County airports leader to depart
May 25, 2018
Monroe County Airports Director Don DeGraw will soon take off on a one-way trip to Vermont. DeGraw will return to his family home in Orwell, Vermont and return to his former job as airport...more
= Denotes Subscription RequiredMan with 40 sick cats faces charges
May 25, 2018
The smell was unbearable; the sight was atrocious. In total, 40 cats were admitted to the Marathon Florida Keys Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shelter. The cats had been...more
Truman Waterfront Park near completion
May 25, 2018
The culmination of two decades of planning and design is about a month away, as City of Key West officials have set Friday, June 29, as the substantial completion date of Truman Waterfront Park....more
News
Deputies arrest two in dispute involving an AK-47
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Miami man and a Key West woman following a domestic dispute between the two on Wednesday. Around 1 a.m., Sheriff’s Office deputies...more
New gym takes shape at Basilica School
May 24, 2018The new gym and cafeteria at The Basilica School of St. Mary Star of the Sea will have been worth the two-year wait when it opens next month — in time for summer day camps at the historic...more
Pedestrian in Conch Train crash identified
May 24, 2018The 60-year-old man that was hit by a Conch Train has been identified, following the release Wednesday of the traffic crash report. Kurt A. McCord, of Key West, suffered serious injuries on...more
Schools to launch Text Tips program
May 24, 2018The school district on Wednesday announced a countywide launch of a school safety program designed to identify troubling student behaviors before a concern becomes a crisis, a crime, or...more
Weather station radar out
May 24, 2018With just a week before the official start of Hurricane season and a tropical system developing in the Gulf of Mexico, the radar remains down at the Key West Weather Station as of Wednesday. The...more
Bookings for 05/26/18 All charges are preliminary
Teens get stoned for ‘dirty fishing’
May 25, 2018The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Islamorada man after a video surfaced showing him throwing rocks at three teenagers. On Tuesday, MCSO deputies responded to a reported battery at Robbie’s Marina in Islamorada, where he met the complainants, who were 18, 17 and 15. According to the report, the three were fishing on...more
“The seemingly endless news reports of cosmetics shop rip-offs on Duval Street can not be good for Key West’s reputation. It seems to be getting worse and worse, and the victims’ stories are always so very sad. How do these con people sleep at night? Can’t we do better at stopping this? I’m already scared...more
Teens get stoned for ‘dirty fishing’
May 25, 2018The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Islamorada man after a video surfaced showing him throwing rocks at three teenagers. On Tuesday, MCSO deputies responded to a reported battery at Robbie’s Marina in Islamorada, where he met the complainants, who were 18, 17 and 15. According to the report, the three were fishing on...more
“The seemingly endless news reports of cosmetics shop rip-offs on Duval Street can not be good for Key West’s reputation. It seems to be getting worse and worse, and the victims’ stories are always so very sad. How do these con people sleep at night? Can’t we do better at stopping this? I’m already scared...more
Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon & Big Pine News
Coral killer continues to spread along reef
FLORIDA KEYS — A deadly coral disease persists in its ominous spread along the Florida Keys reef. Two years since scientists confirmed the presence of “white plague”...more
Hardwood hammock home to nature preserve
May 23, 2018ISLAMORADA — Sunlight filters through the leaves of a towering gumbo limbo tree on a walk down the path through Green Turtle Hammock Nature Preserve, a route that winds past a classic...more
Megaplex is linchpin of South Dade revitalization
May 23, 2018HOMESTEAD — Construction began last week on a new 70,000-square-foot Homestead Station, a complex that will feature movie theaters and a bowling alley, shopping and dining, and a transit...more
Memorial service an Islamorada tradition
May 23, 2018ISLAMORADA — The Florida Keys on Memorial Day do not forget those who died while defending the nation, nor those veterans who perished while working to link the islands. At 9 a.m. Monday,...more
Publix likely to be discussion topic at Thursday meeting
May 23, 2018ISLAMORADA — By the time Village Council members meet Thursday, they may have an idea how the newly opened Publix market will affect U.S. 1 traffic. That also could be a source of...more
Editorials
Stop kicking the can down the road
Monroe County’s housing … We need to stop kicking the can down the road. The affordable housing can — a persistent county problem in search of a long-term solution — has...more
Please accept ROGOs
May 24, 2018Dear Governor Scott and fellow elected FL Keys officials, Representing more than 570 businesses in the Middle and FL Keys, the Marathon Chamber Board of Directors understands the economic...more
The death of the reef
May 24, 2018Imagine being able to transport yourself back in time to the year 1851 and diving the reefs of the Florida Keys — giant stands of elkhorn and staghorn corals, crystal clear water and...more
Cheers and jeers
May 19, 2018Jeers: 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
Sports
Morays remain in first with walkoff victory
Tied at 11-all going into the bottom of the seventh and final frame, T&W Chevron Auto Repair Morays scored the winning run for a 12-11 victory over the Key West Auto Repair Jaibas last Friday...more
Welzien completes 100th 12.5-mile circumference of the island
May 25, 2018More than 100 times Bill Welzien has stepped into the waters off Smathers Beach, looking to complete the rigorous 12.5-mile swim around Key West. There have been times he finished the swim in a...more
SOUTHERNMOST HOCKEY CLUB Season comes to close with championships, superlatives
May 24, 2018It was championship weekend for the Southernmost Hockey Club with playoffs deciding league winners in three age divisions. Individual players were also recognized in the closing ceremony...more
Love, unity highlight Games for Keys Special Olympians
May 23, 2018It was an exciting weekend for Monroe County Special Olympic athletes. More than 50 athletes, partners, coaches and chaperones made the trip to the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando to compete...more
Rainy days, rainy nights result in postponements
May 23, 2018Once again, inclement weather forced the postponement of games last week in the Key West Men’s Softball League. Just two of the six scheduled games were played. Charlie Mac’s...more
