JOHN’S GENERAL STORE AIMS TO IMPROVE KEY LARGO COMMUNITY
Motorists driving south along the Overseas Highway would be hard-pressed to miss the vintage-looking billboard perched high above Adam's Cut in Key Largo. The large sign advertising...
TAX COLLECTOR HOLDS SPECIAL SATURDAY HOURS FOR TEENS SEEKING TO GET A DRIVER’S LICENSE
Three offices will hold special Saturday hours to assist Monroe County teens with obtaining their driver’s licenses.
Monroe County Tax Collector Sam Steele announced his office will host...
DIVING MUSEUM’S JULIA SOKOLOW TALKS 20TH CENTURY DIVING AT UPCOMING LECTURE IN ISLAMORADA
Join the History of Diving Museum at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18 for the “Immerse Yourself!” Salvage Diving in the 20th Century, with Julia Sokolow, community...
1,527 INVASIVE LIONFISH COLLECTED DURING REEF DERBY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Fourteen teams of scuba divers took to the water and collected 1,527 invasive lionfish during the 2024 Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Festival, hosted by Reef Environmental...
PAST TWO BEST OF UPPER KEYS YIELDED WINNERS, BIG DONATIONS & A NIGHT TO...
If the past two years are any indication, the third Best of Upper Keys will see numerous nominations, thousands of votes and an unforgettable awards ceremony with...
TAVERNIER MAN WITH SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ARRESTED ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGE
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office’s Major Crimes detectives arrested a 65-year-old Tavernier man on Sept. 6 on a felony child sexual abuse charge.
Richard Hayward Eddins was charged...
ISLAMORADA TENTATIVE BUDGET INCLUDES LAND ACQUISITION FUNDS & PAY BUMPS FOR EMPLOYEES
Islamorada council members voted 3-2 on a tentative tax rate and spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year during a Sept. 5 budget hearing. There were differences...
THE FLORIDA KEYS HONOR THE FALLEN ON 9/11
It was a Tuesday morning that every American over the age of 35 remembers vividly — where they were, what they were doing and who told them...
HELICOPTER PILOT INTERCEPTS BOAT SPEEDING TOWARD ALLIGATOR LIGHTHOUSE SWIMMERS
Quick thinking by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) helicopter pilot is credited with preventing tragedy in Islamorada.
On Sept. 7, officials with the U.S. Coast...
ISLAMORADA LIBRARY HOSTS ‘IMAGINARIUM’ EXHIBIT BY ARTIST MARCIA BRITO
The Islamorada library will hold an opening reception for a new conceptual art solo exhibit titled “Imaginarium” by local artist Marcia Brito, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, from...
