Trash 4 Beer
“We just cleaned house out there. Got a whole trailer full of stuff,” said Coastal Realty broker John El-Koury on Monday afternoon. “Anchor, anchor chain, old buoys,...
Help develop the Keys’ future
In the spring of 2017, a 17-page questionnaire regarding business and residential priorities circulated the Keys. 433 were returned. It was created to help craft the 2018...
Poker paddle is next weekend – Third annual event features updated course
Early last week anxious paddle boarders received their first glimpse of the new Florida Keys Poker Paddle course that starts and ends behind the library on Lower...
Leadership project encourages cleaner Keys
“Don’t pass it up, pick it up.” That’s the message from Leadership Monroe Class XXVI*, otherwise known as the “Stormtroopers” — a homage to the terrible Irma.
Envisioning a...
Marathon resident Rose Diezel marks an important milestone
Rose Diezel turns 90 on Saturday, Sept. 15. Her children — Wendy Houser and Tom Diezel — coordinated with the Marathon Weekly to celebrate the happy occasion.
How...
25 Disabled Veterans Are Honored
This week, Fish With a Hero is partnering with Project Healing Waters to bring 25 wounded and disabled veterans to Islamorada for two days of guided fishing...
Returning the Favor: Local Rotary Clubs Assist Old Friends After Florence
Five days after Hurricane Irma rolled over the Lower and Middle Keys, a semi-truck overloaded with relief supplies was trailered to the Keys by seven members of...
Conch Republic Marine Army keeps growing
More than 2,000 different people have signed waivers with Conch Republic Marine Army and have helped clean nearshore waters of debris. Car parts, refrigerators, lawn mowers, paint...
Forgotten Felines
D.C. can’t be adopted. He isn’t a nice cat. He’s been roaming the streets for the past seven or so years, doing as he pleases – impregnating...
Marathon woman trades her kidney to help local boy
Two things happened simultaneously. First, Colleen Norman, 53, got the “five years, all clear” notice after her tangle with breast cancer. Then she saw an episode of...
