ISLAMORADA COUNCIL HOPEFULS TO OUTLINE PRIORITIES AT OCT. 1 FORUM
The Islamorada Chamber of Commerce will host a village council candidate forum on
Tuesday, October 1, at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held in the community room...
WHAT ARE THE 6 BALLOT AMENDMENTS IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION? AN OCT. 1 PRESENTATION...
The community is invited to an explanation of the November ballot, including the six constitutional amendments, on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m.at Coral Isles Church, MM...
OPINION: SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR OPPOSES AMENDMENT 1 FOR PARTISAN SCHOOL ELECTIONS
Florida school board campaigns have recently become overtly political and, in some cases, downright nasty. Do Floridians want local school board races to become even MORE partisan...
FORMER MARINE WALKS THE KEYS & BEYOND FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
From the Southernmost Point, former Marine Ron Zaleski began the trek up the Florida Keys on Sept. 11. A billboard wrapped his body with the name of...
HOW MUCH HOUSING CAN WE GET WITH $35M OF TOURISM MONEY?
The Florida Keys got one-time approval from the state to spend $35 million of surplus tourism revenue on affordable housing. But that may have been the easy...
MARATHON FINALIZES 24-25 BUDGET & STAFF RAISES
Marathon reaffirmed its commitment not to raise property taxes for 2024-25 at its final budget hearing on Sept. 24 – but not without another short round of...
A NIGHT LIKE NO OTHER: SCENES FROM THE 2024 BEST OF MARATHON AWARDS
More than 300 business owners, civic leaders and elected officials gathered in the Dolphin Ballroom at Hawks Cay this past Saturday as the Keys Weekly Newspapers and...
BEST OF MARATHON: ANDY SHARF IS MARATHON’S PHILANTHROPIST OF THE YEAR
Typically, at each Best of Marathon ceremony, the Rotary Club and Keys Weekly partner to present special awards to certain individuals and businesses for their contributions to...
COUNTY OPENS EMERGENCY OPS CENTER IN TIME FOR TROPICAL STORM WATCH
Monroe County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) officially opened on Sept. 23 at the west end of the Marathon airport. Later the same day, the $37 million facility...
ROAD ELEVATION PROJECT UNDERWAY ON U.S. 1 IN THE LOWER KEYS
The Florida Department of Transportation is working along U.S. 1 from MM 20.6 to MM 23.1 on Cudjoe Key, from MM 19.4 to MM 19.8 on Upper...
