MORE THAN 60 APPLICANTS FOR ISLAMORADA MANAGER
A search for Islamorada’s next manager brought more than 60 candidates from Nevada to New Hampshire submitting their resumes. A village hiring consultant shortened...
$112 BILLION STATE BUDGET LEAVES OUT AHEC FUNDING
Legislative session in Tallahassee concluded on March 14 with passage of a $112.1-billion budget — $10.4 billion more than last year’s spending plan. With a...
HOUSING CRISIS, PART 3: WHERE DO THE FLORIDA KEYS GO FROM HERE?
Housing is the largest single challenge facing Florida Keys residents and has been for decades. With scarce buildable land, strict height restrictions, sky-high property...
99-YEAR LEASE AT TRUMAN WATERFRONT APPROVED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The long-awaited affordable housing at Truman Waterfront moved ahead Tuesday night, when officials leased the land to the group they chose to build it....
CAN WE SAY ‘GAY’ IN FLORIDA SCHOOLS?
To be clear, Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill doesn’t ban the word “gay” in public schools.
It bans “classroom disscussion about sexual orientation or...
IN PICTURES: ORIGINAL MARATHON SEAFOOD FESTIVAL’S RETURN EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS
Ladies and gentlemen, this is what we had all been waiting for.
Marathon’s largest annual event returned in force as the 46th Original Marathon Seafood...
MCT’S ‘THE OUTSIDER’ HILARIOUSLY SKEWERS POLITICS FROM ALL ANGLES
Last Thursday night, before another rehearsal for Marathon Community Theatre’s latest production, the political comedy “The Outsider,” the cast and crew were hanging out....
WAIT TIME GROWS AS STATE DEO WANTS TO SEE ALL MARATHON PERMITS
A disagreement between the City of Marathon and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) could keep Marathon permit applicants waiting up to 75...
‘SOMETHING ROTTEN’ TAKES STAGE AT WATERFRONT THEATER
The team that brought the hit musical “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” to the Waterfront stage is back with a new “tour de farce,”...
ISLAMORADA’S ST. JAMES CHILDREN’S CENTER LAUNCHES READ-A-THON FUNDRAISER
St. James Children’s Center is holding a Read-A-Thon fundraiser to support the non-profit preschool and VPK.
During March, students will log their reading and collect...
