RON SAUNDERS SELECTED AS ISLAMORADA’S NEXT VILLAGE MANAGER
Florida Keys native and former state House representative Ron Saunders will take the reins as Islamorada’s next village manager, following a unanimous vote by...
FENCE INSTALLED ON ROOFTOP OF HOME FOR SAFE LEAST TERN NESTING
Least tern chicks sitting atop a Key Largo residence are safe as they begin their development, thanks to the homeowner and several wildlife officials...
ISLAMORADA MERCANTILE HAS NEW OWNERS AND MORE PRODUCTS
There’s something to be said for balance and having fun, which makes a friendship — and now a business — work.
The new owners of...
KEY LARGO BUSINESS OWNER INDICTED ON CAPITAL SEXUAL BATTERY & MOLESTATION CHARGES
The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced on April 15 that a grand jury returned a five-count indictment against Key Largo resident Jeffrey...
ISLAMORADA PROPERTY ONCE IN LITIGATION BECOMES NATURAL PRESERVE FOLLOWING VILLAGE PURCHASE
Islamorada council members and staff gathered off Porto Salvo Drive inside the Venetian Shores community on April 9 to dedicate an 85-acre property as...
CASTAWAY NO MORE: SKIFF THAT WENT MISSING OFF BAHIA HONDA RECOVERED IN 24 HOURS
At midnight on April 12, 15-year-old Alex Keys exited his family’s boat to find out that his day had gone from bad to worse.
Just...
VARIANCE APPROVED FOR PUBLIX, WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN TAVERNIER
Developers of the proposed Publix and workforce housing in Tavernier await two more key county approvals before any shovels hit dirt.
Concerns from neighbors adjacent...
WEISBERGER’S MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLE AND FAMILY SUPPORT INFLUENCES JUDGE’S SENTENCE
A second chance at life was given to Daniel Weisberger, the 22-year-old who was recently convicted of killing his younger brother Pascal.
Roughly an hour...
BUH-BYE, LIONFISH: ANNUAL DERBY CONCLUDES WITH FAMILY-FRIENDLY FESTIVITIES IN KEY LARGO
A derby dedicated to reducing the invasive lionfish in the waters off the Florida Keys will culminate with a free, family-friendly conservation science and...
VESSEL GROUNDINGS DISLODGE ROUGHLY 175 CORALS IN THE UPPER KEYS
NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary recently rescued nearly 200 coral fragments dislodged by a pair of vessel groundings at Cheeca Rocks and Cannons...