Posts in category City News

Parade Winners Honored at Meeting City Manager Jim Scholl and the City Commission last night presented plaques to the winning entries in this year’s Holiday …

KWHS Football Team Day The Key West City Commission last night proclaimed Key West High School Football Team Day during the first commission meeting of …

Flood Insurance: good financial sense now affects disaster assistance later In Florida, less than 50 percent of those living in a high-risk flood areas carry …

REMINDER: MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO HOST A SERIES OF PUBLIC MEETINGS REGARDING HURRICANE IRMA MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County Emergency Management will be hosting …

Resolve to Buy Flood Insurance in the New Year ORLANDO, Fla. – FEMA urges you to buy flood insurance before a flood event occurs. Although it …

Detective asks for help identifying burglary suspect Sheriff’s Detective Lance Hernandez is asking for the public’s help identifying a burglary suspect whose image was captured …

Parking tickets set to increase $10 BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Hopefully, one of your New Year’s resolutions will be to park legally …

Couple charged with illegal shrimp sale Facebook posts offering shrimp for sale led to charges against a Key West couple for selling shrimp without a …

Garden Club news UPDATE Sebastien Chabot, the Director of the movie “The Gardener”, is coming to Key West to introduce the film to all of …

Pick Up Your Cones! The City of Key West wants to remind residents aware that they cannot block off parts of the public right of …

FKAA’s Resolve to Conserve Campaign is Here!  Florida Keys – December 27, 2017 – Let’s kick off the New Year with a simple, cost efficient and …

New Year’s Eve Shuttle Why stress about parking and traffic to celebrate New Year’s Eve this year when you can ride the shuttle? Let Key …

Three charged with burglary thanks to alert neighbor Thanks to an alert neighbor who heard suspicious noises, deputies caught three men who’d broken into a …

DEADLINE IS THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 2017 TO REGISTER FOR FEMA’S GRANT-FUNDED RAPID REPAIR ‘STEP’ PROGRAM IN MONROE COUNTY MONROE COUNTY, FL – The deadline for homeowners in Monroe …

Missouri man dies snorkeling A Missouri man died while snorkeling Monday. 69 year old Owen Holmes of Ozark, Missouri was visiting the Keys with family. He …

Detective asks for help IDing suspects Sheriff’s Detective Lance Hernandez is asking for the public’s assistance identifying two burglary suspects. The burglary took place  at …

Volunteers Play Key Role in Recovery: Help with Unmet Needs ORLANDO, Fla. – In a disaster’s wake, federal, state and local emergency agencies immediately marshal resources …

Housing BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER There is no quick fix when it comes to building new affordable housing in Key West. But …

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE VIA BLACKBOARD LEARNING  KEY WEST, Fla. – Monroe County Schools launched a new website on Friday afternoon, ahead of …

Coping With Holiday Stress After Hurricane Irma ORLANDO, Fla. – If your home, business or personal property was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Irma, you or …