ISLAMORADA COUNCIL APPROVES FRAMEWORK FOR FOUNDERS PARK FIELD UPGRADES, USE BY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Islamorada Village Council members unanimously approved a proposed agreement for improvements at the Founders Park baseball field, which the Monroe County School District is...
CLEANER AND CLEARER CANALS: ISLAMORADA UNDERTAKES $8.9 MILLION RESTORATION PROJECT ON LOWER MATECUMBE
Plagued by poor water quality, a pair of dead-end canals on Islamorada’s Lower Matecumbe Key will soon be cleaner — and clearer — thanks...
SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER CAPTURED AFTER FLEEING INTO OCEAN IN ISLAMORADA
Monroe County Sheriff's deputies say a suspected man driving drunk and recklessly on U.S. 1 was captured after fleeing from the vehicle and jumping...
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL FORMS CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE, OPPOSES OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IN FIRST MEETING OF...
Islamorada Village Council approved the formation of a charter review committee while supporting a resolution to oppose any new oil drilling off the Florida...
BOSTON MAN FLIPS ‘THE BIRD’ WHILE LEADING POLICE ON CHASE IN U-HAUL THROUGH THE...
A Boston man sent law enforcement on a chase through the Upper Keys during the early morning hours of Jan. 6.
According to the Monroe...
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTS BOOST UPPER KEYS FOOD PANTRIES
The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys’ Upper Keys Advisory Council recently awarded three grants for $5,000 each to strengthen local food pantries, which...
RECEPTION CELEBRATES FIRST VILLAGE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
A modest audience of artists and community members came together on a recent Friday to celebrate the opening of the first Art in Public...
RECAPPING A BUSY 2025 FOR ISLAMORADA VILLAGE GOVERNMENT
Islamorada kicked off 2025 with some shakeups in government, specifically with the village manager’s resignation and a councilman’s abrupt exit. Selection of a new...
FORMER ISLAMORADA VILLAGE MAYOR BOB JOHNSON PASSES AWAY
U.S. Air Force veteran and former Islamorada Mayor Robert “Bob” Johnson passed away at the age of 82 on Dec. 15.
Born in Detroit, Michigan...
SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS MAKE THEIR ROUNDS IN ISLAMORADA
Santa and Mrs. Claus made their rounds in Islamorada on the evening of Dec. 14. Guided by lighted and decorated Islamorada Fire Rescue trucks,...
