KEY COLONY COMMISSION FINALIZES ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACT & BEGINS BUDGET TALKS
The Key Colony Beach City Commission agreed on July 18 to cap the city’s 2024-25 tax rate at no more than 2.8419 mills – in other words,...
THE BEST OF MARATHON IS BACK: NOMINATIONS SET TO OPEN FOR 2024
As Mark Twain famously said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you win a Best of...
MARATHON WELCOMES NEW PARKS PROGRAM COORDINATOR
The City of Marathon has promoted Jennifer Ward to new program coordinator for the Parks and Recreation Department. As program coordinator, she will also serve as liaison...
BELOVED NURSE PRACTITIONER SHELLY BISH OPENS 1 TO 1 PATIENT CARE
When was the last time you felt truly heard at a doctor's appointment, versus sitting in a waiting room for hours, just to be seen for five...
MARATHON WORKSHOP USES A.I. TO REIMAGINE CITY’S DESIGN DISTRICTS
Close your eyes, and picture what you want the city of Marathon to look like in 10, 20 or 30 years. What do the buildings look like?...
MARATHON GOLF COURSE PROJECT TOUTS RESORT VISION & WADES THROUGH VIOLATIONS
The upcoming Florida Keys Resort, due to supplant the existing Florida Keys Country Club and a golf course left half-vacant for nearly seven years, has a vision...
SOMBRERO FLOODING EARNS HEAVY CRITICISM AT MARATHON COUNCIL WORKSHOP
Marathon’s June 25 city council workshop outlined plans underway to alleviate severe flooding along the perennially problematic Sombrero Boulevard – but not without a healthy dose of...
MARATHON SETTLES LAST OF ‘BOAT WORKS’ LAWSUITS
On June 12, Marathon announced the successful settlement of multiple lawsuits, marking a long-anticipated resolution of complex legal disputes that originated from the initial appeal of the...
FIXING THE FLOODING? SOMBRERO BOULEVARD WORKSHOP SET FOR TUESDAY
Marathon’s next monthly city council workshop, set for Tuesday, June 25 at 5:30 p.m., will take a second, more formal stab at addressing resident ire over chronic...
MURDER CHARGES FILED IN 16-YEAR COLD CASE
A 31-year-old Marathon man has been arrested and charged with a previously-unsolved murder from 2008, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release on June...
