LOCAL FAMILIES LACE UP SNEAKERS FOR AN ALZHEIMER’S CURE
Bud Conlin is a retired elementary school principal. Marta Bonatz is a retired national sales manager who spent 30 years with DuPont. Both now live in Key...
THREAT PROMPTS MORNING LOCKDOWN AT MARATHON HIGH; STUDENTS & STAFF SAFE
Students and staff at MHS were under lockdown for more than an hour after the school reportedly received a recorded bomb threat on the morning of Dec....
PAIR OF FIRST-EVER EVENTS HIGHLIGHT A HUGE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN MARATHON
Whether you like to spend your weekend sipping cocktails by day or you’re looking for a family-friendly winter wonderland at night, this weekend is for you.
Two brand-new...
MARATHON COUNCIL HONORS FRANK GREENMAN, REQUESTS HURRICANE EVACUATION TIME CHANGE
Citing the threat of takings cases in a city that has nearly exhausted every building allocation it has left, the Marathon City Council elected to request a...
BREWER’S LAWYER CLAIMS SHOOTING VICTIM HUGHES WAS AGGRESSOR AT SELF-DEFENSE HEARING
Defense attorneys for Preston Brewer argued at a Dec. 10 hearing that Brewer was acting in self defense when he fatally shot Garrett Hughes, 21, in the...
SANTA CLAUS PAYS A VISIT TO THE UPPER KEYS THIS WEEKEND
Santa Claus will tour through the Upper Keys this weekend ahead of his busiest day of the year on Dec. 25. Families can bring their children and...
SOLDIERS HIKE IN THEIR SKIVVIES TO BATTLE VETERAN SUICIDE ON DEC. 14
In Key West, would anyone notice a group of people hiking through town wearing only their skivvies? On Dec. 14, one particular group is doing it for...
‘OH, HECK’: TALLAHASEE ISN’T ON BOARD WITH COUNTY’S REQUEST FOR MORE BUILDING PERMITS
State officials appear unwilling to give more residential building permits to Monroe County and municipalities in the Florida Keys until all remaining allocations are expended.
Not only that,...
MILES TO GO: RUN FOR YOUR LIFE & OTHERS’ LIVES
A good friend (and colleague) here in the Florida Keys needs help, but is afraid to ask. There’s the stigma and the sense that people will look...
COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVES SEVERAL MEASURES FOR TAVERNIER PUBLIX PROJECT
More hurdles were cleared by Monroe County commissioners for a supermarket and workforce housing project in Tavernier.
Meanwhile, a group continues to seek an appeal to the state...
