Best of Marathon Recap: Everyone Wins at Annual Awards Gala
The excitement of the Best of Marathon reached its crescendo this past Saturday night when the winners of the 2021 people’s choice awards were...
KEY WEST CITY MANAGER PATTI MCLAUCHLIN LOOKS BACK ON HER FIRST MONTHS ON THE...
Patti McLauchlin has seven bosses, 520 or so employees and 25,000 shareholders, and she answers to all of them on a near-daily basis.
But the...
NULLIFYING NOISE: ISLAMORADA LOOKS TO TOUGHEN ORDINANCE
Islamorada village officials are eyeing potential changes to a noise ordinance in an effort to bring quiet enjoyment of life during certain days and...
FORMER TEACHER, ALEXANDRIA SUAREZ, VIES FOR SCHOOL BOARD SEAT
A parent of six kids, a teacher of 10 years and a current prosecutor for the Monroe County State Attorney’s Office is putting her...
KEYS WEEKLY ASKS THE CANDIDATES: WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL?
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 2 election for Marathon City Council, Keys Weekly will be asking each of the four candidates...
BIZ FEATURE: JEWELERS PICTURE NEW BUSINESS
Maya Angelou once said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget...
2 KEY WEST MEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULTS
He rescued a tourist from a rapist, then attacked her himself behind Key West’s most iconic landmark.
The anguished account of a Key West tourist,...
POLITICAL DEBATE: SCHOOL BOARD KEEPS MASKING AS IS DESPITE DEBATE
At first, the Sept. 21 Monroe County School Board meeting was deceptively “normal,” like it was before the pandemic. There were no updates from...
STAFFING SHORTAGES FORCE KEY WEST TO OUTSOURCE PLANNING DEPT.
The city of Key West has had to outsource its planning department — at least temporarily — due to staffing shortages in one of...
IN PICTURES: MERMAIDS & MUSICIANS DIP BELOW SURFACE FOR A CONCERT
Sea creatures and mermaids dipped below the surface for some music and entertainment during the annual Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival at Looe Key...






















