Key West City Commission tackles parking prices, problems at meeting
September 22, 2018
Parking in Key West is getting more expensive for the metered parking spaces in city lots and on city streets with pay stations in each block. Hourly rates will be increased to $4 an hour across...more
= Denotes Subscription RequiredFDOT unveils preliminary plans for Cow Key bridge work
September 22, 2018
Florida Department of Transportation officials gave an informal presentation Thursday evening concerning the upcoming work on the U.S. 1 Cow Key Channel bridges, affecting all inbound and...more
State rests in case of woman accused of vehicular homicide in Key West
September 22, 2018
The third day of trial for April Thomason, who’s accused of driving onto the sidewalk of South Roosevelt Boulevard and killing a Key West woman, finished with the state’s final witnesses and...more
News
Laureate Key West hotel celebrates island’s artists and intellectuals
Ocean Properties is adding a bit of intellect to their latest island retreat, The Laureate Key West.Formerly Bayside Inn and Suites at 3444 N. Roosevelt Blvd., The Laureate Key West opened...more
Lobster prices on rise despite new trade war
September 22, 2018The prices that Florida Keys fishermen are getting for spiny lobster are slowly increasing despite an escalating trade war between the United States and China, which includes both countries...more
County buys building, hires airport director
September 21, 2018The Monroe County Commission voted Wednesday to buy a new building in Marathon for $750,000 to replace the hurricane-damaged state tax collector’s office.The tax collector’s office “suffered...more
Court rules disabled couple will have to sell their home
September 21, 2018A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling ordering a Stock Island disabled couple to move and sell their home.In 2017, federal Judge Jose Martinez ruled that Keith and Cheri Cohen, who have...more
Manslaughter trial enters Day 2
September 21, 2018The trial of the Key West woman who drove onto South Roosevelt Boulevard’s sidewalk and killed a pedestrian entered its second day, with the state calling law enforcement officers who responded...more
Bookings for 09/22/18 All charges are preliminary
Man arrested for DUI, drug possession
September 22, 2018The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on Sunday for DUI and possession of marijuana after a concerned citizen reported that he crashed into a bridge.Steven Allwood, 33, who recently moved to Key Largo, was charged with DUI, refusal to submit a breath test, refusal to accept citation, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana...more
“A 48-hour evacuation deadline for new ROGOs is 100 percent unenforceable, will be 100 percent ignored and in five years, 100 percent forgotten.”“Just listened to your editor speaking on U.S.1 Radio’s Morning Magazine. She expressed surprise that only 30 people showed up at the FDOT meeting about the Cow Key Channel Bridge construction, which will result in a year and a half of one lane in...more
Man arrested for DUI, drug possession
September 22, 2018The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on Sunday for DUI and possession of marijuana after a concerned citizen reported that he crashed into a bridge.Steven Allwood, 33, who recently moved to Key Largo, was charged with DUI, refusal to submit a breath test, refusal to accept citation, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana...more
“A 48-hour evacuation deadline for new ROGOs is 100 percent unenforceable, will be 100 percent ignored and in five years, 100 percent forgotten.”“Just listened to your editor speaking on U.S.1 Radio’s Morning Magazine. She expressed surprise that only 30 people showed up at the FDOT meeting about the Cow Key Channel Bridge construction, which will result in a year and a half of one lane in...more
Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon & Big Pine News
Adopted rate to increase tax receipts by 14 percent
ISLAMORADA — Encountering virtually no citizen opposition, Islamorada Village Council members put the final stamp on a new budget and tax rate Sept. 12.The basic municipal property tax bill in...more
Clothes with a focus on comfort, fashion
September 19, 2018ISLAMORADA — Lolita’s Boutique is a women’s apparel shop on Plantation Key named after owner Soira Ramos’ Shih-Tzu pup, which, to her, is her world — along with her new storefront.Lolita’s...more
Committee: No powerboats in deadly wheel ditch
September 19, 2018ISLAMORADA — A “wheel ditch” channel at Whale Harbor should be closed to powerboats, an Islamorada advisory panel recommends. “This is a 100 percent no-brainer,” Bob Mitchell, chairman of...more
Dolphins deliver gear, more to Keys
September 19, 2018ISLAMORADA — The Miami Dolphins commitment to support the Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma was delivered, in part, by a box truck loaded with football gear for Monroe County’s three public high...more
Homecoming was a year in works
September 19, 2018TAVERNIER — A year to the day that her longtime residence was destroyed by Hurricane Irma, SueEllen Bennett’s new home arrived on Sept. 10.“It’s just the way it worked out,” Bennett said. “I hope...more
Editorials
Cheers and Jeers: Sept. 22
Cheers: to the Monroe County Commission for requesting additional information before accepting the state ROGO handout. State officials apparently did not think through the issues before offering...more
Address the problem of herbicides, poison
September 21, 2018According to the Audubon Society, 80 million pounds of poison pesticides, which kill both good insects (butterflies, bees, pollinators) and those we deem bad, are used on U.S. lawns annually.And...more
Appreciates newspaper’s assistance in Irma recovery
September 21, 2018As we mark the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma’s destructive landfall in the Florida Keys, we want to take the time to thank everyone at The Key West Citizen who helped with coverage of...more
Refutes allegations against Realtors on rental restrictions
September 21, 2018On behalf of the Key West Association of Realtors membership and in response to Jodi Weinhoeffer’s allegations that local Realtors are not educating their buyers on rental restrictions, I...more
Cheers and Jeers
September 15, 2018Cheers: to State Attorney Dennis Ward, the United Way of the Florida Keys and all other agencies and businesses who collaborated to host the Hurricane Irma anniversary event in Big Pine Key last...more
Sports
Day 1: Flats fishing around Key West
The Florida Keys are the perfect fishing vacation spot. Thousands of avid anglers who come here each year can confirm it. Many of them trailer their boats all the way from North Carolina or Rhode...more
U16 girls split weekend to commence new season
September 22, 2018The Florida Keys Soccer Club Key West 2003 (U16) girls squad took to the pitch last weekend in the Dade Youth Soccer Association Early Season 2018 after a break over the summer.In their opening...more
Conchs focused on moving past tough loss as conference schedule ramps up
September 21, 2018In roughly a 16-minute span last Friday, the Key West High football team went from playoff front-runners to now having a lot of ground to make up after surrendering 21 unanswered points during a...more
Dolphins, Raiders meet for first time since title tilt
September 21, 2018Last year, during the run to the South Florida Conference independent Division championship, the Marathon High football team had to knock off Ransom Everglades twice in back-to-back weeks — to...more
Hurricanes taking on second 1st-year program of season
September 21, 2018For the second time this season, the Coral Shores High football team will be taking on a first-year program as West Park High is making it second-straight long road trip in as many weeks, after...more
