CANDIDATES WEIGH IN: HOW CAN MARATHON IMPROVE ITS BUILDING DEPARTMENT?
With only two issues left before the Marathon City Council election on Tuesday, Nov. 2, Keys Weekly continues to check in with the four candidates and print...
BUILDING CODE: AMENDMENT TO 50% RULE SHORTENS CUMULATIVE DAMAGE CLOCK
Marathon homeowners are less likely to be required to rebuild their homes following significant damages or improvements, due to the unanimous approval of a new ordinance at...
Martha Robinson: Bald, bold, beautiful
Bald heads won’t sweat under a knit cotton hat. Scrambled eggs and bacon are a perfectly acceptable dinner. Underwire bras are a thing of the past.
“It’s so...
LOCAL ER INSURANCE ISSUES RESOLVED AT BAPTIST’S KEYS HOSPITALS
An oversight left those insured by Florida Blue and three other insurance companies out of network for emergency room visits to Mariners and Fishermen’s hospitals. Swift work,...
MARATHON CITY COUNCIL WEIGHS BUILDING INSPECTIONS & BOAT RAMP FEES
Rules for building inspections in Marathon, enacted in August 2021 after Miami’s tragic Surfside condo collapse, took center stage at the Marathon City Council meeting on Oct....
COUNCIL CANDIDATES WEIGH IN: HOW CAN MARATHON LESSEN ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT?
Leading up to the Marathon City Council election on Tuesday, Nov. 2, Keys Weekly will check in with candidates and print their answers to questions addressing pressing...
MARATHON VARSITY GOLF TEAM IS GEARED UP FOR ITS 3RD SEASON
One week ago, you might have mistaken the Marathon High School golf team for a group of friends playing a round after school. With their flashy new...
MARATHON’S RACHEL BOWMAN CAPTURES LIONFISH CHALLENGE TITLE
For most people, 700 pounds of fish constitutes a monstrous bounty from the sea. But for the 2021 commercial Lionfish Challenge champion Rachel Bowman, it’s “not my...
HOMEWARD BOUND: SKEETER THE GREEN SEA TURTLE RETURNS TO THE OCEAN
Skeeter, a juvenile green sea turtle rescued off Big Torch Key in March, returned to her ocean home on Saturday, Oct. 9. Skeeter was treated at the...
BARE FANNY: OUTCRY SPARKED BY ILLEGAL VEGETATION REMOVAL FROM KEY JUST OFF MARATHON
When Marathon resident Bob Williams set out on Sept. 19 for his daily swim around East and West Fanny Key, two small islands on the gulf side...