BREAKING NEWS: STATE EDUCATION CHIEF ORDERS KEYS SCHOOLS TO OFFER FULL-TIME, IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
The state’s top education official has ordered Florida Keys schools to offer full-time, face-to-face instruction for all students by the end of the month despite the school...
KEY WEST LOSES CITY MANAGER GREG VELIZ TO WATER UTILITY
Key West City Manager Greg Veliz on Friday agreed to accept the deputy director job with the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority.
He told the Keys Weekly he would...
VILLAGE HEARS ORGANIZER, VENDOR CONCERNS RE: FARMERS MARKETS
Organizers of two Islamorada farmers markets recently expressed their frustrations to council members over the village not only deeming the events flea markets, but also notifying them...
FORMER COMMISSIONER CLAIMS MAYOR FAILED TO DELIVER BOARD APPOINTMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR FINANCIAL CAMPAIGN...
A former Key West city commissioner is accusing the mayor of Key West of reneging on a political favor he claims was promised in exchange for political...
Village orders halt to farmers markets, citing health and public safety concerns
Several events deemed as flea markets by the village of Islamorada were recently told to cease immediately due to an ongoing coronavirus pandemic and no issuance of...
Governor’s spending plan includes critical Keys dollars
A budget proposal unveiled by Gov. Ron DeSantis last week showed $4.3 billion more in spending, with $2.6 billion accounting for costs of the state’s COVID-19 pandemic...
Pedestrian bridge, Freebee and Fills on village agenda
An update regarding the pedestrian bridge project at Founders Park and discussion related to the Fills are among the topics set for Islamorada Village Council’s meeting on...
COUNCIL RESPONDS TO INCREASED PUBLIC RECORD REQUEST
Those requesting records from the village of Islamorada didn’t have to pay for the time spent by staff until the first hour hit. Recent action by council,...
VILLAGE LETTER URGES GOVERNOR, FDOT TO HALT BRIDGE PROJECT
A letter sent recently by the Islamorada mayor is urging the Florida governor and the state transportation department to cancel construction of a multi-million-dollar pedestrian bridge over...
KEY WEST WORKERS CAN’T AFFORD KEY WEST RENTS — NOW WHAT?
Key West workers need to earn $33 an hour to afford Key West rents, said Anne Ray of the University of Miami’s Shimberg Center for Housing Studies....
