NEW VR EXPERIENCE AT I.CARE LETS ANYONE EXPLORE CORAL REEFS
Just a few miles offshore, the coral reefs of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary support one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in...
FOUNDERS BASEBALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS STALL AMID DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VILLAGE, SCHOOL DISTRICT
An agreement is stalling between the Village of Islamorada and Monroe County School District to implement more than $5 million in improvements to the...
FORMER ISLAMORADA PARAMEDIC ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING FENTANYL, FALSIFYING RECORDS
A 45-year-old Key Largo man formerly employed with the Islamorada Fire Rescue Department as a firefighter/paramedic was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly took...
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...
