Tag: Islamorada

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HABITAT OF UPPER KEYS DEVELOPING NINE AFFORDABLE HOMES IN ISLAMORADA

Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys is announcing the planned development of nine new affordable housing units on Gardenia Street in Islamorada. The...
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FORMER AID TO COUNTY MAYOR TAKES NEW JOB AS ASSISTANT TO ISLAMORADA MANGER

A familiar face in Florida Keys government has landed a new job with the village of Islamorada. A former executive aide to Michelle Coldiron, Katie...
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BOATS RECEIVE ANNUAL BLESSING AT ISLAMORADA’S WHALE HARBOR ON NEW YEAR’S DAY

Boats large and small made their way to Whale Harbor Channel on the oceanside for the annual Blessing of the Fleet on the morning...
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SEEKING INPUT: COMMUNITY SURVEY ON FUTURE OF ISLAMORADA’S FILLS

The Village of Islamorada is conducting a community-driven master planning process for the Fills, the area composed of Tea Table Fill, Indian Key Fill,...
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ISLAMORADA URGES STRICTER MASK MANDATE IN SCHOOLS

At the Oct. 12 Monroe County school board meeting, board members were taken aback at a resolution passed by the Islamorada Village Council that...
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VETS TAKE TO KEYS WATERS FOR ANNUAL FISH OUTING

Twenty-five wounded and disabled U.S. veterans took to the water for the seventh annual Fish with a Hero in Islamorada recently. They were guided...
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FISH REPORT: BALLYHOO & BLACK GROUPER BITES

By Ryan Van Fleet This Week’s Fishing Report We are starting to see some big vermilion snappers in the deeper water, as well as yellow eye...

SURGEON RAISES $46,000 FOR CLINIC TO WIN KAHUNA TROPHY

Five Keys contestants who vied for the Good Health Clinic’s Big Kahuna trophy raised $100,000  —  the first time the overall fundraising total hit...
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MORE THAN 9,000 LBS OF GARBAGE COLLECTED IN 1ST MARINE DEBRIS COMPETITION

Debris collectors took to the shoreline and beneath the ocean depths for the first marine debris cleanup tournament on Sept. 18. Thirty-eight participants registered...

FISHING COMMUNITY RALLIES BEHIND ARTIST WHO LOST MONTHS OF WORK

Imagine this: You are a fine-arts painter during the pandemic. Quarantined at home, you cast about for something to do, just like the rest...