BREAKING NEWS: KEY WEST’S ROYAL KING & QUEEN CAMPAIGN CANCELED
There will be no king and queen fundraising campaign for Key West's Fantasy Fest this year.
The Royal Campaign, an annual eight-week fundraising campaign for A.H. Monroe leading...
MEET THE NEW KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL LARRY SCHMIEGEL
This isn’t Larry Schmiegel’s first rodeo.
The new Key West High School principal may have come most recently from Poinciana Elementary School, but he’s no stranger to the...
KEY WEST CITY COMMISSION TALKS TRASH, CRUISE SHIPS, HOUSING & MORE
The Aug. 17 city commission meeting had it all: cruise ship angst, Fantasy Fest in the face of COVID, affordable housing at Truman Waterfront (yet again) and...
BATTLE BREWING? FANTASY FEST DECISION COMING SEPT 1
The topic of Fantasy Fest didn’t appear anywhere on the city commission agenda, but it dominated a discussion at Tuesday’s meeting about the safety of city-approved special...
HOUSING CRISIS: FKOC HOPES TO HOUSE 140 MORE PEOPLE
Two local nonprofits are working together, hoping to construct 235 new apartments for the Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless.
The units would replace FKOC’s existing 95...
Florida Keys upgraded to tropical storm warning
A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Florida Keys. The National Hurricane Center posted the warning on Friday morning as Tropical Depression Fred slowly moves...
OFFICIALS STRIKE TENTATIVE DEAL TO SAVE KEY WEST’S SENIOR HOUSING FACILITY
Key West’s financially strapped assisted-living facility, Poinciana Gardens, got a reprieve last week, when officials from three government agencies agreed to a cost-sharing arrangement.
The arrangement must still...
KWHS STADIUM CONDEMNED: CONCH FOOTBALL HAS NEW HOME FOR HOME GAMES
For the first time in recent memory, Key West High School Conchs will play their home football games someplace other than Tommy Roberts Memorial Stadium.
The stadium on...
NEW CRUISE SHIP LIMITS NEED OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL
Nearly all city commissioners on July 12 emphasized their willingness to ban the majority of cruise ships from Key West by turning the three voter-approved cruise ship...
EVICTION NOTICE: TENANT PROTECTION = LANDLORD FRUSTRATION
By Sara Matthis and Mandy Miles
On, off, on again. That’s how the federal moratorium on evictions related to COVID-19 is rolling. On July 31, the moratorium ended....
