SCHOOL BOARD SETS LOWEST TAX RATE SINCE 2008
Ten percent of 300 is greater than 20% of 100.
The same middle-school math lesson applies to property taxes in the Florida Keys, where soaring property values yield...
JOHN BARTUS: MAKING THINGS BETTER TAKES MORE THAN JUST COMPLAINING
There’s a joke, somewhat adapted for the area, that seems to fit these days…
Q: How many Conchs (or Conch wannabes) does it take to change a light...
9 HOPEFULS VIE FOR 4 OPEN SEATS ON MARATHON CITY COUNCIL – 2022...
It’s a big year for turnover on the Marathon City Council. With the unexpected resignation of councilman Trevor Wofsey in January, the 2022 general election will now...
6 CANDIDATES VIE FOR A CHANCE TO REPRESENT KEYS CONSTITUENTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
A race to represent the Florida Keys and Miami-Dade County in Congress will see Republican incumbent Carlos Gimenez and five challengers. A Republican primary will be between...
IN PICTURES: FIRST RESPONDERS HOLD ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING IN THE UPPER KEYS
Keys law enforcement agencies, fire rescue and EMS collaborated with The University of Miami Gordon Center for active shooter training and drills on Aug. 6. The Gordon...
KEYS HISTORY: NO NAME KEY PROPERTY HAD TREES & TRAPS
The stocky Russian with large hands named Nicholas Matcovich left Key West with his wife Eliza in 1868. He had reportedly been managing a nursery at the...
PAWS IN PARADISE: STAY COOL IN THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
The first summer that I walked Ozzy down the streets of Key West, he pulled me from one side of the street to another, gravitating to shady...
IN PICTURES: UPPER KEYS TEACHERS & STUDENTS EMBARK ON A NEW SCHOOL YEAR
Another summer has come and gone. Aug. 10 marked the first day of school for students and teachers in the Keys. Before school began, Plantation Key School...
IN PICTURES: TURTLE HOSPITAL HONORS PARTNERSHIP WITH COAST GUARD
In recognition of one of the island’s finest partnerships, Marathon’s Turtle Hospital hosted a Coast Guard Appreciation Day on (DATE) to celebrate the guardsmen and women who...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATES SENIORS ON DAY 1
It’s back-to-school time in Marathon.
Aug. 10 saw the eagerly-awaited return of students to Stanley Switlik Elementary School and Marathon Middle/High School for a year of learning and...
