MARATHON TO HOST SOLAR CO-OP AT WORKSHOP
Solar United Neighbors (SUN) are set to make a presentation regarding an ongoing local initiative to promote sustainable energy in the Florida Keys. SUN will present a...
John Sheppard plans to preserve ‘upscale dive bar’
John Sheppard wants to set a few things straight. No, he’s not closing the Brass Monkey, the bar he purchased on Jan. 18 after 43 years of...
MARATHON CELEBRATES 3 BUSINESS OPENINGS IN 1 WEEK
It was a phenomenal week for new businesses in Marathon as city officials, business owners and friends gathered with the Marathon Chamber of Commerce to celebrate three...
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S YEARLY MARKET RETURNS TO MIDDLE KEYS
The lobby of Faro Blanco Resort became a bustling holiday bazaar as Marathon’s Business and Professional Women’s annual Sip & Shop filled the halls with more than...
LOCAL COLLEGE GRADS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
For so many industries in the Keys, finding and retaining solid, qualified employees is beginning to seem like a near-impossible task.
But when the island chain has an...
MARATHON MARINE EDUCATION FACILITY APPROVED DESPITE LEGAL CHALLENGE
During a five-hour City of Marathon meeting that saw council members placing bets about when it was going to end, a contentious issue took center stage: the...
BARBER TRADITIONS ARE 4 GENERATIONS STRONG AT VILLAGE BARBER SHOP
Kyle Freeman may be the newest barber at Marathon’s Village Barber Shop. But his family’s been in the business longer than just about anyone in town.
The Freemans’...
BIZ FEATURE: SARA’S ESTATE SALES
Good news: No one has to die. Although they’re commonly called estate sales, it’s more accurate to call them “living estate sales” or a moving sale. And...
LOSE YOURSELF IN THESE LANDSCAPE DESIGNS – HOME & GARDEN MAGAZINE
If design work is largely about solving problems, good design is about solving them in such a way that you forget what the original problems were in...
IRIE ISLAND EATS REOPENS AFTER DEVASTATING FIRE
When Irie Island Eats owner Chris Lordi left his business just after 6 p.m. on May 27, the last thing he expected was to receive a call...
