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Guest AuthorJanuary 21, 2016

“Me. Me. Pick me.” “No, pick me. Please.” “Me. Not him. I’m the real one.” Oh, dear Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey. We’ve got a splendid island kerfuffle over who gets to be the official “Key West Ambassador to Cuba.” The schoolboy romp is playing itself out on Facebook, across the front pages of […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 18, 2016

Let’s face it. Most people ought not be wearing tattoos. No one over 40 ought sport one at all because by 45, the eagle spreads to a vulture and the cute kitties to a saggy, baggy elephant. Back when I was young, stupid and thought I could make fun of being old, I shared a […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 17, 2016

Let’s face it. Most people ought not be wearing tattoos. No one over 40 ought sport one at all because by 45, the eagle spreads to a vulture and the cute kitties to a saggy, baggy elephant. Back when I was young, stupid and thought I could make fun of being old, I shared a […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 14, 2016

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The refrigerator magnet reads, “When you live on an island, expect company.” It’s late Friday afternoon and I’m trying to cross Truman aka U.S. Route 1 at Mile Marker 1. Traffic to the left of me. Traffic to the right. No end on either side. Cars are backed up to Duval at one end and […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 13, 2016

The refrigerator magnet reads, “When you live on an island, expect company.” It’s late Friday afternoon and I’m trying to cross Truman aka U.S. Route 1 at Mile Marker 1. Traffic to the left of me. Traffic to the right. No end on either side. Cars are backed up to Duval at one end and […]

Phil AmmannDecember 1, 2015

A Florida Senate committee approved Tuesday a $25 million per year investment, lasting 10 years, for water quality, restoration and protection of the habitat surrounding the Florida Keys. The Senate Committee on Community Affairs passed Senate Bill 770, known as the Florida Keys Stewardship Act, which seeks to protect the water supply in and around […]

Guest AuthorNovember 24, 2015

In the place where folks sport T-shirts proclaiming, “Key West. Where the weird go pro,” the only actual weird about Thanksgiving is that there’s no weird. Here we are, half way between the truly over-the-top weird of Fantasy Fest-Halloween and the run-up to not one, but three jaw-droppingly weird New Year’s Eve celebrations, and there’s […]

Associated PressNovember 19, 2015

County commissioners in the Florida Keys will be asking state transportation officials to help study whether a light rail or monorail system would be feasible for the island chain. The Monroe County Commission agreed Tuesday to work with the Florida Department of Transportation on the study. The Key West Citizen reports that some commissioners and residents […]

Associated PressNovember 11, 2015

Key West hotels are reporting that fewer people came to town for Fantasy Fest, but higher room rates compensated for the dip in occupancy. The Key West Citizen reports that the average nightly cost of a hotel room for the main weekend of the 10-day Fantasy Fest jumped from about $238 last year to $413 […]

Ryan RayJuly 8, 2015

In its vigorous crusade to legalize “ridesharing,” Uber has made some enemies among decision makers. Two days after the firm announced a pointed withdrawal from all operations in Broward County, officials in Key West are now saying they may arrest drivers who run afoul of local ordinances banning electronic ride-hailing. Meanwhile in Paris, French officials recently detained top Uber executives for […]

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Linda Grist Cunningham: Key West politicos battle over “Ambassador to Cuba”

Linda Cunningham: Really? You quoted Jimmy Buffett on tattoos?

Linda Cunningham: Really? You quoted Jimmy Buffett on tattoos?

Linda Cunningham: Give Key West tourists margaritas, but not cars

Linda Cunningham: Give Key West tourists margaritas, but not cars

Senate panel OKs Florida Keys Stewardship Act, funding water quality, protection

Linda Cunningham: There’s nothing weird about a Key West Thanksgiving

Florida Keys will ask state for help studying rail system

Fewer Keys guests, higher hotel rates during Fantasy Fest

Should Uber, like Airbnb, employ lighter touch with regulators?