Marathon Politics: Fruit Stand’s Future Secure, for Now
At least for the next six months, Middle Keys residents can still meet their neighbors, catch up on local gossip and bag their fresh fruits and vegetables...
Marathon Politics: Vacation Rental Rules to Tighten
After fielding comments from both vacation-rental-property owners and concerned neighbors, City Manager Roger Hernstadt advised that proposed changes on the table hope to satisfy those in both...
Marathon Politics: Council Sets Millage, Maintains Comfortable Reserve
Despite a 12.5 percent decrease in property values across the city, Marathon Finance Director Peter Rosasco said the city has proposed “a very austere and yet solid...
Marathon Politics: City Council Candidate Profiles
Name: “Bicycle Joanie” Nelson
Age: 68
Years in Marathon: Almost 40 years
Education: M.A. in English Literature, 3 Years at University of Hawaii on state grant
Occupation: Food Tester, Waitress, Bartender...
Left Hand Turns Made Easy
Overpass to eliminate Marathon traffic and other problems
by Jacob Luther
Special to the Weekly
The Florida Department of Transportation announced plans this week for a Marathon overpass designed to...
Community Park to receive new sod
Mayor urges $166,000 non appropriated expenditure as a safety issue
Woman Charged with “Doctor Shopping”
Plantation Key – A Marathon woman was arrested Thursday, charged with obtaining similar prescriptions from two different doctors.
A pharmacist at Winn-Dixie alerted the two doctors after noticing...
Battle In The Bay Dragon Boat Festival this Saturday
The sponsors have been secured since January. Teams began signing up in February. Local paddlers started their practice sessions this past weekend. Sombrero Beach is being groomed...
Tampa Tarpons take top honors
The returning Battle In The Bay Champions have triumphed once again taking top honors in the third annual dragon boat race held last Saturday at Sombrero Beach...
Council says “golf carts” are a go
Neighborhood Electric Vehicles must be registered through DMV
Scooters and every form in which they come have long been a popular and more fuel-efficient mode of travel for...