THOMAS ‘TED’ YATES NAMED ISLAMORADA’S NEXT MANAGER
Twinsburg, Ohio Mayor Thomas “Ted” Yates was selected as Islamorada’s next manager during a special call meeting inside Founders Park Community Center on Friday.
Four council members had...
COVID CASES RISING BUT HOSPITALIZATIONS LOW IN THE KEYS
COVID-19 cases are ticking upward in Monroe County, but they aren’t leading to serious illness and the need for hospitalization among the infected.
The Florida Health Department report...
6 MIGRANT GROUPS INTERCEPTED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A small wooden boat containing a large sail washed ashore in Islamorada on May 2. Onboard the homemade vessel was a group of Cuban migrants who sailed...
SLOPPY JOE’S: HEMINGWAY HAUNT CELEBRATES 85 YEARS AS CORNERSTONE BAR
The legend of Sloppy Joe’s Bar, Key West’s iconic corner bar, started in 1933, but the place everyone knows today, in the building that stands sentinel at...
CORAL SHORES WEIGHTLIFTER XAVYER ARRINGTON WINS FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
There’s a state champion roaming the halls of Coral Shores High School.
His name? Xavyer Arrington. He’s a 5-foot 10-inch junior and a member of the varsity boy’s...
SHOOTING THREAT BY KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT INVESTIGATED
A worrisome message from school district officials alerted parents on April 22 that a “hold in place” order had been enacted at all Lower Keys schools while...
VEHICLE FIRE ON 18-MILE STRETCH BURNS MORE THAN 1,000 ACRES
A brush fire sparked by a vehicle that went up in a blaze on the 18-Mile Stretch on April 26 was about 50% contained as of Thursday,...
HIALEAH MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED BOATING HIT-AND-RUN
A Hialeah man was arrested by Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation for his involvement in a reported hit-and-run boating accident at Robbie’s Marina in Islamorada on April...
HISTORIC FISHING BRIDGES FALLING DOWN
For 112 years, time, tide and travel have taken their toll on the 23 historic bridges that make up the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail. Once crucial...
KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY’S UPDATED RESTORATION BLUEPRINT COULD RELEASE IN JUNE
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary resources are under threat and facing continued deterioration. With threats of hurricanes and a stony coral tissue loss disease also came a...
