Sara Matthis
Sara Matthis thinks community journalism is important, but not serious; likes weird and wonderful children (she has two); and occasionally tortures herself with sprint-distance triathlons, but only if she has a good chance of beating her sister.
CODE BOARD AND SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR MARATHON; COUNCIL WANTS HYBRID
Marathon councilmen Mark Senmartin and Steve Cook found themselves on the same side of an issue on Jan. 12. Neither wanted to replace the...
DO YOU HAVE YOUR $600? IF NOT, IT MIGHT COME AS...
Color us green for surprised. On Jan. 12, several major news outlets, including Forbes and the Sun Sentinel, reported that instead of receiving $600...
STATUTE TRIGGERS UNEMPLOYMENT TAX HIKE
Happy New Year, here are some higher taxes. Beginning in January, Florida business owners will pay a higher unemployment tax rate that was triggered...
LOCAL CREATES COLORING & ACTIVITY BOOK DURING QUARANTINE
Micah Blake’s latest project was born when he took some visiting friends to the reef off Marathon this past summer.
“It was a whole new...
SQUID DISSECTION? SIGN US UP!
“Last Sunday we had a mix of locals and visitors come to Pigeon Key to learn about shark biology,” Casey Howley-Brigham, Pigeon Key’s education...
‘SECOND DRAW’ OF PPP STARTS NOW
The second round of Payroll Protection Program (PPP) is rolling out this week. The PPP, approved by Congress in late December, provides for $284...
RENTABOARD: COMPANY ADOPTS BIKE-SHARING MODEL FOR PADDLEBOARDS
It’s like bike sharing, but with stand-up paddleboards. PADL has opened its seventh station in the Florida Keys at the Fiesta Key RV Resort...
IT’S BEAUUUUTIFUL! MARATHON MUSEUM TRAIN CAR GETS A MAKEOVER
This project has been a labor of love for Lynn Voit. Although she doesn’t have any formal ties to Crane Point Museum, she does...
HAWKS CAY RESORT EARNS SANITATION, SAFETY AWARD
Hawks Cay Resort has been awarded the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) Seal of Commitment, which is a promise that the resort has...
First-of-a-kind race in Middle Keys
It’s always been something of a tragedy that the city of Marathon has never hosted a marathon, or half-marathon running race. Now, there’s balance...