Tavernier News

Kitchen & Bath Specialists' owner Doe Winslow says her Tavernier-based firm can cater to homeowners' growing interest in eco-friendly products.The company does kitchen and bath design work and sells a variety of related products, such as cabinetry, countertops, lighting, tile, plumbing and hardware.The eco-friendly emphasis has been with Kitchen & ...

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.

Cheeca joins sewer suit against village: Resort expands class action suit against property assessment Oct.

An owner of one of the two pit bull terriers that mauled to death a miniature schnauzer last month was fined a total of $500 for not having his dog on a leash and for the dog biting another animal.Jonathan Kuperus told Monroe County Judge W. Reagan Ptomey at an Oct.

The Islamorada Village Council has agreed to meet next week with the Key Largo Wastewater Board to discuss an option of sending village sewage to Key Largo for treatment, but the two entities are still at odds over the details of the sit-down. The Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District board voted 3-2 on Tuesday, Oct.

Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, on how Florida lawmakers should pass a bill that would return vehicle fees to previous levels: Are you outraged Florida lawmakers recently doubled the cost of a driver's license from $24 to $48? Or the vehicle registration fee for a mid-sized car from $36.10 to $57.65? These are just two of dozens of ...

October has been traditionally recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Angelika Clothing Boutique in Islamorada is turning this October into a month dedicated to all forms of cancer awareness and wellness .

Cover to Cover Books, a favorite Upper Keys haunt for fans of coffee and literature, recently moved south to Plantation Key's Pelican Plaza."We love our new location," said owner Jenny Bell Thomson.

Mosquito control services will cost Monroe County property owners another $6 per $100,000 of assessed value, rather than the $13 increase initially proposed.

A 64-year-old Tavernier man is accused of sexually molesting a 12-year-old handicapped girl for the past two years.

Any park or refuge is a good place for birding, and we have plenty of both to choose from in the Keys.

Alert commercial fishermen armed with a video camera helped capture two alleged trap robbers Friday morning.

Five South Florida hospitals scored above average for patient experiences in a national study unveiled Monday by Consumer Reports.

Drinking water impacts, and a lack of notification, continue to concern Monroe County officials as Florida Power Light seeks approval to build two additional nuclear reactors at Turkey Point.

An elected board member of the Key Largo Fire and Emergency Services District was arrested Tuesday on a felony count of molesting a lobster trap."Fireman Mike" Cavagnaro, 57, was taken into custody around noon along with his son, Michael Cavagnaro Jr., 32, by officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission."I don't know what I'm ...

Monroe County officials are closely watching a growing legal row over a shantytown under a Miami causeway spurred by a Miami-Dade County sex offender ordinance.

Monroe County officials are closely watching a growing legal row over a shantytown under a Miami causeway spurred by a Miami-Dade County sex offender ordinance.

Monroe County officials are closely watching a growing legal row over a shantytown under a Miami causeway spurred by a Miami-Dade County sex offender ordinance.

Florida Keys commercial fishermen preparing for Thursday's first trap pull of the regular lobster season see few reasons for optimism.Even if the lobsters are there, the prices are not.Low demand reported by seafood wholesalers who buy from fishermen means dockside prices may be as low as $3 per pound for whole lobster as the season opens."We can't ...

Mariners Hospital is among Florida's leaders when it comes to patient satisfaction, according to a study released Monday by Consumer Reports.