IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY OPENS OFFICE IN ISLAMORADA
Immigration law is a hot topic, and an important one that affects many locals personally. Kari Ann Fonte, board certified immigration attorney with Fonte Friz-Garcia Immigration Firm,...
WILL A VILLAGE COUNCIL PAY HIKE QUESTION HEAD TO THE 2024 BALLOT?
Voters in Islamorada could have the final say on whether compensation should increase for council members who are elected to seats in November 2024. There are questions,...
LATE COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S SPIRIT LIVES ON THROUGH A UGANDA TRIP & ‘BE LIKE MIKE’...
Part of Mike Forster’s ashes are scattered at the source of the Nile River in Uganda. The county commissioner personally expressed this wish for his final resting...
CATS FOUND IMPALED WITH DARTS HAVE TWO NONPROFITS & SHERIFF’S OFFICE SEEKING THE PERPETRATOR
A pair of nonprofits and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office want to know who struck a pair of feral cats with what appears to be blow darts...
CHINESE MIGRANTS APPREHENDED FOLLOWING ILLEGAL KEYS LANDING
Cases of migrant landings largely dissipated for a number of months in the Florida Keys — until recently, when law enforcement responded to cases two consecutive days...
RECALL AGAINST AN ISLAMORADA COUNCILMAN ENDS DUE TO EXPENSE, PER COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
An effort to recall one Islamorada councilman on claims of malfeasance isn’t moving forward. The chairman of a committee that led the effort states it’s due to...
HABITAT’S NEWEST AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT BRINGS A HOMEBUYER OPPORTUNITY
Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys announces the final days to submit program screening forms for Gardenia Place, its newest affordable housing project in Islamorada. The program...
COUNTY TO INSERT ANOTHER DIRECTOR FOR ISLAMORADA’S INTERIM MANAGER
Monroe County’s senior director of strategic planning and libraries will take the reins as Islamorada’s interim manager come the first of the year. That’s according to County...
LETTER: FORMER ISLAMORADA DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SEEKS UNPAID SEVERANCE & DAMAGES
Islamorada’s former development services director is seeking unpaid severance pay plus damages for comments made by one village official following his dismissal, according to a demand letter...
I.CARE’S MIKE GOLDBERG IS A CNN HERO OF THE YEAR FINALIST; HERE’S HOW TO...
What would you do with $100,000?
If you’re Mike Goldberg, a hometown hero in the coral restoration world and newly-minted Top 10 CNN Hero, you’d plant a lot...
