City braces for bridge project
September 24, 2018
The project is still nearly two years away, but Key West city officials are already discussing — and dreading — the necessary evil of the upcoming Cow Key Bridge replacement slated to start in...more
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September 24, 2018
A suspect is still at large after two men were stabbed and another punched at the panhandling zone at Mallory Square Saturday night.According to Key West Police spokeswoman Alyson Crean, officers...more
Design works starts on new FKAA building
September 24, 2018
Architects have started their work designing a new Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority headquarters and parking facility to replace the current facilities, which were severely damaged in Hurricane...more
News
School Board to specify athletic field upgrades
County education leaders will start their Tuesday meeting with a 2 p.m. tour of the new Gerald Adams Elementary School, which is slated to open to students after the Christmas break. A 3 p.m....more
Key West City Commission tackles parking prices, problems at meeting
September 22, 2018Parking 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
Laureate Key West hotel celebrates island’s artists and intellectuals
September 22, 2018Ocean 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
State rests in case of woman accused of vehicular homicide in Key West
September 22, 2018The 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
Bookings for 09/24/18 All charges are preliminary
Man didn’t click it, then got a ticket and a DUI
September 24, 2018The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Jacksonville, Florida, man on Wednesday on a variety of charges, including driving under the influence, after they spotted him driving without a seat belt.Robert Duane Johnston, 54, was charged with DUI, refusal to give a breath sample, operating a vehicle with a suspended license, operating an unregistered...more
“So happy to read no fights or problems with the Poker Run bikers. I am sure that someone from Key West originally brought the Poker Run to Key West. I am also sure it increased revenues in hotels, bars and restaurants. Cruise ship increases? Be careful, Key West, we need them but they surely do NOT need us. I see full trolleys when they are here. Who is going to replace that revenue like the...more
Man didn’t click it, then got a ticket and a DUI
September 24, 2018The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Jacksonville, Florida, man on Wednesday on a variety of charges, including driving under the influence, after they spotted him driving without a seat belt.Robert Duane Johnston, 54, was charged with DUI, refusal to give a breath sample, operating a vehicle with a suspended license, operating an unregistered...more
“So happy to read no fights or problems with the Poker Run bikers. I am sure that someone from Key West originally brought the Poker Run to Key West. I am also sure it increased revenues in hotels, bars and restaurants. Cruise ship increases? Be careful, Key West, we need them but they surely do NOT need us. I see full trolleys when they are here. Who is going to replace that revenue like the...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
‘Canes tackle 2-point win at goal line
By the time kickoff was ready to be teed up on Friday night under the lights of George M. Barley Field, the Coral Shores High football team was already without the services of roughly 10 players....more
Conchs sent running to 2nd straight loss
September 24, 2018From the opening kickoff, nothing went right for the Key West High football team as Benjamin School returned the play 87 yards for a touchdown and the Buccaneers never looked back from there,...more
Rival Raiders end Dolphins’ win streak
September 24, 2018A total of 311 yards were racked up by the Marathon High offense on Friday afternoon, 20 more than visiting Ransom Everglades, but the ‘Fins struggled to find the end zone against the Raiders,...more
Day 1: Flats fishing around Key West
September 22, 2018The 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
