NATURE LECTURE SERIES EXAMINES MONARCH MIGRATION IN NORTH AMERICA
“Monarch Butterfly Migration in North America: What Does the Future Hold?” is the next lecture of the 33rd Delicate Balance of Nature lecture series. Sponsored by the...
ISLAMORADA PICKS ROB COLE AS NEXT MANAGER
Islamorada village council members rebounded from their inability to select a permanent village manager at a meeting last month. The council successfully revived a failed motion and...
COMMISSIONERS APPROVE TAVERNIER PUBLIX PROJECT PROPOSAL AT SPECIAL MEETING
Monroe County commissioners cleared the way for construction of a Publix grocery and workforce housing in Tavernier, voting 4-1 to create an overlay district that both county...
A NEW, LARGER PUBLIX OPENS IN KEY LARGO
Shoppers heading to Publix at Key Largo’s Tradewinds Plaza on Feb. 15 were delighted to find a newer — and larger — grocery store open for business....
COMMUNITY MEETING SET FOR BASEBALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS AT ISLAMORADA’S FOUNDERS PARK
Upgrades could be on the way to a field that serves as the home to Coral Shores Hurricanes baseball. That's if the Monroe County School District and...
SMALL PLANE CRASHES ON OCEAN REEF GOLF COURSE, 1 INJURED
One man was injured on March 1 when the single-engine plane he was flying crashed into the Ocean Reef Golf onto the golf course during the landing...
SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTIGATING AN ATTEMPTED ARSON AT A KEY LARGO RESTAURANT
Investigators with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office descended upon the Pilot House Restaurant & Marina in the early morning of March 6 to find a shattered glass...
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL APPROVES NEW MANAGER’S CONTRACT
Islamorada council members wasted no time in approving a contract for Robert Cole, the new village manager who was selected last month following a months-long search. Following...
MAN REPORTEDLY BITTEN BY A CROCODILE NEAR EVERGLADES MARINA
A man was transported to the hospital after he was reportedly bit by a crocodile in Everglades National Park on March 10.
Rangers responded to Flamingo Marina in...
ISLAMORADA’S ROADSIDE MERMAID LORELEI GETS A MAKEOVER BY LOCAL ARTIST
The Lorelei Restaurant and Cabana Bar opened in 1952. The Lorelei features a large blonde mermaid done in a roadside attraction sort of way.
The Lorelei mermaid, like...
