Key West Island News
Key West Island News connects residents and friends of the island; fosters our One Human Family culture; and advances understanding of shared goals for our island community
7 ways to move here
Why would you leave?
North to Miami? Nope
Key West summer | The things that didn’t happen
Grumble Season is fewer than 10 days away. That gives me a 10-day window to wrap up the 2023 Key West summer, followed by three months of Grumble Season, in which I am inclined toward cross words while I wait for December, which is a great month to live in Key West....
Linda Grist Cunningham is editor and proprietor of Key West Island News. She lives on the island with Ranger Ed and the Cat 5s.
Living in Key West | How hard can it be?
Heck, you’ve vacationed in Key West for years. You know all about the island mystique — and on an island you don’t even have grass to mow. So, let’s find out if you’ve got what it takes to live here.
It’s hurricane season
The official hurricane season is June 1-November 31, which is pretty much the whole year, because we prep in May and hope to heaven there are no late storms in December. No local ever takes hurricane season lightly, especially if we’ve weathered an earlier one.
Hidden charms & secrets
Lizards. Iguanas. Roaches. Floods. Heat wave alerts. Hurricanes. Power outages. Crashing cell service. No water. No parking. Traffic headaches. Neighbors so close you hear their toliets flush. It’ll make you crazy. And, yet we can’t imagine living anywhere else.
Homeowner tips
Wow. You own (or rent) your personal piece of paradise. So how come you’ve got bugs, mold and mildew? How come the like-new air conditioning needs to be replaced? Home repairs and maintenance in a sub-tropical environment are not for the faint of heart.
Census 2023 data | Demographics may predict our Key West future
There really is such a thing as the Key West state of mind. Whether you were born here, or first met Key West in 1970 or just a few weeks ago, those who love the island will never stray far. The Key West mystique is captured in every Jimmy Buffett song, in every step along the “Duval Crawl,” in...
The Lahaina fire | Lessons for a vulnerable Key West
Could a Lahaina-style fire destroy Key West? Crikey, could I ask a more naive question? The answer's simple: With the tiniest spark of an e-bike battery -- or my toaster -- gone rogue, and whoosh. I don't have to ask the fire department, the mayor, the city manager or the internet. All I have to...
Eau de Key West | Get a whiff of ubiquitous island essence
Couple years ago while visiting in Atlanta, I tossed my bag on the bed, unzipped the sides and flung them open only to watch my grandson wrinkle his nose and hear him say, "Oh. It smells like Key West." He was grinning so I decided he liked that tell-tale trace of Eau de Key West. The alternative,...
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Key West Island News
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.
What we do: We do original reporting and aggregate information from trusted news sources in Key West, the Keys and the state of Florida. We choose our trusted sources carefully to ensure accuracy and useful information.
Why we do it: We believe Key West needs a comprehensive, trusted source of news and information — a single place where residents and friends of Key West can find what they need to know each day.
What’s important to us: The topics shape our coverage: The Key West mystique; economic development; environmental protection; not-for-profits, arts and entertainment; small businesses and entrepreneurs.
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.
I owe Ranger Ed an apology. His table saw and multiple shovels don’t much contribute to our clutter woes. The shoes, pillows, party favors, winter sweaters of pre-Covid sizes and fabric I never turned into those dresses I wanted are going. I am keeping the walnut cradle he made before Lee was born. So there. ... See MoreSee Less
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It has become embarrassingly obvious I can no longer roll my eyes when I stumble into a pile of stuff Ranger Ed says he might need someday. What I call Key1 CommentComment on Facebook
ha! i had some of ed’s black walnut lumber, which my ex made me a “kentucky quilt cabinet “ from. somehow in the divorce, he claimed ownership of the black walnut cabinet, so tell ed i’ll take more if he’s able to part with it !!
Bloom where you’re planted. (Gaillardia or blanket flower) Here’s to your Saturday sunset. Thanks to Ranger Ed! ... See MoreSee Less
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These flowers grow right next door on Truman beach also.💙
Kudos to Ranger Ed!
Beautiful