LEGENDARY OPEN-WATER SWIMMER & ISLAMORADA COACH RECEIVE THE PEACE AWARD
Head of the local Fighting Manatees swim club, Rob Dixon, remembers the moment coach Jennifer Dutton entered the swimmers’ lives several years ago. The search for a...
ANNUAL SWIM IN ISLAMORADA SUPPORTS EARLY CANCER RESEARCH
For Islamorada resident Glenn Latham, a love for swimming and a mission to join in the battle against cancer were married two years ago with the inaugural...
ISLAMORADA’S ISLAND FEST BRINGS BOAT RACES, MERMAIDS, VINTAGE CAR SHOW & MORE THIS WEEKEND
The Islamorada Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the 32nd annual Island Fest, which features a juried art show, live music, food, classic cars and more....
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL TERMS COULD CHANGE IF VOTERS APPROVE THIS NOVEMBER
Islamorada council members approved a pair of items which will send questions to the November ballot regarding the number of years a person can serve and staggering...
ISLAMORADA’S ROADSIDE MERMAID LORELEI GETS A MAKEOVER BY LOCAL ARTIST
The Lorelei Restaurant and Cabana Bar opened in 1952. The Lorelei features a large blonde mermaid done in a roadside attraction sort of way.
The Lorelei mermaid, like...
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL APPROVES NEW MANAGER’S CONTRACT
Islamorada council members wasted no time in approving a contract for Robert Cole, the new village manager who was selected last month following a months-long search. Following...
MIDDLE KEYS SAILORS RETURN FROM STRONG SHOWING AT BUCCANEER BLAST REGATTA
On the morning of Feb. 3 at Islamorada’s Founders Park, a group of young Middle Keys sailors making their first foray into international competition were buzzing with...
ISLAMORADA COMMUNITY DISCUSSES NEED FOR UPGRADES AT FOUNDERS PARK BASEBALL FIELD
Monroe County school officials want to put $5 million in upgrades to the Founders Park baseball field with new artificial turf, a multi-use building and new perimeter...
TAVERNIER ARTIST’S PAINTINGS PAY HOMAGE TO THE ROMANTIC FLORIDA KEYS OF YESTERYEAR
Tavernier artist Annmarie Anderson’s paintings are so unabashedly romantic, you almost want to give them a little privacy.
In one, a hidden path lined with lilies leads to...
CORAL SHORES STUDENT VISITS TALLAHASSEE
Charlotte MacEachern, freshman at Coral Shores High School, served as a messenger for state Rep. Jim Mooney during the Florida House session from Feb. 19-23. In addition...
