Fantasy Fest Kicks Off In Key West
Despite Hurricane Irma, 'the show must go on', or in this case the fest - as in Fantasy Fest.
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Despite Hurricane Irma, 'the show must go on', or in this case the fest - as in Fantasy Fest.
So is it a Key West thing or is it a chicken thing? The short answer is yes.
An iconic sign will soon return to its rightful home in Key West.
Perhaps this is a 'sign' that things aren't quite back to normal in Key West following Hurricane Irma.
The streets of Key West's famous Duval Street are not as packed as they would normally be on a Sunday but considering it's the off-season, the city's mayor is happy with the amount of traffic he sees as the city officially opens back up to tourists three weeks after Hurricane Irma Hit.
The Florida Keys officially reopened to visitors Sunday, three weeks after Hurricane Irma impacted the island chain Sept. 10.
The Florida Keys tourism council is set to launch a $1 million advertising campaign Sunday to promote the return of visitors to the Florida Keys & Key West following Hurricane Irma.
The recovery process will be long but there are some signs of normalcy showing up in the Florida Keys.
Governor Rick Scott has said that he'd like to see storm battered Key West "open for business" within two weeks, but tourism officials marketing the southern end of U.S. 1 indicate it could take longer.
Monroe County leaders are hoping tourists give them a week or so before going down to start pumping life back into the Keys economy.
Key West International Airport will resume commercial service Wednesday morning, Sept. 20.
The Florida Keys remains under boil water notice more than a week after Hurricane Irma hit the area.
There's power to about half the area as residents of the Lower Keys returned home Sunday for the first time since Irma hit a week prior.
Monroe County officials say all residents and business owners of the lower keys will be allowed to return Sunday morning.
The clean up is underway in Key West as residents are just hours away from returning home, but life here will be very different for a while.
Governor Rick Scott and other state officials traveled to the Florida Keys Friday.
Key West's famed Duval Street is lined with debris as residents who stayed behind begin what will most likely be a long clean up and recovery process.
Residents of the Lower Keys and Key West are stunned by the damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Irma.
As search and rescue teams go door to door in the hardest hit areas of the lower Keys, including Big Pine Key and Cudjoe Key, so far they've found 8 people who died trying to ride out Hurricane Irma.
Hurricane Irma has regained strength as it closed in on the Florida Keys early Sunday, expected to hit between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m.
Law enforcement is investigating a single car crash in Marathon that resulted in a death.
Some Keys residents made a sobering realization of the serious danger they were in as Hurricane Irma set its sights on their beloved home.
Early Saturday morning, the mostly popular Duval Street in Key West was desolate as Hurricane Irma moved closer to South Florida.
They packed up the car, the dog and their family and headed north.
Evacuation buses will begin rolling at noon in Key West to bring residents to a shelter at Florida International University.
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