MARATHON CITY COUNCIL’S VACATION RENTALS WORKSHOP PACKS THE HOUSE
Any questions about community interest in a second, more interactive monthly meeting of the Marathon City Council were swiftly answered on Tuesday night: even those arriving on...
SETTLEMENT CLOSES 3-YEAR SIGN THEFT CASE AS ZIEG & CLAVIER PLEAD NO CONTEST
A prolonged legal battle spanning more than three years came to a quiet close on Monday as former Marathon city councilman Dan Zieg and his partner, current...
SEN. RICK SCOTT ADDRESSES KEYS MIGRANT CRISIS IN MARATHON
Amid an explosion in migrant landings in the Florida Keys to begin the new year, Marathon received a visit from U.S. Sen. Rick Scott on Jan. 19...
MARATHON CITY COUNCIL URGES PUBLIC INPUT AT VACATION RENTALS MEETING
In the 2022 Marathon City Council election, “transparency” became a buzzword, heard nearly as often as “vacation rentals” and “permits.”
The newly elected council hopes that Tuesday, Jan....
TURN DOWN THE VOLUME: NEW STUDY REVEALS HUMAN-MADE NOISE AFFECTS DOLPHINS WORKING TOGETHER
Dolphin Research Center (DRC), a not-for-profit research and education facility in the Florida Keys, collaborated with Pernille Sørensen and Dr. Stephanie King from the University of Bristol’s...
FEES EVERYWHERE: MARATHON COUNCIL DEBATES BPAS AND PERMIT PAYMENTS
Spirited debates abounded at the Marathon City Council’s Jan. 10 meeting as the council wrestled with fee reductions for building permits and BPAS points, many of which...
MARATHON CITY COUNCIL SET TO RESUME TALKS ON BUILDING PERMITS, FEES & GRANTS
Repeated discussions from the Marathon City Council’s final meeting of 2022 are set to once again headline the council’s first meeting of 2023, scheduled for Tuesday, Jan....
MIGRANT LANDINGS DOMINATE HEADLINES IN 2022
A massive influx of Cuban and Haitian migrants dominated the headlines in the Florida Keys and South Florida and 2022 (and that’ll likely continue going into the...
NEWS TRAVELS FAST & FAR: TOP SOCIAL MEDIA STORIES OF 2022
Post. Share. Like. Comment. Follow. The words have acquired new significance in the digital decade, spreading news, information, rumors, photos, opinions, jokes and cat videos faster than...
REARVIEW REFLECTIONS OF 2022
2022 brought no shortage of headlines to Marathon, many of which began in the first months of the year and look to continue well into 2023. Stop...
