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THE BEST OF MARATHON NEEDS YOU! SUBMIT CATEGORY SUGGESTIONS NOW

The Marathon Weekly team is ready to welcome the fast-approaching 2023 Best of Marathon Awards, with nominations set to open on July 27. Have...
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TRUMAN WATERFRONT HOUSING FACES TROUBLE

How is a $700,000 townhome “affordable” for working families of Key West? It’s not. Some city officials were deeply troubled by a July 13 update...

MEET THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS YEAR’S BIG KAHUNA FUNDRAISER

July 1 marked the start of Good Health Clinic’s 11th annual Big Kahuna Contest — a three-month competitive event to raise awareness and operating...
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CAN YOU HELP MONITOR CORAL BLEACHING AT THE REEF? THERE’S A FREE TRAINING JULY...

As sea temperatures rise to record highs, Mission: Iconic Reefs (M:IR) coral restoration practitioners and NOAA resource managers are bracing for large-scale, coral bleaching...
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BREWS ‘N’ ‘CUES: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS BREWBQ

Beer and barbecue lovers, rejoice: Your favorite weekend in the Keys is here. Friday and Saturday, July 14 and 15 will see the return of...
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A NEW MARINA IS COMING TO KEY WEST

Key West’s housing crisis gets a lot of attention these days, but there’s another shortage that some people feel a little awkward complaining about,...
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MEET A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY YOUNG EXPLORER WITH AN INFECTIOUS ENTHUSIASM FOR NATURE

Gabriela Tejeda drove down a cypress-lined side road in Everglades National Park. The newly minted National Geographic Society 2023 Young Explorer was on one...
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OIL BILLIONAIRES BACK OUT OF BUILDING TEACHER HOUSING ON TRUMBO ROAD

The oil billionaires who had agreed to build teacher housing on Trumbo Road in Key West have pulled out of the deal with their...
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FLORIDA KEYS EATS: MEAT MARKET DELIVERS THE GOODS

I tell everyone and I’ll go ahead and tell you, we are a Lomelo’s household. What is that, you might ask. Lomelo’s is a high-end...
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WHAT ARE THOSE? SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON MARATHON’S ROAD MARKINGS

Over the last two weeks, the Weekly has fielded an enormous volume of questions, all asking the same thing: What the heck are those...