IN PICTURES: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BREAKS GROUND ON ‘BELL HAVEN’
On June 2, rain from the weekend’s incoming storm held off just long enough for Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys’ ceremonial ground-breaking for “Bell Haven.”...
CASTAWAYS AGAINST CANCER BEGIN 23RD VOYAGE WITH NEW PARTNERSHIP
For the 23rd year in a row, teams of paddlers and cyclers who some might call “just a little bit crazy” will make grueling 160- and 170-mile...
BRIDGE JUMP STUNT & PERMIT WAIT TIMES ON DECK FOR MARATHON COUNCIL
The Marathon City Council will convene for its next public meeting on Tuesday, June 14 at 5:30 p.m. at Marathon City Hall. All interested persons are welcome...
DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER STAFF RALLIES TO CARE FOR NEWBORN CALF
Dolphin Research Center’s newest flippered addition is in need of a few helping hands. Thankfully, she has dozens waiting in line.
When DRC staff came to work on...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON AMERICAN LEGION HONORS FALLEN HEROES ON MEMORIAL DAY
Even after hosting many similar ceremonies, chaplain J.R. Jones could not hide the emotion in his voice as he paid tribute to fallen heroes at the American...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2022 GRADUATION
After a week of celebrations and reflections on the trials overcome by the Class of 2022, 92 Marathon High School seniors crossed the stage for the last...
JOHN BARTUS: PAUL MCCARTNEY STILL ROCKIN’ AT 80
Thirty-two years ago, way back in the last millennium, my Keys writing career began with my review of the two (nearly identical) Paul McCartney shows I got...
HOW SAFE ARE FLORIDA KEYS SCHOOLS?
It happened again. A mass shooter killed 19 kids and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on May 24.
As the nation debates and divides...
MARATHON HOMEOWNERS CAN STILL APPLY FOR VOLUNTARY BUYOUT
After Hurricane Irma swept the Keys in 2017, the state Department of Economic Opportunity allocated $75 million for the Voluntary Home Buyout program of the Community Development...
ISLAND ASTROLOGER: THE GEMINI PARTY IS TURNING UP
We are almost halfway through Gemini season, the time of year when socializing, information gathering and mental fluctuations are highlighted by the sun’s path through the Zodiac....
