ISLAMORADA’S ROADSIDE MERMAID LORELEI GETS A MAKEOVER BY LOCAL ARTIST
The Lorelei Restaurant and Cabana Bar opened in 1952. The Lorelei features a large blonde mermaid done in a roadside attraction sort of way.
The Lorelei mermaid, like...
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL APPROVES NEW MANAGER’S CONTRACT
Islamorada council members wasted no time in approving a contract for Robert Cole, the new village manager who was selected last month following a months-long search. Following...
MIDDLE KEYS SAILORS RETURN FROM STRONG SHOWING AT BUCCANEER BLAST REGATTA
On the morning of Feb. 3 at Islamorada’s Founders Park, a group of young Middle Keys sailors making their first foray into international competition were buzzing with...
ISLAMORADA COMMUNITY DISCUSSES NEED FOR UPGRADES AT FOUNDERS PARK BASEBALL FIELD
Monroe County school officials want to put $5 million in upgrades to the Founders Park baseball field with new artificial turf, a multi-use building and new perimeter...
TAVERNIER ARTIST’S PAINTINGS PAY HOMAGE TO THE ROMANTIC FLORIDA KEYS OF YESTERYEAR
Tavernier artist Annmarie Anderson’s paintings are so unabashedly romantic, you almost want to give them a little privacy.
In one, a hidden path lined with lilies leads to...
CORAL SHORES STUDENT VISITS TALLAHASSEE
Charlotte MacEachern, freshman at Coral Shores High School, served as a messenger for state Rep. Jim Mooney during the Florida House session from Feb. 19-23. In addition...
STAYING IN THE FAMILY: NIECE ACQUIRES MANGROVE MIKE’S IN ISLAMORADA
“Asher (Burris) and I had our first date here and were married here. My parents have had a house in Lower Mate (Matecumbe) since the ’70s,” said...
ISLAMORADA’S NEW MANAGER EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE COUNCIL & COMMUNITY
A month before being selected Islamorada’s next village manager, Robert Cole and his wife, Olga, ventured to the Florida Keys. More than anything, the two wanted to...
MASSIVE YACHT BREAKS LOOSE & GROUNDS IN ISLAMORADA
Islamorada property owner Bob Di Loreto couldn’t believe his eyes when he peered out at the Florida Bay around 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 18. Sitting near his...
IN PICTURES: THOUSANDS ATTEND ANNUAL GIGANTIC NAUTICAL MARKET IN ISLAMORADA
Visitors and local residents wandered through the 300-plus vendor tents at Founders Park, all while enjoying a cold beverage or bloody mary and some food truck fare...