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ISLAMORADA COUNCIL WANTS TO PAUSE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS

Islamorada council members continue to seek a pause on any new applications coming into the village’s planning department for a building permit. Coming off approval...
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WATER MAIN PROJECT PROGRESSES IN ISLAMORADA: WORK STOPPED FOR LOBSTER MINI-SEASON

Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority announced that crews installed 2,790 feet of pipe in the ground, crews have already installed more than 36% of the...
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MICROBURST, NOT TORNADO, RIPS THROUGH ISLAMORADA COMMUNITY

One would have concluded a tornado touched down around MM 89 by the sound of the wind and view of the destruction left in...
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DOLLARS AND CENTS: ISLAMORADA OFFICIALS SET MILLAGE RATE CEILING AS BUDGET TALKS BEGIN NEXT...

Rising property values in Islamorada and increased insurance costs await village council members as they prepare to discuss a 2024-25 spending plan and millage...
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KEY LARGO’S RR ISLAND BOUTIQUE HELPS WOMEN LOOK THEIR BEST

A lack of ladies' fashion retail in the Keys, especially Marathon and Key Largo, prompted local owners Candace and David Robison to open RR...
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‘TITANIC’ PRODUCER & FORMER ISLAMORADA RESIDENT JON LANDAU PASSES AWAY AT 63

Former Islamorada resident and Oscar-winning producer Jon Landau passed away at the age of 63 on Friday, July 5.  Alan Bergman, co-chairman for Disney Entertainment,...
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TWO UPPER KEYS RESIDENTS CONTRACT DENGUE FEVER

Two Upper Keys residents are recovering after contracting dengue fever from an Aedes aegypti mosquito bite.  The cases, as announced by the Florida Department of...
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ISLAMORADA APPROVES REUSE OF FORMER STORE INTO THE KEYS’ ONLY ICU FOR INJURED DOLPHINS...

A new intensive care unit in Islamorada will give injured dolphins and whales in the Florida Keys a fighting chance of survival without needing...
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ENVIRONMENT & PROPERTY INSURANCE AMONG ISLAMORADA’S PRIORITIES FOR STATE LAWMAKERS IN 2025

The Islamorada Village Council hosted a workshop to go over legislative priorities for an upcoming 2025 state session in Tallahassee. Held June 11, the...
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ISLAMORADA COUNCIL AGREES TO EXPAND FREEBEE RIDE SERVICE EFFECTIVE JULY 1

A rideshare operation will continue — and expand — in Islamorada, following the council’s unanimous support of a new agreement with Freebee. Approval by the...