Full plate on city meeting slate
August 20, 2018
Parks, beaches, restrooms, performance reviews and a proposal to name the meeting room at City Hall for the mayor — Key West city commissioners will tackle all of the above and then some when...more
= Denotes Subscription RequiredResort applies to alter land regulations
August 20, 2018
A Stock Island marina and resort has filed an application with Monroe County government to not count boat barns as part of density requirements in an effort to protect working waterfronts.The...more
Blind man sues Monroe County in another ADA lawsuit
August 20, 2018
A blind Miami man who has sued large corporations for failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act is now suing Monroe County.Juan Carlos Gil filed suit against the county on July...more
News
The Key West Citizen
Office sought: City Commission, District IV Name: Gregory Davila Age: 51 Education: Juris Doctor, Stetson University College of Law, 1990 Foreign Law Study, Oxford University, England Bachelor of...more
The Key West Citizen
August 18, 2018Age: 34Education: B.A., Communications, Elon UniversityPrior elected offices: None. What do you see as the single biggest threat to Key West’s economic future, and what corrective action(s) is...more
The Key West Citizen
August 18, 2018Age: 67Education: B.S., Mathematics; Post Grad Studies, Strategy, Organizational Change ManagementPrior elected offices: City Commissioner, District 5Are you currently an incumbent?: NoWhat do...more
The Key West Citizen
August 18, 2018Age: 65Education: Studied Hotel and Restaurant Management, St. Louis Community College; studied Business Administration, St. Louis Community College; studied Business Administration, Indiana...more
Walter Drabinski
August 18, 2018Age: 68Education: B.S., Electrical Engineering; M.A., Business Education, Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaPrior elected offices: NoneDo you think Keys Energy Services customers are...more
Bookings for 08/20/18 All charges are preliminary
Man charged for stealing from former employer
August 20, 2018The Key West Police Department arrested a Key West man on Thursday for theft after he stole from his former employer.Fernando Agustin Segobia, 18, was charged with grand theft under $5,000.On Aug. 10, officers responded to the Winn Dixie in Key West, which reported that two former employees stole from them prior to quitting their jobs. A Winn Dixie...more
“It’s not too late to correct a big mistake with the proposed Duval Pocket Park. Leave it like it is except: Get rid of the big seaweed dumpsters; eliminate the parking; attempt to fix the drainage; keep the Southernmost Beach wall and you’re done. Then it will be like a nice area from the past for locals and our guests.”“Yes, Key West is working too hard to chase the cheap tourists who don’t...more
Man charged for stealing from former employer
August 20, 2018The Key West Police Department arrested a Key West man on Thursday for theft after he stole from his former employer.Fernando Agustin Segobia, 18, was charged with grand theft under $5,000.On Aug. 10, officers responded to the Winn Dixie in Key West, which reported that two former employees stole from them prior to quitting their jobs. A Winn Dixie...more
“It’s not too late to correct a big mistake with the proposed Duval Pocket Park. Leave it like it is except: Get rid of the big seaweed dumpsters; eliminate the parking; attempt to fix the drainage; keep the Southernmost Beach wall and you’re done. Then it will be like a nice area from the past for locals and our guests.”“Yes, Key West is working too hard to chase the cheap tourists who don’t...more
Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon & Big Pine News
Changes proposed for two state parks
KEY LARGO — New facilities planned for two state parks on Key Largo will be unveiled in a comment session Tuesday, Aug. 21.Among proposals for John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and Dagny...more
Council trashes plastic straw ban
August 15, 2018ISLAMORADA — The straw that broke a pending village ordinance turned out to be the straw.An environmentally minded law to ban the distribution of plastic straws that could wind up in Florida Keys...more
Court demand has village in a pickle
August 15, 2018ISLAMORADA — The village’s one pickleball court may not be enough, a park adviser told Village Council members Aug. 9.“It’s an extremely rising sport for fitness groups of all ages,” said Carolyn...more
Neighbors irked by canal debris coming to park
August 15, 2018KEY LARGO — After reopening to the public almost 10 months after Hurricane Irma struck, Rowell’s Waterfront Park is to be used as a temporary staging site for canal debris starting this month.The...more
New studio offers creativity through motion
August 15, 2018MARATHON — Keys Dance Academy is now enrolling future ballerinas and tap dancers at its new studio in Marathon.With three full-time instructors, Keys Dance Academy will offer ballet, tap, jazz,...more
Editorials
Cheers and Jeers
Cheers: to the teachers, staff, bus drivers and administrators for making the transition back to school for our students as seamless and easy as possible. Coming back after two months off is not...more
Canadian newsprint tariffs will hurt local newspapers
August 17, 2018It’s no secret that America’s newspapers have struggled the past decade. Social media and myriad forms of digital news serving options have caused the industry to ‘self-correct’ in many ways,...more
Cheers and Jeers
August 11, 2018Cheers: to all of the candidates interviewed this week by members of the Citizen editorial board. We appreciate everyone’s time and willingness to be questioned to ensure that voters are informed...more
Homeless shelter situation continues to bewilder us
August 11, 2018Monroe County has been faced with many tough decisions in the past year as we all strive to move beyond the impacts of Hurricane Irma. We’ve seen it evident across a variety of subjects, from the...more
Why people eat when they’re not hungry
August 9, 2018“Eating healthy is easy.” That’s what a client that weighed more than 350 pounds told me. “My problem isn’t what I’m supposed to eat. My problem is the food I eat when I’m NOT hungry.”That...more
Sports
‘Fins falter in preseason
A new formation, under a first-year head coach with several top players not suited up for the kickoff classic, but still the Marathon High football team was able to control a majority of the...more
Teams prepare for new season with playoffs in their plans
August 20, 2018Put little or no credence in the outcome of the preseason volleyball tournament at Marathon High School on Thursday.Key West High swept their best-of-three matches against Marathon High and Coral...more
TRIAL & ERROR : Early event provides coaches with key to successful season
August 18, 2018A lot was learned on Thursday at the preseason volleyball tournament, and a lot more needs to be realized by Marathon, Coral Shores and Key West with the high school volleyball season set to...more
Hurricanes get first look at rebuilding challenge ahead
August 17, 2018Of the 44 players on the Coral Shores High football roster last season, 28 were seniors, leaving a huge void to fill for head coach Alphonso Bryant and the Hurricanes’ coaching staff, who will...more
Walkoffs by Milliken, Kurkowski deliver late-inning heroics
August 17, 2018Both of the Men’s Over-39 Softball League games on Friday night came down to the final at-bat as walkoff hits provided the winning margin of victory. Playing tonight at DeWitt Roberts Field,...more
