ISLAMORADA LIBRARY TO UNDERGO MAKEOVER BEGINNING MID-SEPTEMBER
The Monroe County Public Library’s Islamorada branch will close for about five weeks, starting Sept. 15, to receive extensive interior repairs and a refresh,...
ISLAMORADA TASK FORCE WEIGHS IN ON FOUNDERS BALLFIELD PROJECT
New site plan renderings show what $6.1 million in upgrades could do for the Founders Park ballfield, home to the Coral Shores High School...
SOME 55 POUNDS OF COCAINE FOUND NEAR ISLAMORADA MARINA
Several bricks of suspected cocaine were discovered not far from a popular joint in Islamorada on Aug. 16.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office,...
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL MULLS SPENDING CUTS AHEAD OF FIRST PUBLIC HEARING
A citizens budget task force scrutinized the Village of Islamorada’s overtime spending and benefits package for employees, which included the taxpayer footing 97% of...
SPECIAL TOURS THROUGH HISTORY OF DIVING MUSEUM HIGHLIGHT HISTORIC DEEP SEA EXPLORATION
On Aug. 15, 1934, William Beebe and Otis Barton shattered records when they descended to 3,028 feet in their unpowered submersible, the Bathysphere. The...
STATE REP. MOONEY, AIDE LEE YOUNG ARE HONORARY CONCHS
A pair of longtime Florida Keys residents who now spend their time advocating for the island chain in Tallahassee were recently recognized as Honorary...
ALLIGATOR LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER WHO RODE OUT HURRICANE DONNA GETS SPECIAL BURIAL AT SEA
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel departed from Station Islamorada on the afternoon of June 20. There were no emergencies or rescues; rather, a special...
FAMILIES GET THE KEYS TO THEIR NEW HOMES AT HABITAT’S GARDENIA DEVELOPMENT IN ISLAMORADA
Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys unveiled the completed Gardenia development project in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the morning of July 23, closing...
DAVIE MEN ARRESTED FOR POSSESSING MORE THAN 50 LOBSTERS OUT OF SEASON IN ISLAMORADA
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission announced the arrests of three Broward County men who reportedly harvested a large number of lobsters outside the...
CUBAN CURRENCY, LOADED GUN AMONG ITEMS FOUND IN A WASHED UP BAG AT A...
From trash to cocaine bricks, the shores of the Florida Keys can bring some interesting discoveries for residents and visitors.
On Aug. 4, one person...
