Tag: Key Largo
FLOOD PRONE KEY LARGO NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE HUNT FOR STATE FUNDS
Two Key Largo neighborhoods prone to flooding during king tide season could receive some state funding through a new program.
According to county officials, the Department of Environmental...
BIZ FEATURE: A TREASURE TROVE OF TREATS AT KEY LARGO SHOP
Off U.S. 1 in Key Largo, visitors scour through Violet Wahba’s vast assortment of unique, Keysey items for the home and garden. With a display of lawn...
11TH ANNUAL KEY LARGO BRIDGE RUN BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY
Runners and walkers will get a view unlike any other as they head over the iconic Jewfish Creek Bridge during the First State Bank Key Largo Bridge...
KEY LARGO BRIDGE RUN JUST 2 WEEKS AWAY
Hundreds of runners near and far descended upon Key Largo’s Jewfish Creek Bridge for a scenic race entering the Florida Keys in 2019. A COVID-19 pandemic canceled...
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 six digits —...
Annual Good Friday cross walk held in Upper Keys
Upper Keys congregations gathered for the annual Good Friday cross walk on the morning of Friday, April 2. Following a prayer, a group departed from Spirit and...
Citizens protest over upcoming release of genetically modified mosquitoes
Safe to say, most people hate mosquitoes. They hate them for reasons ranging from their ruining a gorgeous, cocktailed-up sunset to causing angry, itchy red spots on...
SWAT enters Key Largo mobile home, finds burglary suspect dead
A report of a burglary suspect barricaded inside a mobile home in Key Largo on Thursday morning ended some two hours later after members of Monroe County’s...
BAD NEWS BUGS AND HOW THE KEYS BEAT DENGUE (THIS YEAR)
A coronavirus pandemic wasn’t the only health threat in the Upper Keys in 2020. More than 50 residents became infected with dengue. Intense mosquito control activities were...
NOTABLE STORIES THAT OCCURRED IN THE UPPER KEYS IN 2020
A coronavirus pandemic and a dengue outbreak dominated the local headlines for much of the year in the Upper Keys. Aside from that, a tropical storm wreaked...
