REEF’S REPORT: INSIDE THE LIFE OF KEY WEST POLICE CHIEF SEAN BRANDENBURG
Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” I have a super special interview for you all today: none other than...
KEY WEST CODE DIRECTOR RETIRES AFTER ATTORNEY’S TERMINATION; BUILDING CHIEF AWAITS HEARING
Key West elected officials on Thursday, April 24 terminated the employment contract of twice-indicted city attorney Ron Ramsingh without cause. The next day, Code...
KEY WEST CITY ATTORNEY’S EXIT IS IMMINENT; DETAILS UNDETERMINED
A three-hour meeting called to consider the firing of Key West’s city attorney ended this week with no decisions, but plenty of opinions, revelations...
MASS TORT LAWSUIT ACCUSES MILITARY HOUSING COMPANY OF ‘HORRIFIC CONDITIONS’
Jackie Talarico has become an outspoken advocate for military families nationwide. The former Sigsbee Park resident and military spouse in Key West is at...
QUICK RESPONSE SAVES COUPLE FROM BURNING BOAT OFF KEY WEST
A boat fire consumed a 45-foot Hatteras about a half-mile offshore of Key West's South Roosevelt Boulevard the morning of April 8. Key West...
SHOOTER PRESTON BREWER STILL IN JAIL DESPITE BOND OFFER
Judge Mark Jones on March 7 granted a $3 million bond to Preston Brewer, who police say shot and killed Garrett Hughes in a...
MEET THE TEEN PILOTS CHANGING THE SKIES WITH THE FLORIDA KEYS FLIGHT ACADEMY
By Allison Morgan
While many high schoolers are getting their driver’s licenses and learning to navigate roads, some local teens are also maneuvering traffic in...
PUBLIX PLANS NEW SEARSTOWN SHOPPING CENTER, BUT NO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The shopping center formerly known as Searstown will become the Conch RePublix Shoppes in the coming years as developers completely replace one of Key...
KEY WEST OFFICIALS BACK HOMEOWNERS OVER HOTEL; COMMISSION BLOCKS CASA MARINA’S REZONING REQUEST
Community opposition seemed to outweigh corporate interests this week in Key West.
At the April 1 city commission meeting, a dozen or so residents persuaded...
FOOD TRUCK PROFUSION FRUSTRATES SOME RESTAURANT OWNERS
Several Stock Island restaurant owners are frustrated by a recent proliferation of food trucks, prompting county officials to consider concerns that have become familiar...
