AFTER 40 YEARS WITH MCSO, LT. COL. DON HILLER CALLS IT A CAREER
For most, the “good old days” involve some variation of late nights in a bar with good friends, beers in hand. For Monroe County...
TEAM KILLBOX PREVAILS IN FOURTH ANNUAL MARATHON PREMIER SAILFISH TOURNAMENT
The fourth annual Marathon Premier Sailfish Tournament wrapped up on April 26 after two days of offshore angling in the Florida Keys. The tournament...
TWO YEARS AFTER BALCONY COLLAPSE, ST. COLUMBA WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS REOPEN
By Allison Morgan
Two years after a balcony suddenly collapsed at an apartment complex in Marathon, new tenants are moving into the reconstructed and reengineered...
LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY CELEBRATES CLASS XXXII GRADUATION WITH ‘NAUTICAL FUN IN THE SUN’
Leadership Monroe County will celebrate its Class XXXII graduation with a “Nautical Fun in the Sun” community festival and alumni reunion to be held...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON PARKS AND REC KICKS OFF EASTER WITH AN EGG HUNT AT...
A throng of basket-wielding kids took off for a mad dash across the Marathon Community Park fields on April 15 as the City of...
CASTAWAY NO MORE: SKIFF THAT WENT MISSING OFF BAHIA HONDA RECOVERED IN 24 HOURS
At midnight on April 12, 15-year-old Alex Keys exited his family’s boat to find out that his day had gone from bad to worse.
Just...
‘LENNY’ THE GIANT LOGGERHEAD GOES HOME AFTER TWO-WEEK REHAB STINT AT TURTLE HOSPITAL
Less than two weeks after being rescued from the pristine waters off the Florida Keys, a giant loggerhead turtle is back where he belongs,...
SOMBRERO BOULEVARD CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE LAID OUT AT MARATHON COUNCIL MEETING
A sorely-needed drainage and road improvement project on Sombrero Boulevard is set to begin in earnest next week, according to plans laid out at...
7 MILE BRIDGE RUN RACERS BATTLE HEAVY HEADWIND FOR STRONG FINISHES
The good news: When winds top 25 miles per hour, it’s hard to overheat while running a road race. The bad news: When those...
MEET THE TEEN PILOTS CHANGING THE SKIES WITH THE FLORIDA KEYS FLIGHT ACADEMY
By Allison Morgan
While many high schoolers are getting their driver’s licenses and learning to navigate roads, some local teens are also maneuvering traffic in...
