New Upper Keys Center brings educational opportunities for students and community
Roughly 100 community leaders stood on the second floor of the College of the Florida Keys new center in Key Largo on Thursday afternoon. With a glass...
Keys officials, business owners dealing with rising COVID cases
Increasing COVID-19 cases in the Keys have some stores and municipalities bringing back mask requirements. Some are issuing messages strongly encouraging their use, while others continue to...
$5.4 M NEEDED FOR FLOODED KEY LARGO NEIGHBORHOOD – HOUSE & SENATE TO VOTE
In September 2020, Carlos Gimenez was running for Congress when he visited the flooded Twin Lakes neighborhood in Key Largo with his wife, Lourdes, at the invitation...
ANTICIPATED ROWELL’S WATERFRONT PARK BREAKS GROUND NEXT MONTH FOR $1.4M PROJECT IN KEY LARGO
Yes, you’re reading this right, and no, you don’t have to rub your eyes: construction at Rowell’s Waterfront Park is beginning in the next month, according to...
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL MEETING GETS HEATED OVER PROPOSAL TO LIMIT OUTSIDE COMMUNICATION
With the oath of office administered by Village Clerk Kelly Toth, new Islamorada Village Manager Greg Oravec proceeded to his seat next to the council — ready...
GREG ORAVEC TAKES OFFICE: A NEW MANAGER AND A NEW BEGINNING
June 28 marked the final meeting and June 30 the final day for Port St. Lucie Mayor Greg Oravec. He packed his belongings and fit in final...
900% PARKING FINE INCREASE: ENOUGH TO DETER ILLEGAL PARKING IN FRONT OF UPPER KEYS...
It’s no secret: Locals know that parking is at a premium on Monroe County roads to tourist-crammed public-access parks and beaches, especially in Key Largo. Often, a...
JULY FOURTH FESTIVITIES RETURN TO UPPER KEYS
Fourth of July celebrations are coming back to the Upper Keys following a year that saw little to no festivities due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In Key Largo,...
Islamorada selects Port St. Lucie mayor as next village manager
Deliberation didn’t take long as the Islamorada Village Council selected Port St. Lucie Mayor Gregory J. Oravec as its next village manager during a June 2 meeting.
Inside...
SWIM ZONE AT POPULAR BEACH EXPECTED BEFORE HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Boats heading to the popular bayside beach in Islamorada will soon need to anchor farther from the shore. Those that don’t could face fines.
Twenty white buoys will...
