Firefighters still battle BPK blaze
April 24, 2018
Fire crews spent Monday putting out and containing dozens of small fires that re-erupted on Big Pine Key, as smoking embers from Sunday’s blaze reignited into full-blown brush fires in a...more
= Denotes Subscription RequiredFamiliar Faces: Jennifer Averette is a stand-up student, athlete and cook
April 24, 2018
Everyone knows her. Taco Bell employees know her by name. Cashiers and baggers at Publix and Winn Dixie ask about her latest Special Olympics achievements. Hotel staff — and countless...more
Peary Court splits units; no plans for construction
April 24, 2018
The Key West Planning Board narrowly approved a renovation plan for Peary Court that will convert 48 two-bedroom units into 96 one-bedroom units at its meeting Thursday. In 2016, the 24-acre,...more
News
Some students showing more interest in vocational scholarships
April 25, 2018UPPER KEYS — Since the height of the Great Recession 10 years ago, there has been a soaring need for skilled laborers in the workforce, according to the National Center for Education...more
Tavernier Dairy Queen plans May reopening
April 25, 2018TAVERNIER — The Blizzard will return in time to beat the Florida Keys summer heat. The Dairy Queen restaurant at mile marker 92.6 expects to reopen in mid-May after being acquired by the...more
Three have filed for Islamorada council race
April 25, 2018ISLAMORADA — More than six months remain before Islamorada’s voters go to the polls, but signs of the coming municipal campaign are growing. Three candidates so far have filed their...more
Voters view candidate fields
April 25, 2018Keys’ voters got their first look at candidates running for office this fall at Monday’s Hometown! Call for Candidates in Key West. Candidates for offices in Key West, Monroe County,...more
Bookings for 04/25/18 All charges are preliminary
Man faces charge of illegal boat dumping
April 25, 2018A 49-year-old man was arrested Monday for dumping an 18-foot boat on the side of 20th Street in Marathon. Harry Elmer Lebo of Marathon was charged with illegal dumping and resisting arrest without violence. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Edward Swogger responded to 20th Street where he found two witnesses. The man and woman told
“Hate to break it to you tree canopy hater but we (Key West) have no intention of going back to being a ROCK! Unless the Tree Commission has its way, of course.” “I like the seating at Key West Theater. Buy tickets early and sit up front. And for God’s sake, nothing in Key West[...]
Man faces charge of illegal boat dumping
April 25, 2018A 49-year-old man was arrested Monday for dumping an 18-foot boat on the side of 20th Street in Marathon. Harry Elmer Lebo of Marathon was charged with illegal dumping and resisting arrest without violence. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Edward Swogger responded to 20th Street where he found two witnesses. The man and woman told
“Hate to break it to you tree canopy hater but we (Key West) have no intention of going back to being a ROCK! Unless the Tree Commission has its way, of course.” “I like the seating at Key West Theater. Buy tickets early and sit up front. And for God’s sake, nothing in Key West[...]
Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon & Big Pine News
Coral disease creeping south
LOWER KEYS — Researchers headed to the Florida Keys reef this week, seeking to determine the extent of a disease deadly to many coral species. The virulent disease, still unidentified, has...more
District reclassifies property due to water use
April 25, 2018KEY LARGO — The Key Largo Wastewater District commissioners unanimously approved a motion last week to reclassify a single-family residential property to mixed use since the home is being...more
Emoji creator inspired by the Keys
April 25, 2018KEY LARGO — Graphic and industrial designer Angela Guzman attributes growing up in Key Largo to fostering her creativity, which has led her to a successful high-tech career in Silicon...more
FWC considering safety measures for channels
April 25, 2018ISLAMORADA — State marine-patrol officers plan to take a hard look at how boaters travel through narrow “wheel-ditch” channels near Islamorada’s Whale Harbor. ...more
Pitch in during 2nd Litter Fish
April 25, 2018ISLAMORADA — The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 18-8 measured its inaugural Litter Fish Tournament’s success by the cubic foot last year at 3,800. In its second year, organizers are...more
Editorials
Points to consider about amphitheater
Just a point to consider about the original suggested six events allowed per year at the amphitheater: It was my understanding that the number of events was governed in part by consideration of...more
Praises fire department, captain
April 21, 2018On Saturday, March 31, I glanced out my living room window to see flames leaping 8 feet high in the Australian pines in my back yard, not 15 feet from my home. I grabbed my dog and...more
Injustice must be confronted by determination
April 14, 2018No one likes to be scammed. When it involves our livelihood, it is impossible to bear. There is a gravel parking lot, across from the firehouse city lot, posing, it seems, as an extension/annex...more
TDC: Brick-and-mortar money to advertising
April 14, 2018Mayor Rice, Hoping this correspondence finds you well. I would like to ask for your support on April 19 when you and your colleagues vote on the TDC’s request to move percentages of money...more
Monroe County and FEMA
April 12, 2018I found the story in Tuesday’s Citizen very interesting. Apparently, various county and city officials are upset about how slow FEMA is in compensating them for the costs they incurred from...more
Sports
Conchs on road for season finale before playoffs push begins
Coming off its longest break of the season, the Key West High baseball team will play one final game today at 4 p.m. at Doral Academy before beginning the playoff push. Coach Ralph Henriquez said...more
Finale to 33rd edition of four-race series on Sunday
April 25, 2018The final race of the 33rd annual Schooner Wharf Bar Wrecker’s Cup Race Series is this weekend, when captains, crews and passengers race the seven miles to Sand Key, and back, during an...more
HOB athletics hosting biggest fund raiser on Saturday
April 25, 2018The Horace O’Bryant School’s athletic booster club will hold its biggest fundraiser of the year, BucBash 2018, on Saturday at the Smokin’ Tuna Saloon. The Tuna will...more
Keys athletes compete for berths at state meet today
April 25, 2018A smaller than usual, but well-versed group of Keys athletes will compete today in the 2018 FHSAA Track and Field Region 4-1A and 4-2A Championships at Calvary Christian High School in Fort...more
Twenty-plus years of tradition of 5K continues
April 24, 2018Somewhere around 1995, Marci Rose began the Earth Day 5K to benefit a local organization that did actual physical clean up of our community, Clean Florida Keys, Inc., of which she was the chair....more
