VILLAGE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROPOSAL GOES BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
A newly-seated Islamorada planning committee sent a proposed art in public places ordinance back to the drawing board at a Nov. 13 meeting at Founders Park Community...
COMMODORES COME TOGETHER TO CAP OFF UPPER KEYS SAILING CLUB’S 50TH YEAR
Perhaps former Upper Keys Sailing Club Commodore Pat McLaughlin said it best: “This place is family, it’s tradition, it’s important.”
On Nov. 18, the Upper Keys Sailing Club...
IN PICTURES: RECORD 500 RUNNERS & WALKERS TAKE PART IN ANNUAL KEY LARGO BRIDGE...
Some 500 runners and walkers between the ages of 4 and 76 successfully scaled Key Largo’s Jewfish Creek Bridge — the Florida Keys’ gateway — during the...
HIGH-SPEED CHASE ZOOMS PAST MARATHON RUNNERS IN ISLAMORADA
Runners in last Sunday’s annual Islamorada 10k and half marathon set out from La Siesta Resort & Villas on a scenic course, witnessing picturesque views of a...
PLANNING COMMISSION TURNS DOWN KEY LARGO 7-ELEVEN
Plans for a 7-Eleven gas station at the current Anthony’s clothing store in Key Largo were shut down by the Monroe County Planning Commission at an April...
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL REVERSES COURSE ON TERM-LIMIT PROPOSAL
Displays of division and dysfunction were witnessed on occasions inside Founders Park Community Center as the Islamorada council conducted its business in 2023. But there was a...
ANNUAL NATURE LECTURE SERIES RETURNS IN KEY LARGO
A popular nature lecture series returns to Key Largo on Feb. 7. Jack Stein, of the East Pacific Corridor Alliance Foundation, will kick off the 33rd season...
ISLAMORADA TOWBOATU.S. CAPTAIN HONORED FOR SAVING ANGLER’S LIFE
What started out as an all-too familiar day on the ocean for snowbirds Tony and Shawna Polkoski ended with a freak accident that quickly spiraled into a...
KEY LARGO COMMUNITY GETS SOLUTION TO FLOODED STREETS PROBLEM
Monroe County commissioners heeded the wishes of Stillwright Point residents who wanted their roads raised to address a decade-long flooding problem from king tides and storms. A...
ANOTHER WATER PIPE REPLACEMENT PROJECT SET FOR 2024 IN ISLAMORADA
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) is continuing its replacement of old water pipe throughout the Upper Keys. Another project is slated for 2024 on Windley Key.
On Dec....