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The taxable value of the Key Largo Chamber of Commerce building jumped 41 percent.
When property owners opened their tax notices this week, they probably saw a welcome decrease in taxable property values — if they own homes. But many commercial property owners saw something far different.
Posted - Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:48 AM EDT
The five-day forecast for Tropical Storm Hanna in the Atlantic.
Posted - Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:05 AM EDT
This is the inside of the hangar where security was breached.
A Marathon man broke into an aircraft hangar, ripped chemical tanks from a helicopter inside and then refused to get out of the aircraft -- although he shook hands with those who tried to talk him out.
Posted - Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:59 PM EDT
Capt. Dave Navarro
Sorry we missed you last week but as of press time, Tropical Storm Fay was just beginning her little trip through the Keys, and things came up. The darn storm spent more time in Florida than most of the tourists. But now that we had only a little blow and some darn good wash-downs, it's going to be a good for the fishing.
Posted - Wednesday, August 27, 2008 03:34 PM EDT
Tropical Storm Fay came and went. Hurricane Gustav never even called. With that background, here's what to look for this week in fishing the Florida Keys
Posted - Wednesday, August 27, 2008 03:40 PM EDT
Captain James Koch releasing a 10-pound permit caught by outdoors writer Sue Cocking, which she reeled induring a fishing trip out of the Ocean Reef Club in north Key Largo, Florida.
It is too bad visual slams don’t count when you are recounting your Keys flats fishing adventures.
Posted - Friday, August 22, 2008 07:00 AM EDT
Troy Wheatley swims through a school of shiny minnows on the reef wearing a mask, snorkel and fins. (Photo by Katharine ‘Kat’ Patton)
I love to snorkel, especially when the water’s warm. It’s so nice to jump off the boat in nothing but a bathing suit, a mask and snorkel, and a pair of fins and tool around the reef for a little while.
Posted - Friday, August 22, 2008 07:00 AM EDT
Underwater voyeurs vie for spots to dive Keys reefs for the annual coral love affair sparked by the August full moon.
Posted - Saturday, August 16, 2008 07:33 AM EDT
The first of five planned opportunities in 2008 for visitors to learn about coral reefs and work side by side with marine scientists to help with their restoration is set for Aug. 24 to 28 in the Florida Keys.
Posted - Saturday, August 16, 2008 07:31 AM EDT
President Theodore Roosevelt put a feather in his cap just over 100 years ago by signing into law the establishment of the Key West National Wildlife Refuge.
Posted - Saturday, August 16, 2008 07:35 AM EDT
Kiteboarding instructor Noel Jambor makes it look easy in the Upper Keys. Photo by DONNA DIETRICH
Imagine the exhilaration of harnessing the wind in a 12 meter kite as you silently slice across the water on a board at rates of up to 20 mph. That’s the feeling of kiteboarding, a sport which has gradually been turning more and more people into avid fans.
Posted - Sunday, August 10, 2008 03:00 AM EDT
What do bald eagles, dolphins, tarpon, crocodiles, osprey, Goliath grouper, alligators, pelicans, spoonbills, blue crabs, peregrine falcons, redfish, swallow-tailed kites, red shouldered hawks, snook and reddish egrets all have in common?
Posted - Friday, August 08, 2008 06:30 PM EDT
