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State of the cities

By Sara Matthis, Mandy Miles and Jim McCarthy The most important thing to know is this: municipalities in the Florida Keys can take MORE restrictive...

COVID-19 testing available in Key West and Key Largo

A large, handwritten sign at the entrance to Advanced Urgent Care on North Roosevelt Boulevard in Key West advertises “COVID-19 testing,” but an equally...

Keys farm busy selling eggs

In the span of an hour, Candice McCarthy sold dozens of eggs to patrons outside her Keys farm in Tavernier last Saturday. There’s a...

Council agrees to mobile food vendor program

Islamorada council members gave approval to language allowing mobile vending within the village during the March 5 meeting. Last December, the dais showed interest...

CANDIDATES STEP FORWARD

The 2020 election year is bound to be a busy one with races for federal, state and local offices. In Islamorada, five seats on...

Islamorada parks, beaches closed

All parks and beaches in the village of Islamorada are shutting down beginning Friday until further notice. People will still be able to use...

PARKS, BEACHES OPEN

One day after a state of local emergency was declared in Islamorada, council members met on March 17 to discuss a plan forward with...

Marathon, Islamorada declare state of emergency

By Jim McCarthy and Sara Matthis The city of Marathon and village of Islamorada declared a state of emergency on Monday evening, joining Monroe County...

Fighting fire with fire

Michael Gue likes setting ecosystems on fire — to help save them. The Port Largo resident, a prescribed fire specialist, has been working in...

Seven vie for open seats

The 2020 election year is bound to be a busy one with races for federal, state and local offices. In Islamorada, five seats on...