ONE OF FLORIDA KEYS’ MOST FAMED ATTRACTIONS TURNS 50
Fifty years ago, as America celebrated its bicentennial, Robert Reckwerdt leased a Lower Matecumbe Key marina from Ruth and Buck Starck. The Starcks had...
PLAQUE HONORS THE LATE MERRICK DUNN’S LOVE FOR BASEBALL
As another Upper Keys Little League season began the evening of Feb. 28, a community gathered at the Harry Harris Park ballfields for a...
ISLAMORADA MAN ARRESTED FOR REPORTEDLY THROWING CINDER BLOCK PIECES AT WOMAN
An Islamorada man was arrested after sheriff’s deputies said he threatened to kill a woman.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was called to North Ocean...
‘COLD-STUNNED’ SEA TURTLE RELEASED TO SEA AT ISLAMORADA’S FOUNDERS PARK
A green sea turtle, rehabilitated at the Florida Keys’ Turtle Hospital after being rescued Feb. 3 suffering from cold stunning, was released Feb. 19...
INTRODUCING THE KEY PLAYERS BEHIND THE UPPER KEYS ROTARY CLUB’S GIGANTIC NAUTICAL MARKET
The 31st Gigantic Nautical Market, one of the biggest events in the Florida Keys, takes place Saturday, Feb. 21 from 8 a.m. to 5...
ISLAMORADA CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MULLS RECOMMENDATION TO STAGGER COUNCIL SEATS
A committee tasked with recommending changes to the Islamorada village charter backed the idea of asking voters about staggering the five council seats.
At a...
COUNTY TO CAPITOL: LOCAL LEADERS SPOTLIGHT ISLAND NEEDS FACE-TO-FACE IN FLORIDA KEYS DAY
As the rest of Florida battled a brutal cold snap, government leaders and nonprofit reps from the state’s warmest county brought the needs and...
GONE GOLFING IN ISLAMORADA: NEW INDOOR FACILITY FEATURES TRACKMAN IO SIMULATORS
The Islamorada Chamber of Commerce celebrates the grand opening of Ocean Drive Indoor Golf with a ribbon cutting at its new location, 82185 Overseas...
SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES FINAL DESIGN FOR FOUNDERS BASEBALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS
By Frank Derfler and Jim McCarthy
Monroe County school board members unanimously approved a final design for $5.6 million in improvements to the baseball field...
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL SELECTS CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS
A group of residents will be tasked with reviewing Islamorada’s village charter, following their appointments by the council at its Jan. 8 meeting.
Each of...
