Coronavirus: Schools to stay closed an additional week
Per school officials, Monroe County Schools to extend spring break an additional week, March 23-29, per the direction of the Florida Department of Education.
Per...
Seafood & Scholarships
Proceeds from the Marathon Seafood Festival serve a very important purpose — funding scholarships for local kids. Both the Marathon Chamber of Commerce and...
The economics of the seafood festival
If tourism and commercial seafood got married, it would be the Marathon Seafood Festival. If they had babies, it would be all the organizations...
A LOOK INSIDE THE FISH HOUSE
The fish house and processing plant on the bayside of Marathon has a long and storied history, important to tell here — it supplies...
TVM students head to National Spelling Bee regional in Miami
“Say the word, then spell it, then say it again.”
Zachary Woltanski, 14, and Gabby Gutierrez, 11, are the only students from Monroe County moving...
Women come together for global equality
It’s easy to forget.
In an island community that regularly elects female representatives, hires female leaders and values female opinions, it’s easy to forget that’s...
Sombrero Beach Run to raise funds for those in crisis
On Saturday, March 7, hundreds of local and visiting runners will take to the beach and golf course for the 14th annual Sombrero Beach...
KCB celebrates 63 years
Like a fine wine or cheese, the City of Key Colony Beach (KCB) is aging with style. And, the city is throwing one heck...
Famed NatGeo explorer to talk in Islamorada
Mireya Mayor has led an unconventional life — even for a National Geographic explorer — and she wants to tell people all about it.
Her...
In split vote, BOCC starts acceptance of county’s share of ROGO allocation
To take or not to take? That’s been the perennial question before the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners when discussing the county’s share...
