County to hold budget hearing
May 22, 2018
Florida Keys property values may have weathered Hurricane Irma but the Monroe County Commission is still facing a tight budget as it begins working on its expenses for the upcoming 2018-19 fiscal...more
= Denotes Subscription RequiredGrounded vessel removal remains slow
May 22, 2018
Salvage crews have been able to remove the heavier and bulkier parts of a large yacht that grounded on Rock Key, but bad weather continues to hamper the operation. Crews with Key West Harbor...more
Different kind of room service
May 22, 2018
Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Grassy Key man and a Stock Island woman after they broke into an unoccupied hotel room, seemingly to conduct a drug deal. On May 18, Kenneth...more
News
Artist fulfills her dreams in Key West
Sherry “Sweet-T” Tewell had a vision for her art and her life when she moved to Key West in 2004 and the mixed media artist has been living out her goals ever since. Whether...more
Housing project proposed on Flagler
May 21, 2018Plans are in the works for an eight-unit residential project behind the Dion’s gas station at 3228 Flagler Ave. in Key West. Virginia-based Uphoff Investments plans to demolish an existing...more
Mosquito Control to open Lower Keys facility
May 21, 2018The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District will begin operating out of its new facility on Big Coppitt Key this week. The district will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new $2.7 million...more
School Board tackles more drug policies
May 21, 2018Now that the School Board has spent months discussing random drug tests for student-athletes, cheerleaders and band performers, board members want to tackle the topic of drug possession or...more
Take Stock graduates record number of scholars
May 21, 2018Take Stock in Children awarded 61 students full tuition scholarships to Florida colleges and universities Saturday, the highest number of graduates in a single year since the program’s first...more
Bookings for 05/22/18 All charges are preliminary
Coke, church don’t mix for Homestead man
May 22, 2018Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Homestead man after he sold cocaine to an informant twice through a proxy dealer. On March 27 and April 3, Harold Glenn Reece, 31, set up a deal between Kenneth Lucious White, 27, and an MCSO confidential informant. In both instances, the informant purchased $100 worth of cocaine through
“I’m so sick of people blaming a hurricane that happened nine months ago for tourism being down. Take a hard look in the mirror. This island looks shabby, Duval Street hasn’t been improved in 10 years, code enforcement doesn’t exist. Big resorts here are charging a fortune, yet haven’t remodeled rooms in years. The city...more
Coke, church don’t mix for Homestead man
May 22, 2018Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Homestead man after he sold cocaine to an informant twice through a proxy dealer. On March 27 and April 3, Harold Glenn Reece, 31, set up a deal between Kenneth Lucious White, 27, and an MCSO confidential informant. In both instances, the informant purchased $100 worth of cocaine through
“I’m so sick of people blaming a hurricane that happened nine months ago for tourism being down. Take a hard look in the mirror. This island looks shabby, Duval Street hasn’t been improved in 10 years, code enforcement doesn’t exist. Big resorts here are charging a fortune, yet haven’t remodeled rooms in years. The city...more
Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon & Big Pine News
Coral nursery project founder leaves nonprofit
KEY LARGO — The Coral Restoration Foundation, a rare bright spot in efforts to preserve the Florida Keys living reef, no longer has founder Ken Nedimyer at the helm. Earlier this year,...more
Elder abuse suspect on lam finally caught
May 16, 2018KEY LARGO — Amarylis Maristan, a caregiver who has been wanted by the police since last June after a multi-agency investigation implicated her in elder abuse cases at two unlicensed...more
Fishing regulations for sharks could include Keys bridges
May 16, 2018FLORIDA — Images of protected sharks reeled ashore to be used as photo props by a gaggle of grinning fishermen irked board members of Florida’s top conservation agency. A...more
Gessel withdraws from state rep contest
May 16, 2018KEY LARGO — Real estate attorney Pat Gessel has withdrawn her candidacy for the Florida House of Representatives District 120 seat held by incumbent Republican Holly Raschein....more
Pioneering photographer, 90, still passionate about reef
May 16, 2018KEY LARGO — In his seven decades diving the Florida Keys, renowned underwater photographer Jerry Greenberg has seen the coral reef in its glory, and in peril. Greenberg, a member of the...more
Editorials
Cheers and jeers
Jeers: to the Public Service Commission for their outrageous and possibly illegal denial of two Monroe County Commissioners right to speak during the public comment portion of a rate hike hearing...more
Key West’s tree issue continues to grow
May 17, 2018An epiphany? Conversion? Divine guidance? Whatever it is, Mayor Cates, we will take it with gratitude on behalf of the tree canopy of Key West. The Citizen has chronicled with dismay the...more
Key West, City of Arts
May 12, 2018Some years ago the people voted their will and established that Key West,”City of Arts,” would provide its residents and visitors alike with a welcoming city full of culture and art....more
Remembering a man and a time …
May 12, 2018I attended a memorial recently and was sublimely struck by the history in the room. Many in attendance were from the post-hippie wave of the mid-1970’s so fictional facts and factual...more
Supports Ponciana as official tree
May 12, 2018There was a meeting of the Tree Commission this week. It was suggested to make the Royal Poinciana the official tree of Key West. I want to set the record straight to this commission. There was...more
Sports
Cooler weather assists Bataillein quest to break 50-mile mark
When Cole Bataille crossed the Higgs Beach finish line on Saturday afternoon, few knew of his goal of breaking the record for the 50-mile run as part of the Keys 100 Ultramarathon. With a Florida...more
Poinciana wraps up first place with strong tug-of-war finish
May 21, 2018Six Keys schools competed in the exciting 45th annual 5th Grade Track and Field Meet on Saturday morning at the Key West High Back Yard. Poinciana School took first overall with 57 points,...more
Fifty-pound winner for Steel Leader in Mother’s Day Dolphin tournament
May 19, 2018Team Steel Leader is at it again. This time, Bobby Taylor from Dublin, Ohio, landed a 50-pound bull dolphin to take first place, by far, in Habitat for Humanity’s Mother’s Day Dolphin...more
Guerrero and Coffin combined to set example for Hurricanes
May 19, 2018Throughout years of guiding volleyball, baseball, softball and basketball teams, first-year Coral Shores boys tennis coach Jim Enright stated that this season with the Hurricanes was one of the...more
Ladies Tarpon Fly Tournament in Islamorada
May 19, 2018ISLAMORADA — Women who love the sport of saltwater fly-fishing in the shallow waters of Islamorada and Florida Bay are naturally attracted to the rich history of the Ladies Tarpon Fly...more
