Barbara and Krystal discuss benefits of small town living and compare Key West to retirement communities in Florida and elsewhere. Tropical weather counts when you walk or bike daily around a 2-by-4 mile island.

Florida Keys emergency management director, Martin Senterfitt, talks homeowner preparedness for everything from oil spills to fires to screw worms. Yikes!!! It is a community effort.

Steve Russ, a Key West board member on Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe County, updates listeners on flood and wind insurance issues in Key West and the Florida Keys.

Barb and Jim talk architectural styles in Key West. Shot gun houses have the worst Feng Shui. 

Whether you are a regular listener or new to our show be sure to stay tuned every week to the Keys Real Estate Show. You need it! 

In this episode, we talk with Enid Torregrosa Key West's Historic Preservation Planner 10 years in the making! Our city is happy to have someone with her professionalism and expertise. Originally from Puerto Rico with Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, she relocated to Key West after getting married.

She designed to move to Indiana from San Juan, PR to pursue her Master's in Historic Preservation at Ball State University. Her biggest interest was learning how to place new buildings next to historic ones. Her proudest achievement is working to restore one of the oldest houses in Puerto Rico that dates back to the 1600's which is now a community center. 

The Historic Preservation Board is a big element in Key West because it holds 3,000 buildings in the historic district. Many don't know that the Old Island Restoration Commission established in 1968 was the original name for the Historic Architectural Review Commission(HARC). 

Since historic buildings in Key West have such unique architecture, Enid's work over the past 10 years has been instrumental in bringing transparency to city's presentation process for reviewing historic reservation plans.  

Join us for new episodes every week! We broadcast Monday's at Island 106.9 from 4-5PM Eastern Time. Podcast episodes are published by Friday. 

Whether you are a regular listener or new to our show be sure to stay tuned every week to the Keys Real Estate Show. You need it!

What time is sunset tonight? Chip gets it right on the nose!

In this episode, we talk with Kennard "Chip" Kasper from the National Weather Service. He is the NOAA representative here in Key West, Florida. At the local level, NOAA is focusing on impacts and the relevance to the Keys community. NOAA's mission is to protect life and property. 

The Florida Keys weather center has 21 members when fully staffed and works around the clock. And, yes...they still launch balloons! The team does not evacuate during Hurricanes.

After experiencing Hurricane Irma in September 2017 many Florida Keys businesses and residents are on alert during this season. Listen in as we discuss important hurricane safety tips and mitigate property loss. 

Join us for new episodes every week! We broadcast Monday's at Island 106.9 from 4-5PM Eastern Time. Podcast episodes are published by Friday.