SEVEN MILE BRIDGE RUN REGISTRATION SET FOR JANUARY

The 42nd Annual 7 Mile Bridge Run will be on April 1, 2023 and plans are to again run from west to east.  Registration, which costs $100,...

WILD THINGS: BIRDING WITH THE COSMIC UNCONSCIOUSNESS

I was up on Rockland Key, scanning around with my binoculars, somewhere between the highway, the cockfighting district and the roaring jets at NAS Key West, when...

CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: SEASONAL BITES IN MARATHON

This is my first edition of Captain Joel's Fishin' Holes in the Marathon Weekly. My number one goal is to keep you, the reader, informed on what's...

FLORIDA KEYS HISTORY: SPONGE WARS IN THE EARLY 1900s PIT GREEKS AGAINST CONCHS

It was May 22, 1914, when Captain Bell of the schooner Amelia wanted to get out of some high winds and set a course for the harbor...

ARTIST’S CORNER: TIPS TO FINDING THE RIGHT ART FOR YOUR WALLS

Our home is our sanctuary. What we hang up in our sanctuary says a lot more than we think.   While we often think about our home and its...

IN PICTURES: SANTA VISITS KIDS & FAMILIES AT MARATHON’S COLDWELL BANKER SCHMITT

A line befitting the First Family of the North Pole wound through the parking lot of Marathon’s Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Company office as hundreds of...

MOTE SCIENTISTS INVITED TO SABA TO SURVEY CORAL, TEACH COMMUNITY

“What you know, you’ll protect; so, I think the more everyday citizens know about the ocean, the more they’ll want to protect it,” said Sara Williams.  Williams is...

KEYS SPORTS SCOREBOARD & SCHEDULES (DEC. 15)

Recapping past week of action for high school sports and looking forward to this week’s slate of games. THE SCOREBOARD TeamSportOpponentDateResultCoral ShoresBoys Basketball@ Silver Palms12/5L, 52-46MarathonGirls BasketballFlorida Christian12/5W, 61-27Coral...

PREP BASKETBALL HEATS UP BEFORE THE WINTER BREAK

Conchs and Dolphins Trade Victories with County Bragging Rights on the Line A senior-heavy girls Dolphin squad was too much for a younger, less experienced Conch team on...

HALFWAY INTO SEASON, KEYS SOCCER TEAMS LOOK STRONG

All three Keys girls soccer teams boast winning records a week prior to the halfway point of the season. As of Dec. 12, the Lady Conchs are...