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.
Marathon Council ponies up $150,000 for Habitat project
The Marathon City Council gave Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys $150,000 toward the construction of 11 affordable housing units. The money was...
Marathon brings art to the roadside with two projects
Marathon is set to welcome two new art installations: one at Crane Point Museum, and the growth of a new park on the west...
Realtor Sam Williams knows has three words: sell, sell, sell
After graduating from high school, Coldwell Banker Schmitt’s Sam Williams moved from Grove, Oklahoma — in the top, right hand corner of the state...
Marathon Council scraps mayoral succession resolution
Two years after the Marathon City Council passed a resolution to guide how the next mayor will be selected, the group of five tossed...
MCSO’s Kellenberger promoted; headed to Islamorada patrol division
On Jan. 9, Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay announced the promotion of Sgt. Chuck Kellenberger to the rank of lieutenant.
Kellenberger is to head up...
Marathon city agenda includes food trucks and mayoral succession
Three Marathon City Council members have added items to the agenda for the next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at...
Listen to fiddler prodigy Connor Civatte at weekend’s Celtic Festival
Connor Civatte, 19, started learning to play the violin in kindergarten. But the country was almost robbed of one of the most talented fiddlers...
MHS students team up to raise awareness with visual storytelling
In 2018, award-winning Florida photographer Michael Patrick O’Neill visited Marathon Middle High School. While meeting with the students, he used awe-insipiring photographs to tell...
40 bands take stage this weekend to have their talent recorded
Mark your calendars for this weekend: it’s the third Conch Records Music Video Fest on Friday, Saturday and Sunday — Jan. 3-5 — at...
Marathon turns 20, has an election, repairs the beach, tweaks pot...
It’s been a busy year at Marathon City Hall. With a stand-alone election (no other Keys municipalities were choosing new leaders), the race seemed...