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7 ways to move here
How does one move to Key West? There are lots of toss-off answers, like “marry rich” or “rob a bank,” but I decided to take this seriously. Here’s how one prepares to move to Key West.
Why would you leave?
Everyone dreams of living in Key West, a place where everyone knows why you’d move there. What most folks rarely stop to think about: Why would anyone up and leave? And they do. Lots of them.
North to Miami? Nope
Did you know you head east when you drive to Miami? Not north. East-northeast. And mostly east. Trust your eyes at sunrise. Well, except for a couple of stretches like that right turn in Big Pine, which is due south.
Key West’s Mallory Square | What happens when history, nostalgia and cash collide?
Mornings are unkind to Key West's Mallory Square. Even after a night's rain, there's a lingering oops-I-overserved-myself on the humid breeze. The detritus of last night's Sunset Celebration is stacked in any ol' available corner and the city workers are swabbing...
What's up in Key West?
You could spend all day searching for news about Key West and the Florida Keys. Or you can bookmark Key West Island News. Get the latest news, Facebook posts and information from the sources WE trust.What's up in Florida?
Get the latest from Florida’s trusted news organizations. Key West Island News integrates RRS and live Facebook feeds from credible sources like the Miami Herald, South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Florida Politics.Things to do
There’s always something to do in Key West. Let us help you plan the perfect visit or welcome your guests. And, if you’ve forgotten how wonderful living here really is, we can help you jumpstart your love affair.
Key West vacation rentals | 5 takeaways from the community workshop
By the time last Friday that I got around to watching Thursday's three-plus-hour community workshop on Key West vacation rentals, I knew these things for sure: No one set fire to city hall. The EMTs didn't show up and no one was arrested. From all accounts, the vacation rental workshop was a most civilized affair. Actually, it was. Civilized that is. Shockingly so, perhaps, given the volatile...
Hurricane Irma | 5 years that changed Key West and the Keys
Once a month I drive to Marathon and back for a board meeting. I've done that since before Hurricane Irma clobbered Key West and the Florida Keys on Sept. 10, 2017. For five years that 100 mile round trip has been my gauge for our recovery from Irma's Category 5 winds, pummeling rain and storm surge. The damage -- and the recovery -- is most visibly stunning across Big Pine Key, which, along...
Five things Key West locals do — and then “blame” tourists
Growing up in my parents' house in the way back, we blamed middle brother Mike for whatever transgressions caught my mother's attention. Grossly unfair, of course, since it was usually my sister who dared Mike to do stuff he ought not. He happily obliged. It's like that with our island visitors. Key West locals roll their eyes and with a dismissive groan say "must be a tourist." As though only...
Key West election day | Polling places are today’s neighborhood centers
At 12 minutes to six Tuesday morning, I lifted the backpack onto my shoulder, grabbed my cup of coffee and walked out the front door into the hot, humid, island dark. It's half a dozen blocks and a five-minute walk to my assigned polling place, but I sure didn't want to be late for my first time as a Key West election day poll worker. This was first-day-of-school excitement with a spoonful of...
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Who we are: We are a Key West-owned digital news and information company that uses a community-support model to sustain our news, information and connections mission. Our funding comes from our local and off-island subscribers, select advertisers and investors. We are governed by an advisory board comprising residents and journalism and community-building professionals. Editor and publisher Linda Grist Cunningham owns KeyWestWatch Media LLC, which publishes Key West Island News.
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Martha Hubbard
“Key West is an amazing canvas”
Key West chef and photographer Martha Hubbard walks the island each morning. For years she has shared with her social media friends a photo or two to start the day. Now she shares her photographs exclusively with Key West Island News. From pounding waves off the White Street pier to a Royal Poinciana bursting red, Martha’s photos are a stunning reminder that we live in a canvas made new every day.
Shade Ceramics and Shutter Photography
Contemporary artisan ceramics and photographs crafted in Key West | Follow the latest news from our gallery! We love sharing what we’re doing in the White Street gallery — and we welcome you to stop in when you’re in the neighborhood.
Re-designing Mallory Square comes down to two distinct points of view. You can have a say in that decision: What happens during the 20 or so hours outside sunset will depend entirely on whether we’re going to make money at Mallory Square by enticing folks down there all day for food, shopping, entertainment, pier fishing and recreation — or whether we’re going to develop a passive, open space park that encourages wandering, walking, sea gazing or perhaps setting up an easel or reading a book in the shade. ... See MoreSee Less
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Mornings are unkind to Key West's Mallory Square.Comment on Facebook
There are enough restaurants and shops in key west. Make it a leisure place to stroll with shade and benches.tropical foliage and flowers etc.
Enjoy the sea and sunsets!!
Passive, open space
11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 24: No evacuation order decisions YET for visitors or locals. New decisions possible later today.
Monroe County Emergency Management is coordinating with the National Weather Service – Key West to advise residents on specific details.
“At this time, we will not be making any evacuation decisions, sheltering, or subsequent protective measures,” said Monroe County Emergency Management Director Shannon Weiner. “We will reevaluate today at 3 p.m.”
• County government offices will be open on Monday.
• Airports are open.
From the National Weather Service – Key West: Tropical Storm Ian is forecast to intensify to hurricane strength late Sunday or Sunday night as it turns toward the northwest into the northwest Caribbean Sea. Ian is expected to turn toward the north northwest by late Monday while approaching western Cuba.
Ian is currently forecast to reach major hurricane (category 3) strength while moving northward towards the southeast Gulf of Mexico near the latitude of the Florida Keys.
Tropical storm force winds could arrive as early as early Monday evening. Therefore, any preparations should be complete by Monday afternoon. Hurricane-force winds are also possible for some portions of the middle and lower Florida Keys, with the most likely time frame for the roughest weather midday Tuesday through Tuesday night.
“It is still a little too early to discuss the magnitude of specific impacts to the Florida Keys at this time,” said National Weather Service - Key West’s Jon Rizzo. “However, this information is expected to become somewhat clearer beginning later today.”
Potential impacts include:
• Storm Surge
• Damaging winds
• Flooding rainfall
• The threat for isolated tornadoes in rain bands.
Please monitor future forecasts and briefings extremely closely. Review your tropical cyclone preparedness plans now and ensure your emergency supply kit is well-stocked. If your plans include several days worth of preparedness actions, be sure to begin your actions as soon as possible.
Please note:
• The County does NOT supply sandbags to residents. With our type of flooding issues, sandbags have proven to be insufficient in the past.
Hurricane preparation information can be found at www.monroecountyem.com. For tourism, visit www.fla-keys.com. To get emergency information about the storm, sign up for Alert!Monroe at www.monroecountyem.com. Detailed County-wide storm information can be found at www.monroecountyem.com/JIC. ... See MoreSee Less
Tropical Storm Ian | Monroe County, FL - Official Website
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The Monroe County Joint Information Center (JIC) is compromised of information gathered during the county coordination call and includes emergency preparation activities from Monroe County, Florida Ke...Comment on Facebook