BEST OF MARATHON TURNS 13! NOMINATIONS OPEN AUG. 1
2022 marks the 13th installment of the Best of Marathon: the Middle Keys’ People’s Choice Awards. Since the program’s inception back in 2008, more than 1,000 winners...
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF TASKED WITH UNUSUAL STRING OF LETHAL CRIMES
To say the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has had a busy week of unusual cases would be an understatement. Keys residents were surprised this week to find...
SCHOOL BUDGET PROPOSES MORE TAXES & MORE SPENDING
Monroe County School District’s preliminary 2022-23 budget proposes $20.4 million more in spending for day-to-day operating expenses than the year before. Some school board members wary over...
BOCC DISCUSSES FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE, CONSERVATION REPORTS & RESILIENCY PLANS
In one of the quickest commission meetings in recent memory, the majority of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners’ July 20 meeting was spent hearing reports...
TDC RELEASES VIDEO ON REGULATIONS & SAFETY FOR LOBSTER SEASONS
The Monroe County Tourist Development Council has released a new video to communicate lobster harvest regulations and safety tips in advance of the two-day lobster sport season...
‘ABSOLUTELY SENDING IT’ : Q&A WITH TRAVIS PASTRANA
He’s an X Games gold medalist, a championship-caliber motorsports competitor and an absolute legend of the industry. He’s made the rounds on smash hit TV shows, online...
BOAT RAMPS, BPAS & DEO CONFLICT STILL THE HEADLINERS FOR MARATHON CITY COUNCIL
Upcoming charges for boat ramp use and a final administrative hearing to settle the ongoing feud between the City of Marathon and the Florida Department of Economic...
MONROE COUNTY: DUMPING FISH & LOBSTER CARCASSES IN CANALS IS ILLEGAL
Did you know: It is a violation of Monroe County code to throw garbage into Monroe County canals, including fish and lobster carcasses?
Monroe County Code prohibits the...
$8.8M IN COUNTY BED TAX FUNDS GO TOWARDS A VARIETY OF KEYS TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
By Mandy Miles, Jim McCarthy and Alex Rickert
As evidenced by congested roads, a busy airport and packed restaurants, tourists continue to flock to the Florida Keys. Hotel...
KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY PROPOSES BOUNDARY EXPANSIONS & OTHER REGULATIONS
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Advisory Council members listened intently as an updated set of proposed regulations and a management plan — known as the Restoration Blueprint —...
