MARATHON MELTDOWN: WEEK 6
Here are your “biggest losers” for the week, ranked by each team’s average percent of body weight loss per individual. We are officially at the halfway point...
JOHN BARTUS: CHEERS TO THE CLASS OF 2022
Forty-three years ago in 1979, I walked across the stage of the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in a hideously radiant orange cap and gown to pick up my...
KEYS 100 ULTRAMARATHONERS GRIND OUT TOUGHEST RACE YET
With temperatures in the high 80s and humidity approaching 90% for much of the day – a combination weatherspark.com classified as “miserable” – hundreds of extreme endurance...
RYLAN CHAPA STACKS UP MORE AWARDS FROM COUNTY & STATE
Rylan Chapa is running out of space on her wall.
The lack of real estate is perfectly understandable for the MHS senior weightlifter. Following her individual state championship...
ISLAND ASTROLOGER: NAVIGATING CHOPPY WATERS
We have been navigating some choppy astrological waters together. Have you been struggling to find your bearings or feeling a bit off kilter? If so, don’t fret!...
MARATHON FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY HOSTS FIRST BOOK SALE
About one year ago, the Monroe County BOCC approved a memorandum of understanding with the Marathon Friends of the Library (MFOL). The MFOL’s mission is to raise...
TAKE ME HOME: ADORABLE FACES ARE WAITING AT THE FKSPCA
Dating in the Keys can be a drag, but thankfully there are plenty of animals waiting for their perfect adoption “match” at the Florida Keys SPCA. Keys...
MARATHON’S RACHEL BOWMAN IS STILL THE QUEEN OF THE LION(FISH)
Marathon’s own lionfish hunting savant Rachel Bowman took her talents to Destin, Florida on May 14 and 15 for the Emerald Coast Open Lionfish Tournament, a yearly...
MILES TO GO: I WAS WRONG; LEAD THE WAY
I was skeptical at first, cynical even.
Forced fraternization with 15 strangers? Impossibly enthusiastic facilitators? Tedious team-building exercises? Not really my thing.
This program, this Leadership Monroe County thing,...
MARATHON MELTDOWN: WEEK 5
Week 5 of the Marathon Meltdown is in the books! Here are your “biggest losers” for the week, ranked by each team’s average percent of body weight...
