IN PICTURES: MARATHON FINALLY CELEBRATES OPENING OF NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At last, local school officials and other Monroe County dignitaries gathered together with students and faculty to celebrate the ribbon-cutting and official opening of...
ON CALL 24/7: LONGTIME NURSE DEVOTED HER LIFE TO TAKING CARE OF THE COMMUNITY
Even when she was a little girl, Cheryl Cottrell always wanted to be a nurse. Always. She would play nurse with her dolls and...
KEYS HEALTH: MARATHON’S FISHERMAN’S HOSPITAL SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMS THE FIRST SURGERY ON-SITE SINCE IRMA
On the morning of Oct. 4, surgeon Derek Papp glided out of the glass doors of the sparkling new Fishermen’s Hospital entrance to chat...
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...
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...
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...
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...
IN PICTURES: SPOOKTACULAR SWITLIK CARNIVAL RETURNS AFTER HIATUS
Dozens of children and their families flooded Stanley Switlik school on Oct. 24 for its annual Halloween Carnival. Organized as a PTO fundraiser, the...
MARATHON HALLOWEEN EVENT ROUNDUP
Last week, Keys Weekly put together a roundup of Marathon’s trick-or-treat events. But what about adult ghouls and goblins? Look no further; here is...
IN PICTURES: KEYS RUNNERS COMPETE IN ALL-COUNTY RACE AT SOMBRERO BEACH
unners descended to Marathon’s Sombrero Beach on Oct. 19 for the All-County Cross Country race. The boys division was won by Marathon’s Pedro Zapata...
