CRUISE SHIP OPPONENT SAYS COSTLY LAWSUIT IS ‘EXTREMELY UNLIKELY’
The committee that spearheaded Key West’s cruise ship reductions is downplaying the potential costs of a lawsuit city officials expect from the owners of Pier B if...
DOUBLE STANDARD? WILL KEY WEST ACCEPT $5M FOR PORT REVENUE WHILE TURNING AWAY CRUISE...
The state is offering $5 million for lost port revenues, revenues from cruise ships that Key West officials no longer want and are turning away.
The money is...
KEY WEST EATS: BEL MARE OFFERS COASTAL ITALIAN CUISINE & ICONIC VIEWS
Bel Mare overlooks nothing but the water.
The new fine-dining restaurant at Key West's Historic Seaport specializes in coastal Italian cuisine, local seafood, made-to-order pasta, decadent steaks and...
FKEC HONORS MIKE PUTO WITH DEDICATION OF EXPANSION
Florida Keys Electric Cooperative recently held their first board meeting in the completed addition of the Marathon Operations Center. The 4,200-square-foot one-story expansion increases FKEC’s capabilities to...
TOURISM IS BACK! BED TAXES ARE ON TRACK TO EXCEED PRE-COVID NUMBERS
Hoteliers are highlighting two columns on the four-penny tax spreadsheet — 2019, when the Keys was almost fully recovered from Hurricane Irma and the economy was humming...
LOCAL COMPANY PROTESTS SCHOOL DISTRICT’S STADIUM CONTRACT
A local construction company is asking how the school district can award seven consecutive construction contracts to the same company when a state law requires them to...
26 ACRES, 50 VILLAS & 29 ROOMS! GETS APPROVED FOR MIDDLE KEYS
The Valhalla Island Resort passed the City of Marathon’s approval process with flying colors on June 8. At the Marathon City Council meeting, the board unanimously approved...
TAKE A SEAT: SIDEWALK CAFES ADD FLAVOR TO KEY WEST
Whoa, wait a second. What just happened?
Did a whole bunch of Key Westers just manage to agree on something?
Did city government employees, politicians and business owners just...
BREAKING NEWS: SCHOOL BOARD GRANTS 7th STRAIGHT CONTRACT TO SAME COMPANY; QUESTIONS REMAIN
And the stadium makes seven.
Monroe County school board members on June 8 awarded Ajax Building Co. a seventh consecutive contract — this one at $15 million for...
BREAKING NEWS: KEY WEST RESTAURANTS HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT SIDEWALK CAFE FEES
“Table for two? Outside? Certainly. Right this way.”
The above exchange has occurred constantly at Key West restaurants since COVID reduced capacities and severely threatened local livelihoods, prompting...
