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...

STATE PARK’S $52 MILLION ATTRACTION REIMAGINES EXPLORATION IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

A new $52.5 million attraction is coming to Key Largo’s John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park with the reimaging of the existing visitor center,...

NEW ZONE AIMS TO SLOW BOATS THROUGH STARCKS WHEEL DITCH OFF ISLAMORADA

Years of work to bring added safety to a narrow channel — which many boats traverse as a shortcut off Lower Matecumbe — came...

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY HELPS IDENTIFY HUMAN REMAINS IN DECADES-OLD KEY LARGO CASE

A man found dead in the northern part of Key Largo nearly four decades ago was recently identified with the help of advanced genetic...

KEEPING THEM FLYING: REHABILITATED KEY LARGO OSPREY RETURNED TO ITS FAMILY

To see the positive impact the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center has on the Upper Keys community, you need only witness the rescue and...

ANNUAL UPPER KEYS EARTH DAY CELEBRATION BRINGS TOGETHER FAITH AND SCIENCE

We have one planet, one shared home – and we’re all on it together.  In the Keys, life, survival and the challenges of living on...

SECURITY GUARD ACCUSED OF POINTING HANDGUN AT MAN FISHING FROM ISLAMORADA DOCK

A 49-year-old Homestead man working as a security guard was arrested on April 4 after he allegedly pointed a handgun at a man fishing...

UPPER KEYS WATER PROJECT INCHING TOWARD FINISH LINE; WILL THE CONGESTION WOES GO AWAY?

Traffic woes caused by a water transmission main project won’t last much longer, as crews are nearing the end of installation of new, larger...

HOSPITALS CEO TO SERVE AS ADVISOR FOR BAPTIST HEALTH SUNRISE

Drew Grossman, CEO for Baptist Health’s Florida Keys hospitals, will take on an additional role at a neighboring facility. On March 23, Baptist Health leadership...