COUNTY PLANS TO SEND BUILDING DIRECTOR ED KOCONIS TO REPLACE BRYAN COOK AS ISLAMORADA’S...
An agreement lending Monroe County human resources director Bryan Cook to the village of Islamorada as interim manager reaches the 60-day mark on Oct. 6. As the...
CORAL SHORES CROWNS HOMECOMING KING & QUEEEN
Coral Shores seniors JonAnthony Molinaro and Demi Kemmer were crowned homecoming king and queen during halftime of the football game against SmartEN Sports Academy on Sept. 15....
FLYING HOME: NEW WILD BIRD LEADER BRINGS ENERGY & IDEAS FOR EXPANSION
By Julia Arin
Once a horse-loving little girl born in South Miami-Dade, Erin Allison now serves as the executive director of the Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center.
The...
TEACHING TUNES WAS MUSIC TO ALICE ALLEN’S EARS
By Kathleen Kaska
Lifelong Tavernier resident, Alice Allen, passed away earlier this year at the age of 84. A gathering to remember her will be held on Nov....
KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY HONORS OCEAN STUDIES’ ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) recently honored Ocean Studies Charter School with a plaque for completing a five-year stewardship project as part of the Ocean Guardian...
OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW: WOODY’S REOPENS WITHOUT THE POLES
It’s been two months since legendary all-nude strip joint Woody’s Adult Entertainment Club was reopened under new ownership with a mainstream makeover. The stripper pole has been...
2022 YIELDED THOUSANDS OF VOTES DURING THE INAUGURAL BEST OF UPPER KEYS
The second Best of Upper Keys is underway as businesses, nonprofits and residents in the community vie for nominations to be one of three finalists. People can...
COMMITTEE TO ASSESS RIDESHARE IN ISLAMORADA
After pumping the brakes on a Freebee rideshare expansion in Islamorada last month, village council members now want to see if other companies are interested in providing...
VILLAGE MANAGER SEARCH CARRIES ON IN ISLAMORADA
Some 45 applicants seeking to become the next Islamorada village manager dwindled to 16 after council members presented their list of preferred names ahead of an Oct....
ALLIGATOR LIGHTHOUSE SHINES ONCE AGAIN OFF ISLAMORADA
A 150-year-old lighthouse that has been extinguished for a decade is shining again at night in the Florida Keys.
Organizers of an Islamorada community group that took title...
