#florida-keys

#florida-keys

CHICAGO - The family of an Illinois woman killed in a 2022 crash while she and two children were parasailing in the Florida Keys filed a second lawsuit connected to her death this week and reflected on the tragic end to a family vacation about a year ago.Supraja Alaparthi, 33, was killed after being dragged across the water and slamming into a bridge last June while strapped into a parasail.

When he gave me the emerald he got from the Atocha, nothing in the world could be more exciting  other than being engaged, she said.For years, Mitzi Perdue looked down at her hand and saw history.The emerald stone on her ring finger told a story stretching back nearly four centuries, to the sinking of a Spanish galleon near the Florida Keys in 1622 and a decades-long effort of a colorful undersea treasure hunter named Mel Fisher to retrieve its payload of gold and silver coins, gold nuggets and jewelry.

Cheeca Lodge & Spa is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Burnett as Executive Chef.As the Executive Chef of the historic resort, Burnett will oversee Cheeca Lodge's restaurants, including Atlantic's Edge, Mia Cucina, Nikai Sushi Bar & Restaurant, 25 South, and Cheeca's poolside Tiki Bar.

John Underwood, a stylish writer at Sports Illustrated for nearly a quarter century whose rollicking account of a fishing trip in Florida with the baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams led to their collaborations on two highly regarded books, died on April 12 at his home in Miami.He was 88.His wife, Donna Underwood, confirmed the death, but did not cite a specific cause.

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Ramping up their second-half push, the Florida Panthers will look to pick up their third straight win when they host the San Jose Sharks at FLA Live Arena on Thursday.Sitting at 25-22-6, the Panthers currently sit just three points out of a playoff spot."Right now, we feel really good," Panthers forward Anton Lundell said following this morning's skate.

A 61-year-old North Weymouth man died after a snorkeling incident in the Florida Keys Saturday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.Patrick Alan Martinec was swimming with a group through Sundance Watersports at the Alligator Reef off Islamorada, an island in the Florida Keys.Around 2:20 p.m. he began signaling for help, police said.

It was supposed to be a fun sailing trip from New Jersey to the Florida Keys for two friends and a miniature poodle named Minnie.But things didn't go as planned.On Dec. 3, after the men departed Oregon Inlet, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, they lost contact with their families, the U.S. Coast Guard said.