ISLAMORADA DISTILLERY DEVELOPMENT UP FOR DISCUSSION NEXT MONTH
A new Islamorada council seated Dec. 6 will consider whether development of a distillery moves forward at the former BB&T Bank building on Plantation Key.
Specifically, council members...
TWO COUNCILMEN BID FAREWELL IN FINAL ISLAMORADA COUNCIL MEETING
An Islamorada council that shut down construction of a pedestrian bridge over U.S. 1 and grappled with hirings and resignations of top staff convened for a final...
MACHINE RECOUNT SET FOR CLOSE ISLAMORADA SEAT RACE
Four votes separated current vice mayor Henry Rosenthal from former councilwoman Deb Gillis following a machine recount on Nov. 11 at the county supervisor of elections office...
VILLAGE MANAGER SEARCH CARRIES ON IN ISLAMORADA
Some 45 applicants seeking to become the next Islamorada village manager dwindled to 16 after council members presented their list of preferred names ahead of an Oct....
FBI AGENTS MADE A SURPRISE VISIT TO ISLAMORADA IN JANUARY; WHAT FOR?
Sharon Mahoney was tending to business inside her Islamorada flower shop on a weekend in late January. Around three o’clock, her front door bell rang as a...
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...
ISLAMORADA PICKS ROB COLE AS NEXT MANAGER
Islamorada village council members rebounded from their inability to select a permanent village manager at a meeting last month. The council successfully revived a failed motion and...
COUNCIL STARTS NEW YEAR WITH CHANGE TO VESSEL EXCLUSION ZONE OFF LOWER MATECUMBE KEY
Islamorada council members welcomed a new interim village manager, considered several ordinances and delved into various discussions during the first meeting of 2024.
Inside the Founders Park Community...
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL REVERSES COURSE ON TERM-LIMIT PROPOSAL
Displays of division and dysfunction were witnessed on occasions inside Founders Park Community Center as the Islamorada council conducted its business in 2023. But there was a...
ORNAMENT COMPETITION ADDS COLOR TO ISLAMORADA’S HOLIDAY FEST
More than 50 artists will take part in the ornament competition and online auction at the 19th annual Islamorada Holiday Fest on Friday, Dec. 1. The event,...
