TWO COUNCILMEN BID FAREWELL IN FINAL ISLAMORADA COUNCIL MEETING
An Islamorada council that shut down construction of a pedestrian bridge over U.S. 1 and grappled with hirings and resignations of top staff convened for a final...
INAUGURAL BEST OF UPPER KEYS RAISES $19K FOR FLORIDA KEYS CHILDREN’S SHELTER
Sponsors and organizers of the inaugural Best of Upper Keys delivered a check totaling $19,060 to this year’s beneficiary in the Florida Keys Children’s Shelter on Nov....
KEY LARGO WOMAN RAISES THOUSANDS FOR ALZHEIMER’S IN HONOR OF MOTHER
It's been more than two and a half years since Kim Hamilton's mother passed away, but this Key Largo woman still gets choked up remembering the devastation...
VESSEL SPOTTED CARRYING HAITIANS IN KEY LARGO RUNS AGROUND OFF ISLAMORADA
An overloaded vessel initially sighted in Key Largo carrying a large number of Haitian migrants on rough waters ran aground at the sandbar south of Whale Harbor...
SICK OF THE FLOODS: KEY LARGO COMMUNITY AWAITS SOLUTION
Seven years have passed since Monroe County officials initiated a pilot project to address flooding at Key Largo’s Twin Lakes community. For resident Stephanie Russo, it’s been...
FORMER FLORIDA KEYS COMMISSIONER SYLVIA MURPHY PASSES AWAY AT 86
Longtime Upper Keys resident and former Monroe County Commissioner Sylvia Murphy passed away on Saturday morning. She was 86.
Murphy spent much of her life serving the public...
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL APPROVES DWINDLING SUPPLY OF BUILDING PERMITS
An outgoing Islamorada council approved a schedule to hand out the village’s remaining building permits at a Nov. 17 meeting. A new council seated in December will...
THIRD ANNUAL PADDLE CHALLENGE SUPPORTS EVERGLADES RESTORATION
The Third Annual Send It South Paddle Challenge, an event that raises money for Florida Bay education programs for the Islamorada-basednonprofit Florida Bay Forever, invites paddlers of...
FLORIDA KEYS COMMISSIONER SYLVIA MURPHY REMEMBERED AS THE ‘ULTIMATE PUBLIC SERVANT’
Former Monroe County Commissioner Sylvia Murphy was instrumental in brokering a deal for Rowell’s Park in Key Largo. She also played a pivotal role in saving lives...
’CANES BASKETBALL RULES THE COURT IN HOME OPENER AGAINST MATER BAY
Hurricanes varsity basketball put on a dominant performance against Mater Academy Bay during the first home game at the Coral Shores gym on Nov. 28. The girls...