BUS CARRYING MARATHON SOCCER TEAMS CATCHES FIRE; NO PLAYERS WERE HURT
The Marathon High School boys and girls soccer teams averted disaster when a bus carrying the squads to a game in Miami went up...
KITEBOARDERS CONQUER WAVES WITH WILLPOWER IN DOWNWIND-A-PALOOZA
Traveling 60 miles in the open ocean with nothing but a kite and a thin board isn’t an endeavor for the faint of heart.
But...
CLAW & ORDER: LOBSTER AND STONE CRAB PRICE FIXING LAWSUITS ACCUSE KEYS FISH HOUSES
Two months after one South Florida seafood wholesaler pleaded guilty to price-fixing charges on spiny lobster and stone crab, class-action lawsuits are targeting his...
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY BRIGHTENS FIRST RESPONDERS’ DAYS WITH GIFT CARDS & PIES
First responders across the Florida Keys’ chain of islands received a welcome visit from the team at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Keys Real Estate Knight...
MIAMI SEAQUARIUM CLOSURE SENDS RESCUED ANIMALS TO THE KEYS
The Florida Keys’ marine mammal population recently saw three new additions and could increase by 11 in the coming months, courtesy of the shuttered...
MARATHON SWEARS IN NEW-LOOK COUNCIL IN FIRST POST-ELECTION SESSION
A change in city leadership highlighted an otherwise quiet night for the Marathon City Council in its first post-election season on Nov. 18.
Fresh off...
REEL DESTINY CHARTERS HAULS IN CATCH OF A LIFETIME WITH RARE LOUVAR
When captain Richard Bradley of Marathon-based Reel Destiny Charters sent his lines down in 1,600 feet of water on Nov. 15, he was hoping...
MARATHON WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER SHE ALLEGEDLY THREW KNIFE AT A MAN’S FACE
A 34-year-old Marathon woman was arrested on Nov. 13, after she allegedly threw a knife at a man’s face.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office...
BACK ‘INN’ BUSINESS: NEW OWNERS & MANAGERS REVIVE KEY COLONY BEACH EATERY
It may look (and taste) different, but the famed Key Colony Inn is set to reopen its doors in less than a month.
When Michael...
STRUYF, STILL & LANDRY EARN COUNCIL SEATS IN 2025 MARATHON ELECTION
As final precincts reported in the 2025 Marathon City Council election, voters delivered a mixed bag of support for incumbents and a desire for...
