Top 10 things NOT to do at the polls - A group of people posing for a picture - Matecumbe

Matecumbe Historical Trust inherits landmark

On Aug. 22, at 1:30 p.m., the Islamorada Chamber of Commerce transferred the Keys of ownership to the red Caboose to the Matecumbe Historical...
FKCC buys plot for Upper Keys campus - A road with palm trees and a building - College of the Florida Keys

FKCC buys plot for Upper Keys campus

On the morning of Aug. 21, the Florida Keys Community College solidified its pledge to bring a campus to the Upper Keys by purchasing...
Village of Islamorada: Re-Think the Proposed Ban on Plastic Straws - Plastic bag

Islamorada council tables ban

After voting on July 19 to ban plastic straws and stirrers in Islamorada via an ordinance, the Village Council decided Aug. 9 to take...
Coming soon: more affordable housing! - Staffan Widstrand et al. holding a sign posing for the camera - CBT Construction

Coming soon: more affordable housing!

A partnership between the Village of Islamorada, Monroe County and Habitat for Humanity hit pay dirt last week when ground was broken on a...
Meads to seek re-election – Purdo wants return to office - A close up of a clock - Islamorada

Davis, Carlson and Bacheler file for Village Council seats

With Chris Sante opting not to pursue another term on the Village of Islamorada dais, two residents from different walks of life will be...
Meads to seek re-election – Purdo wants return to office - A close up of a clock - Islamorada

Meads to seek re-election – Purdo wants return to office

Islamorada Village Councilmember Cheryl Meads is seeking re-election and will be challenged by former councilmember David Purdo for Seat 2 on the dais.  “I really...
Meads to seek re-election - A close up of a woman - Tavernier

Meads to seek re-election

Islamorada Village council member Cheryl Meads is seeking re-election and will be challenged by former council member David Purdo for Seat 2 on the...
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Getting up to speed

In its largest project to date, Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys is expecting to break ground on a 16-unit affordable housing project...
A BELL FROM HOLLAND - A man wearing sunglasses posing for the camera - Glasses

A BELL FROM HOLLAND

When the charter boats come home at the end of the day, it’s tradition to ring the big brass bell. “I think it’s partly for...
LOCAL CHATTER - A sign above a store - Bridge

LOCAL CHATTER

In November of 2019 the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will begin construction on a permanent elevated pedestrian bridge at the entrance of Founders...