagination; there is no search or category filter visible in the provided page content.
- To separate reporting from opinion: check the label — Letter to Editor items are reader opinion, while News and Featured Story items are presented as reporting or featured articles.
- To read a full story: follow the Read More link under each excerpt.
- To follow along: use the Optin Form or the Facebook link.