COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION BACKS NEW MULTIFAMILY TOWNHOME COMPLEX IN KEY LARGO
At a Jan. 29 meeting in Marathon, the Monroe County Planning Commission advanced the development of 79 affordable workforce housing units and two market-rate...
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE RENT CHANGE AT VACANT SOUTHCLIFF ESTATES IN KEY LARGO
Newly-constructed apartment units in Key Largo — bought by Monroe County last year for $7.5 million — still remained vacant as commissioners convened for their...
COCAINE BRICK FOUND DURING COASTAL CLEANUP IN THE UPPER KEYS
Plastic bottles, bags and other debris weren't the only items picked up during a recent coastal cleanup at a popular Upper Keys park.
According to...
MOM & BABY MANATEE GO HOME FOLLOWING RELEASE AT PENNEKAMP STATE PARK
On Jan. 28, Dolphin Research Center’s manatee rescue team, in partnership with SeaWorld Orlando and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, successfully released...
AMID COLD TEMPERATURES, WARMING CENTER OPENS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT ON PLANTATION KEY
A local community center will open its door for area residents needing a warm place amid the frigid temperatures hitting the Florida Keys this...
SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES FINAL DESIGN FOR FOUNDERS BASEBALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS
By Frank Derfler and Jim McCarthy
Monroe County school board members unanimously approved a final design for $5.6 million in improvements to the baseball field...
NATIVE PLANT DAY TAKES TO PENNEKAMP STATE PARK ON JAN. 31
The annual Native Plant Day returns to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo on Saturday, Jan. 31.
Nursery volunteers from Dagny Johnson...
CFK TO HOST SECOND COMMUNITY DAY AT UPPER KEYS CENTER
The College of the Florida Keys will hold its second annual Community Day at the Upper Keys Center on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 10...
STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRESTS TAVERNIER MAN FOR ALLEGEDLY POSSESSING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced the arrest of 63-year-old Tavernier resident Mark Christopher Harris on 12 counts of possession of child sexual...
NEW ISLAMORADA COMMITTEE EYES POTENTIAL CHARTER CHANGE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VOTERS TO DECIDE
Seven Islamorada residents serving on a newly-formed committee will spend the next few months discussing possible changes to the village charter.
On Jan. 26, the...
