Two years later: Rebuild Florida program has only touched two Irma-damaged homes
The Keys Weekly newspaper has identified two homes that are currently being rebuilt in Monroe County under the Rebuild Florida Housing Repair and Replacement Program. The program,...
County pays $52K in emergency overtime for storm that didn’t affect the Florida Keys
Monroe County paid out $52,000 in overtime to 110 employees who worked for two days preparing for Tropical Storm Laura, which did not affect the Florida Keys.
“The...
3 Years after Irma, United Way reflects on aid and recovery
Sept. 10 is a date that will always be remembered in the Keys, and this year marks three long years since Hurricane Irma devastated portions of our...
MONROE COUNTY TO ACTIVATE EOC FOR LAURA STORM
Take down your patio umbrellas. Tropical Storm Laura is expected to arrive in or near the Florida Keys on Monday.
“The forecast track has it coming through the...
Officials: no sign storm will undergo rapid intensification
It’s going to be a windy weekend. According to the National Hurricane Center, winds from the Tropical Cyclone 9, which could develop into Tropical Storm Isaias, will...
Keys Weekly photographer documents Bahamas plight
On Sept. 10, locals from the Florida Keys and the mainland made an over-and-back trip aboard a ferry from Fort Lauderdale to Freeport in the Bahamas. The...
Keys residents gathering supplies, funds for Bahamas
“As soon as the seas calm down.” Keys locals who are collecting emergency supplies for the citizens of the Bahamas plan to make the crossing just as...
Got Insurance? Some locals talk about going naked (self-insuring)
The popular complaint after Hurricane Irma went something like this: “Those so-and-so insurance companies have been collecting my premiums for years and ONLY gave me (insert number...
Last day to apply for county to buy your damaged home – Keys have...
Can’t take it any more? Want to wash your hands of the whole affair — your storm-wrecked home — and walk away? Monroe County has a program...
What FEMA floodplain maps mean for the Keys
The FEMA floodplain maps have been looming on the horizon for South Florida and the Keys like a storm cloud. The preliminary maps drawn up by FEMA...
