Local businesses, banks work feverishly to secure PPP money
What is PPP? Great question. The payroll protection program is a $350 billion slice of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act designed to buoy businesses...
Key West beaches remain officially closed
Key West beaches remain officially closed, contrary to local rumors swirling around the island about Smathers Beach and Dog Beach being open and occupied.
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Contractors and construction workers are on the job
The highways are a little empty and schools are closed, but construction projects in the Middle Keys are in full swing and going up...
When will daycares open?
This past week, Monroe County announced it will not reopen to visitors until June, possibly. In the meantime, it plans to gradually reopen non-essential...
Hooked on Books is closing after 22 years in Islamorada
“Oh, it feels … heartbreaking.”
Cathy Keller, owner of the independent bookstore Hooked on Books, describes the feeling she has had most since deciding last...
Some non-essential businesses reopen; restaurants seat diners
Two sure signs that life is getting back to normal in the Florida Keys: the blue tape designating the one-way aisles has come off...
Key West nursing home: No COVID cases or symptoms
As of May 8, the Key West nursing home on College Road, officially named the Key West Health & Rehabilitation (KWHR), had no cases...
Key West protesters desperate to return to work
In the Florida Keys, where fewer than 100 cases of coronavirus have been reported, the economic catastrophe is beginning to overshadow the public health...
Lawsuit asks judge to lift ‘unconstitutional’ checkpoint
The checkpoint that since March 27 has limited access to the Florida Keys is facing a legal challenge of its constitutionality and the authority...
Shape up or ships out? Key West’s cruise ship debate heats up
No cruise ships have visited Key West since March, when the effects of the global pandemic reached the United States and, more specifically, the...
