TOP 10 PHOTOS OF THE MIDDLE KEYS - A man flying through the air on top of a mountain - Free-diving

TOP 10 PHOTOS OF THE MIDDLE KEYS

The Marathon Weekly is lucky enough to work with some ridiculously talented professional photographers such as Barry Gaukel and Ian Wilson. And then, we...
Keys schools get new fields and facilities - A couple of lawn chairs sitting on top of a grass covered field - Playground

Keys schools get new fields and facilities

The halls of learning in the Florida Keys got some much-needed improvements in 2019, which saw the opening of two brand new campuses at...
Key West ‘drops’ in on 2020 - A person standing in front of a crowd - Florida Keys

Key West ‘drops’ in on 2020

Key West doesn’t drop the ball when it comes to New Year’s Eve, but we drop plenty of other things, from pirate wenches, planes...
Wine and holiday cookie pairings  - A cake with fruit on top of a table - Christmas cookie

Wine and holiday cookie pairings 

Anyone who’s spent a well-oiled afternoon at a winery has likely been coached through some concepts of pairing food and wine while ordering platefuls...
 - A group of people standing around a table - Fan convention

County prioritizes climate adaptation for new buildings

Climate change, sea level rise, and the future of the Keys were hot button topics at the last BOCC meeting of the year. The...
BUILDING, SUPPORTING AND EXCELING IN 2019 - A group of coral - Coral reef

CRF, Mote kick up restoration efforts in 2019

Sometimes, the news from the reef can feel heavy and hopeless. Between record coral bleaching, overuse of ocean resources, toxic runoff, and now a...
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1,300 building permits hang in the balance

If push came to shove during a hurricane, could we all get out on time? What if there were more people to evacuate? That...
Youths take a stand for their future

Youths take a stand for their future

From the “Big Apple” to Big Pine, young people are fed up. They’re angry about what the climate crisis means for their futures, they’re...
Chris Bergh

‘What can the Sanctuary do then?’

I’ve been watching the declining condition of the environment in the Florida Keys since the '70s, studying the science that tries to explain the...
Recycling after the Holidays - A drawing of a tree - Recycling

Recycling after the Holidays

The mistletoe’s hung, the cookies are baked, and tree is lit. And underneath that tree? Lots of new stuff. Wrapped up in lots of...