IN PICTURES: SWITLIK HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL NETS $14K FOR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Close to 500 costumed little ones and families flooded the courtyard at Stanley Switlik Elementary School on Oct. 23 to play games, dance to some tunes, and...
TAKING A SHINE TO SOLAR; FLA. KEYS UTILITY LEADS THE CHARGE
The largest producer of solar energy in Monroe County isn't the Florida Keys Electric Cooperative or Keys Energy Services; it's the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District, according...
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL CANDIDATES MAKE FINAL PITCH TO VOTERS
Fourteen candidates enter for five hotly-contested Islamorada Village Council seats on Tuesday, Nov. 8 With the most candidates seen in the village’s history, the hopefuls consist of...
DECISION DAY: YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP FOR THE 2022 ELECTION
The 2022 general election is upon us.
Tuesday, Nov. 8 will decide the balance of power in national governing bodies as well as a number of crucial local...
RESPIRATORY VIRUS SPREADS AMONG KIDS; IS YOUR CHILD AT RISK?
“We’re seeing a lot of it. A lot.” Those were the words local pediatrician Dr. Stan Zuba used to describe a recent spike in respiratory syncytial virus,...
WHAT WILL A ‘REVITALIZED’ DUVAL STREET LOOK LIKE? PLUS, MAYOR CRITICIZES ATTORNEY
Note: This story has been updated to correct a misnamed business. In her evaluation of the city attorney, Mayor Teri Johnston refers to the Southernmost House, not...
SIGSBEE CHARTER SCHOOL WANTS ITS ‘FAIR SHARE’ OF CONSTRUCTION FUNDS
Sigsbee Charter School, and the board that operates it, were frustrated and disappointed last week, when school district officials discussed a five-year plan for school and athletic...
COCO PLUM DEVELOPMENT EYES BUILDING ALLOCATIONS WORKAROUND
With Marathon’s now-infamous 300 affordable housing units still in question, an attempted workaround may be in the pipeline for the upcoming development known as Seaview Commons on...
NOV. 3 – MARATHON CROSS COUNTRY MASTERMIND JIM MURPHY
Only one fall sport is left standing at Marathon High School as the Dolphins’ quickest runners make the trip to the state championship cross country meet in...
SNAKE CREEK BRIDGE BREAKDOWN BRINGS TRAFFIC BACKUP
Motorists traveling through Islamorada near Snake Creek Bridge were stopped for roughly an hour on Oct. 31 following a gate malfunction.
Road crews were called to the Florida...
