http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Florida Keys 60 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:24:52 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1123809.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1123809.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:54 EDT The northbound lane of the 18-Mile Stretch connecting Key Largo to the mainland is now open after being closed around the clock since June 18 for repairs. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1102486.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1102486.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:31 EDT A controversial $300 million road-widening project on a 20-mile stretch of U.S. 1 that connects mainland South Florida with the Keys island chain has run into new bumps. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1096327.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1096327.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:47 EDT Resolutions on issues affecting Everglades restoration and possible Florida Bay management will be considered at Tuesday's meeting of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1095092.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1095092.html Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT About 18 feet underwater off Key Largo lies a mystery ship, one of hundreds in just these waters. Its cargo, name and destination are unknown. All that remains of the wreck are planks of timber, iron rods and some pieces of coal. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1091640.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1091640.html Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:29 EDT It's not like any lawn in South Florida needs watering, but starting Thursday the residents of Homestead, Florida City and the Florida Keys will get back an extra day to do it. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1091639.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1091639.html Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Two more of the six defendants in one of the largest lobster-poaching cases in the Florida Keys were sentenced Wednesday. Robert Hammer, a well-known Miami charter boat captain and principal figure in the case, was sentenced to two months in prison, six months of house arrest and two years of probation. During his probation, the 45-year-old is banned from fishing commercially or for pleasure near South Florida waters. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1088398.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1088398.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:51 EDT Nine years ago, landholder John Grunow Jr., now 62, was accused of destroying thousands of protected mangroves on state park land to create ocean views for his pricey lots. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1076954.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1076954.html Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT A former Miami Beach police captain was arrested Monday morning in the Upper Keys, charged with attempted murder after being accused of shooting at his 3-year-old son, his estranged wife and her friend, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1076946.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1076946.html Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT On an island 70 miles from Key West, a massive pre-Civil War-era fort is being restored, one brick at a time. Two crews have embarked on a three-year, $6 million project to stabilize and restore two crumbling walls of six-sided Fort Jefferson. Work on the federal project is challenging -- the nearest hardware store is a 2 ½-hour boat ride away -- but the ocean views are spectacular. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1072707.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1072707.html Sat, 30 May 2009 03:01 EDT South Florida Catholics may learn struggling churches' fates Sunday, when pastors are expected to announce that 14 struggling congregations in the Archdiocese of Miami are on the cutting block and may have to merge with others. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1068983.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1068983.html Wed, 27 May 2009 22:01 EDT It was like magic. In less than two minutes, the USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg -- a 523-foot, 10-story-high ship -- disappeared beneath the ocean's surface as thousands watched from boats. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1067280.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1067280.html Wed, 27 May 2009 07:10 EDT If all goes according to a meticulous plan Wednesday morning, 42 explosive charges will detonate, seawater will pour in, and the massive USAFS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg will sink -- upright -- to the ocean bottom. The final mission for the rusting, 66-year-old ship will be an admirable one: serving as an artificial reef. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1116066.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1116066.html Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:41 EDT Add fire to the woes facing Bud N' Mary's, as well as the other businesses that depend on hotel guests in Islamorada. The Cheeca Lodge, the fishing village's top hotel and a favorite for wealthy fishermen and fisherwomen, dealt a huge blow to the local economy New Year's Eve when its 49-room main building caught fire. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1118712.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1118712.html Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Treasure salvors searching for an 18th-century wreck in the Florida Straits a few years ago made a fascinating but little noticed discovery. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1104283.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/story/1104283.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT On the western edge of the Redland, Lauren McFarland is growing South Florida's ``Yard of the Future.'' That might conjure images of a genetically engineered carpet tended by a Roomba-like robotic mower. Nope. McFarland's yard is a mix of common St. Augustine and centipede grasses. Husband Bill cuts the lawn.