Islamorada News Archives

Many hotels and resorts in Key West are requiring a four-night minimum during Fantasy Fest, which continues through Nov.

Oct. 28--The Days Inn Oceanfront Resort in Islamorada and Big Pine Fishing Lodge on Big Pine Key are the latest hotels to participate in the South Florida Water Management District's Water CHAMP program.

For the first time since the Village Council began discussing pumping Islamorada's sewage to Key Largo more than four years ago, a majority of the council has said it wants to make that happen.

Three fun and interesting activities are available for adults and children Monday evening, Oct.

After some six months of speculation, the village finally has a signed contract giving it the option to purchase the Islamorada Tennis Club property to house a central sewer plant.

Marathon Marina on 11th Street Oceanside has new owners at its helm. Islamorada residents Phillip Sena, owner of the The Caribbean Resort, and longtime friend Robert Leef closed Thursday on the 118-slip marina, boatyard, ship's store and restaurant.The new owners' first priority is to spruce up the restaurant building and get it open again.Sena ...

Islamorada has at most a month to decide whether to connect to the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District's pipeline.

A 67-year-old Tennessee man died Tuesday while diving the Benwood wreck off Islamorada.U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West says Larry Reeves, from Marysville, Tenn., was at the wreck, four miles east of Rodriguez Key, in the afternoon.Coast Guard search-and-rescue coordinators received the initial report of Reeves missing at 2:30 p.m. from the Coral ...

Charred wood from the back of attorney Joe Miklas' office building has been sent to a forensics laboratory in Tallahassee to determine whether an early morning fire at Mile Marker 88.8 was deliberately set.

In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Rudy Nichols, a Florida Department of Transportation sign crew leader, positions a placard designating the Florida Keys Overseas Highway as an All-American Road Friday, Oct.

Luxury developers with grand plans swarmed the Florida Keys during the real estate boom, paying big bucks to gobble up campgrounds, trailer parks, marinas, mom-and-pop motels - even renowned Holiday Isle and its World Famous Tiki Bar.Many Keys' residents became alarmed that their 'Mayberry-by-the-Sea' was heading toward extinction.Then came the ...

The Village of Islamorada has ramped up efforts to complete design standards for new development, with chain stores and restaurants reportedly looking to open in the town.The council was expected to approve a "zoning in progress" resolution Thursday, Oct.

More federal funding for wastewater projects is headed to the Keys, albeit a noticeably smaller chunk, but with the money came a stern warning from one of the area's elected officials in Washington, D.C. A press release from U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen last week noted the recent passage of the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, which ...

With her menagerie of one dog, two cats, two mice, two lizards, fish and a cockatoo, Islamorada resident, Melissa Oden, found herself increasingly frustrated with the 20-mile trek to Key Largo once a week for pet supplies.

This evening at sunset under the Full Moon, Keys To Peace is sponsoring their very first Drumming Circle at Coconut Cove Resort and Marina.

Village of Islamorada employees and council members spent a heated meeting last week blaming each other for failures in moving forward with a central sewage system.Meanwhile, well over 900 property owners have already paid their full shares of a $21.8 million wastewater assessment by the deadline of Friday, Sept.

During each full moon, Morada Bay Cafe, mile marker 81.6 bayside in Islamorada, hosts a beach party with bonfires in the sand, specialty drinks, and live entertainment.

What started out as a routine walk quickly turned into a deadly situation for a Plantation Key woman and her small dog, when the dog was mauled to death by two pit bull terriers.Ileana Morales was walking her 4-year-old miniature schnauzer, Max, Sept.

Spurred by word that a large supermarket chain, possibly Publix, is on the brink of securing a sizable swath of property on Upper Matecumbe Key, the Village Council last Wednesday set its sights on ensuring the chain won't be able to build its standard "big box" outlet.