by Linda Grist Cunningham | Sep 18, 2017
When your town’s paychecks depend on tourists, second home owners and vacation rentals, it’s downright discourteous to say “Y’all stay the heck out of here.” For sure, no one that gets paid to promote tourism in the Keys is gonna put it... by Linda Grist Cunningham | Sep 17, 2017
For seven days we have shared the (cliche alert) roller coaster that began with believing Key West and the Keys might be spared the worst of Hurricane Irma as the predicted path of the Category 4 storm headed up the east coast of Florida. Wibble wobble back and forth... by Linda Grist Cunningham | Sep 16, 2017
Home! You can go home on Sunday. Though why in the world you would escapes me tonight. Monroe County officials told off-island folks today they could return to the Lower Keys, including Key West, Sunday morning. That “welcome home” is filled with so many... by Linda Grist Cunningham | Sep 15, 2017
What we know, what we don’t and what we think we know We only know one thing tonight: The slog of restoring a sliver of normalcy to Key West after Hurricane Irma continues. Progress is astounding thanks to scores of men and women who do what most of us would... by Linda Grist Cunningham | Sep 14, 2017
Fort Zachary Taylor State Park Fort Zachary Taylor State Park ranger Ed Cunningham went back to work today cutting brush, removing trees, piling debris and trying awfully hard to handle his grief over the devastation of the park. He told me tonight that “there... by Linda Grist Cunningham | Sep 13, 2017
Internet trolls are like Key West iguanas. Not even Hurricane Irma kills ’em. You knew it was going to happen. After the adrenaline surge of that pounding storm; after we confirmed Key West was (sorta) OK; after we wore out our welcome with our evacuation...