Friday, March 8th, 2013
It’s here! The 37th Annual Original Marathon Seafood Festival is this weekend! As I mentioned in last week’s column, everyone knows that the real star of the show is the fresh Florida Keys seafood, and the Festival itself is a celebration of our commercial fishermen and their contribution to our community throughout the years. There
Friday, February 1st, 2013
Stay with the boat. That’s the No. 1 rule for boaters when their craft capsizes. But what if there is no boat? “It went like this,” said Sharieff Vincent, using his hand to mimic the boat rolling...
Saturday, December 22nd, 2012
“It’s the big one, Elizabeth!” The immortal words of Fred Sanford begin what could be my last column for the last ever edition of the Weekly Newspapers published on the last day of Planet Earth. Or not....
Sunday, December 9th, 2012
Just recently, officials removed an 11-foot crocodile from Key Largo. And last week, Marathon resident Jim Tashijan called The Weekly to report seeing two different crocodiles in the Sombrero Beach neighborhood over a period of three days...
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
About 1,000 athletes from around the country and the Keys are to compete in the third annual Key West Triathlon on Saturday, Dec. 1. Most are from out of town, a few are local and at...
Friday, November 16th, 2012
This week the tiny island located 2.2 miles off the Marathon coast unveils a new 24-kilowatt solar panel system capable of handling 90 percent of the island’s electrical needs. The 105-foot array stretches across the southside of...
Monday, October 29th, 2012
The Greater Marathon Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recognizes its business members with some special awards every year. The winners for 2012 were announced on Oct. 19 at the annual Awards and Installation Banquet held at...
Sunday, October 28th, 2012
At this week’s candidate forum at the Marathon Government Center, hopefuls for Marathon’s City Council finally got a chance to talk. Sponsored by the Marathon Chamber of Commerce and The Weekly Newspapers, it was the only forum...
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