County balks at salary study
June 20, 2019
The Monroe County Commission on Wednesday was hesitant to implement a salary study that supported giving salary increases to the agency’s highest-paid workers.Instead, the commissioners said they...more
= Denotes Subscription RequiredBoat race producers won’t go quietly
June 20, 2019
City officials last month chose a new organization, Race World Offshore, to produce the November powerboat races for the next five years.
But that didn’t stop the former, longtime race...more
Mallory Square restaurant moving forward
June 20, 2019
Commissioner Jimmy Weekley’s attempt to stop all progress by local restaurateur Joe Walsh to develop the restaurant at Mallory Square and restart the process by issuing a new Request for...more
News
Boater gets more than a decade in prison for death of wife
A former Key West man accused of manslaughter in the death of his wife, who died after being launched from a dinghy the man was operating while drunk, pleaded no contest and received a sentence...more
3 teens killed in causeway crash
June 20, 2019SARASOTA — Authorities say two teenage brothers and a teenage girl are dead following a crash on a Florida causeway. A Sarasota police news release says the crash occurred early Wednesday...more
Boeing is moving space headquarters to Florida
June 20, 2019TITUSVILLE — Boeing says it's moving the headquarters of its space and launch division to Florida. The company said Wednesday it was moving the space division headquarters from Arlington,...more
Florida man drags officer with car after marijuana is found
June 20, 2019ORLANDO — A Florida man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he dragged an officer who had found marijuana in his vehicle during a traffic stop. WKMG-TV reports 25-year-old...more
K-9 unit demonstrates search and recovery abilities
June 20, 2019MIAMI — Florida's four-legged rescue workers are preparing for another potentially busy hurricane season. Miami-Dade firefighters held a demonstration Wednesday to show off the recovery tactics...more
Bookings for 06/20/19 All charges are preliminary
Man charged with burglary, mischief
June 20, 2019A Key West man was arrested on Saturday after he reportedly confessed to stealing from his former employer.Raymond Jeremiah Tardiff, 42, was charged with burglary of an unoccupied structure and criminal mischief in excess of $200.Around 9:45 a.m., Key West Police Department officers responded to Gulfstream Fishing on North Roosevelt after the owner...more
“The city should save the historic cable huts on Mallory Dock instead of adding just another restaurant in the area.”“It is good to be the City of Key West when you want to redevelop property. HARC? No problem! Zoning regulations? We make up new interpretations to fit our needs! Taxpayer money? There is always another fee to raise! Fulfilling promises made? That was some other commission!...more
Man charged with burglary, mischief
June 20, 2019A Key West man was arrested on Saturday after he reportedly confessed to stealing from his former employer.Raymond Jeremiah Tardiff, 42, was charged with burglary of an unoccupied structure and criminal mischief in excess of $200.Around 9:45 a.m., Key West Police Department officers responded to Gulfstream Fishing on North Roosevelt after the owner...more
“The city should save the historic cable huts on Mallory Dock instead of adding just another restaurant in the area.”“It is good to be the City of Key West when you want to redevelop property. HARC? No problem! Zoning regulations? We make up new interpretations to fit our needs! Taxpayer money? There is always another fee to raise! Fulfilling promises made? That was some other commission!...more
Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon & Big Pine News
Health pros hope to cap opioid epidemic
MONROE COUNTY — Health professionals can provide mental and medical ammunition to combat “a global epidemic” of opioid addiction that has reached into the Florida Keys. “It’s becoming...more
Afro Roots touring gig ends next weekend
June 19, 2019KEY LARGO — The northernmost island boasts a culturally diverse population and will soon serve as a cultural melting pot as host of the 21st Annual Afro Roots Fest. The event, taking place...more
Councilman: Village losing money on Fill
June 19, 2019ISLAMORADA — Trash and environmental damage at the Indian Key Fill area stand out as major issues for the village of Islamorada, but safety and costs also will be raised in a Friday meeting with...more
Eco-lodge developer fined for habitat destruction
June 19, 2019ISLAMORADA — Owners of an Upper Matecumbe Key property envisioned as an environmentally friendly “eco-lodge” admitted guilt June 11 to illegal filling in protected wetlands. Bonefish Holdings...more
Filling vacancy hastened by wastewater board
June 19, 2019KEY LARGO — The Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District is seeking a new commissioner to fill the non-partisan seat vacated May 21 by Steve Gibbs. Gibbs, who was reelected to a second four-year...more
Editorials
Cheers and Jeers
Jeers: To Monroe County, which ordered an independent study to examine county salaries. If the County Commission implements the findings and recommendations, it could result in a sizable tax...more
Take responsibility for Indian Key Fill, please
June 15, 2019Anyone making the trek from the Middle and Lower Keys to the mainland understands how treacherous certain parts of U.S. 1 can be, even on a good day. Add in the never-ending stream of...more
Cheers and Jeers
June 8, 2019Cheers: To those parents who have kept current with recommended vaccination protocols for their children. They are not only protecting their own families, but also their children’s classmates and...more
Questions enforcement of liveaboards
June 1, 2019I am concerned about recent code enforcement actions along the South Roosevelt seawall that are making it difficult for people to get to work and inconsistent with the need for affordable housing...more
Remember D-Day participants
June 1, 2019Between 1941 and 1945, Key West, just like every other community in the United States, watched as its sons left home to defend freedom, liberate horrifying concentration camps and put an end to...more
Sports
On the water with Capt. Gilman is when you really relax
When selecting a fishing guide for an excursion along the pristine waters of the Florida Keys, you want someone who is calm and collected, and makes those on board feel comfortable and...more
MEN’S SOFTBALL: 5 Brothers top dawgs with month remaining
June 19, 2019Unless 5 Brothers does another nosedive like they did last season, they are in full control of the Key West Men’s Softball League with a perfect 9-0 record. After a two-game skid two weeks...more
COED SOFTBALL: 5 teams sport 4 losses with plenty on line tonight
June 18, 2019The standings got a little tighter with just one game played last week in the Key West Coed Softball League. Two games were on the docket, but Key West Health could not field enough players to...more
Key West garners FHSAA’s Rozelle Sportsmanship Award
June 18, 2019A total of 17 schools garnered the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Awards last week and among those was Key West High as the Class 5A winners for...more
Ugly forecast turns into almost-perfect day for event
June 17, 2019The weather prediction was gloomy the night before the 23rd annual FKCC around Key West with a probability of much of the same on race day. Luckily for FKCC Aquatics Director and race...more
