Visitors turned back from Keys
March 28, 2020
At least 50 vehicles carrying visitors were not allowed to pass through checkpoints that were established Friday morning on U.S. 1 and State Road 905 in an attempt to stop the spread of the...more
= Denotes Subscription RequiredFood pantries hit with jump in demand
March 28, 2020
"It’s the greatest demand we’ve ever seen for hunger relief down here.”
That’s Tom Callahan, executive director of the Star of the Sea Foundation, talking about the foundation’s food pantry...more
Coronavirus a concern along Florida Keys waters, too
March 28, 2020
With many public parks, beaches and piers closing, more than ever Florida Keys residents are taking to their boats and favorite boating spots.
Unfortunately, many of those spots are not secret...more
News
No Monday Key West Citizen
Much like the rest of our community, The Key West Citizen is experiencing significant business interruptions while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected nearly every aspect of...more
Mortgage assistance available
March 28, 2020Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks are taking steps to help people who have been impacted by the coronavirus, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Those having...more
State, federal assistance for businesses, workers
March 28, 2020Loans and employment assistance are being offered through a variety of state and federal programs for small business owners and employees who are facing setbacks due to the novel coronavirus...more
Tele-health app available for COVID-19 screening
March 28, 2020Baptist Health South Florida, which has hospitals in Tavernier and Marathon, is offering free urgent care visits via its tele-health app, Care On Demand, which is intended to help limit the...more
Understanding a disease: let’s get back to basics
March 28, 2020Dear Readers, You can’t turn on any media right now and not hear words like “contagious,” “pandemic” and “flatten the curve.” I have a medical background and to tell you that conditions are...more
Citizen's Voice
Citizens’ Voice: March 28
“The TDC is flush with cash. Now that they are not advertising, why don’t they establish a program to help the laid-off workers? They could seed the fund and those of us who are able could...more
Citizens’ Voice: March 27
March 27, 2020“I’m living May Johnson’s life but without all of the outside activities. Stay healthy, Key West.”“Is it shortsighted of Key West bar and restaurant owners to compare Key West to Monroe County...more
Citizens’ Voice: March 26
March 26, 2020“This period of quarantine is a great opportunity for reflection in solitude. We can think about what is truly important, life, relationships, and spirituality, whether or not you are a believer....more
Citizens’ Voice: March 25
March 25, 2020“The affordable housing crisis should be solved in a month or two when all our our hospitality and tourism workers are forced to move. City restrictions will surely accelerate the local job...more
Citizens’ Voice: March 24
March 24, 2020“No the city and county are not in sync with the state. The Keys are a different beast to some degree. Shut down for two weeks or potentially have to shut down even longer because we didn’t...more
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Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon & Big Pine News
AHEC offers free healthcare for kids
MARATHON — Florida Keys Area Health Education Center, a nonprofit based in Marathon, is offering full-service medical care for students and current patients. Clinic locations include the...more
Benching of sports puts offers into question
March 25, 2020UPPER KEYS — A diamond season cut down at the plate by the coronavirus threat cost Coral Shores High School’s baseball and softball squads a shot at league titles.“Both these teams certainly...more
Big bucks for restoration budgeted
March 25, 2020FLORIDA KEYS — A landmark allocation in Florida’s newly adopted budget commits $300 million toward Everglades and Florida Bay restoration, but the ongoing coronavirus threat could force revisions...more
EMS member files for fire board seat
March 25, 2020KEY LARGO — Local resident Ken Edge has filed for Seat 5 on the Key Largo Fire Rescue & Emergency Medical Services District commission.Edge has been a member of the Key Largo Volunteer...more
Islamorada closes beaches, marina ramp; some park facilities still open
March 25, 2020ISLAMORADA — A wave of public-facility closings linked to the coronavirus menace caught up to Islamorada last Thursday. Beaches and the Founders Park aquatic center, dog park and marina boat...more
Editorials
We’re all in this together
Our work as the voice of the Florida Keys community has been important for more than 125 years. The Key West Citizen was established in 1876, and when you’ve been around that long you’ve seen a...more
Cheers and Jeers
March 28, 2020Cheers: To Keys Energy Services, which has temporarily suspended all service disconnections for nonpayment, given the financial difficulty due to illness, quarantine or a disruption of work due...more
Cheers and Jeers
March 21, 2020Jeers: To the decision to allow the Marathon Seafood Festival to take place last weekend while events and gatherings up and down the Keys were being cancelled or postponed. Also, is it merely...more
Random Coronavirus Observations: First in a Limited Series (hopefully)
March 21, 2020The Coronavirus outbreak remained ‘offshore’ of the Florida Keys until Thursday, when the first presumptive case of coronavirus was confirmed. A 72-year-old person in the Keys has...more
Mayor shares coronavirus discussion
March 14, 2020Of the many ways that you can arrive in Key West, I continue to receive a great deal of concern regarding the cruise ship passengers disembarking in Key West. To that point, we met with U.S....more
Sports
Brown’s transition to leading scorer was driving force for Conchs in his senior season
To a certain extent, Trevon Brown expected to be a leader on the Key West High basketball team this season — after all, it was his senior season — but he thought it would be more of a...more
39th edition of event canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
March 27, 2020A third straight high schooler breaking the tape at the end of the 7-Mile Bridge Run will have to wait for another year as the 39th edition of the race, which was to be held on Saturday, March...more
Roach trying to keep players focused on offseason workouts
March 26, 2020Under normal circumstances, high school basketball players would be focused on bettering their individual games as they enter the offseason, which is exactly what Key West High coach Demetrius...more
Local players get to experience upper level teams before break
March 25, 2020On the first Saturday in March, there was plenty action for the youth of the Key West Youth Lacrosse League. The Islamorada Panthers U13/15 team made a trip to the Island City for a pair of...more
Second-ranked Lady ‘Fins remaining upbeat about potential return of season
March 24, 2020The last time the Marathon High softball team congregated, the Lady ’Fins were finishing off a 15-0 victory against Colonial Christian.“In our postgame talk we told them, the good news is, you...more
