A YEAR LATER, TALKS CONTINUE OVER BASEBALL FIELD PROJECT AT ISLAMORADA’S FOUNDERS PARK
More than $5 million in upgrades to the Founders Park baseball field may be delayed, but Islamorada and Monroe County School District officials are...
MEET THE TIKTOKING FLORIDA KEYS COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN
The life of a Florida Keys commercial fisherman holds many daily tasks: Securing bait. Fueling up. Wincing at gas prices. Fixing traps. Checking market...
DESPITE SOME SETBACKS, 6 MILES OF NEW WATER LINE ARE INSTALLED IN THE UPPER...
A lengthy endeavor to replace outdated and worn water transmission main through a majority of Islamorada was completed last week. In March 2025, contractors for...
SECOND-TIME SAVE: CREWS RESCUE EMACIATED MANATEE CALF… AGAIN
On May 5, Dolphin Research Center (DRC) responded to an urgent call to assist in the rescue of a severely emaciated manatee calf at...
SCREAMIN’ REELS TOURNAMENT BRINGS ANGLERS TO THE UPPER KEYS LATER THIS WEEK
Casual anglers and fishing enthusiasts are invited to fish the LLGF Screamin’ Reels Tournament May 15-17 in Tavernier. Hosted by the nonprofit Ladies Let’s...
AGENCIES TEAM UP TO CLEAR ENCAMPMENT FROM UPPER KEYS PRESERVE
Investigators and deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office rolled up to Esther Street in Key Largo the morning of May 5. This wasn’t...
DERBY REMOVES RECORD NUMBER OF INVASIVE LIONFISH FROM FLORIDA KEYS WATERS
The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) closed its 17th annual Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Arts Festival with a record-breaking 2,480 invasive lionfish removed...
A KEY LARGO ROAD ELEVATION PROJECT FACES HURDLES
A Key Largo neighborhood plagued by tidal flooding could get some relief, if a road elevation and drainage project gets the easements needed from...
ISLAMORADA RESIDENT JOINS WILDLIFE ALERT ASSOCIATION BOARD
Islamorada resident Alexis Alba was recently appointed to the Florida Wildlife Alert Reward Association board. A businessman and hospitality executive, Alba was recommended to fill...
ISLAMORADA VILLAGE COUNCILWOMAN GILLIS FILES FOR REELECTION
On April 15, longtime resident, hotel owner and current councilwoman Deb Gillis filed her paperwork for reelection to Islamorada seat 3 in the November...
