MARATHON OFFICIALS & FORMER FIRE CHIEF SPAR OVER DISMISSAL
A show of support for recently-fired Fire Chief James Muro from residents and fire rescue personnel, along with a statement from Muro himself, headlined...
YES CHEF! CARL ‘CHEF FLAVOR’ STANTON WINS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
In the Pro Start kitchen at Marathon High School, Carl “Chef Flavor” Stanton is cooking up more than meals – he’s turning on the...
CITY HALL RALLY BLASTS ICE TACTICS AFTER ALLEGED GUN INCIDENT IN MARATHON
One week after a Customs and Border Patrol agent reportedly held a gun to the head of a legal worker in Marathon, Middle Keys...
‘AN EVENING OF GRATITUDE’ RAISES $324K FOR FISHERMEN’S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Nearly 200 guests attended ‘An Evening of Gratitude’ benefiting Baptist Health Fishermen’s Community Hospital, on April 10 at Oceanfront Park in Marathon. The event...
DOWN THE ‘GOLDEN ROAD’: NEW BOUTIQUE OPENS IN MARATHON
Stanley Switlik’s former music teacher is trading tunes for trends.
Though she successfully tested the waters throughout the Keys’ peak tourist season in early 2026,...
‘PADDLEBOARD PROCLAMATION’ KICKS OFF AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The United States of America’s 250th birthday won’t happen until July 4, but in the Florida Keys, celebration of the nation’s semiquincentennial – say...
TURTLE HOSPITAL SENDS NUTELLA HOME ON EARTH DAY
Four months ago, this sea turtle arrived at the Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys barely alive. The doctors weren't sure she'd make it.
On...
STRAMA TAKES PLEA DEAL IN COCAINE RING CASE
The centerpiece in a widespread cocaine ring bust from 2024 in the Florida Keys will likely spend at least a decade in prison, according...
STORM CHASING: HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT VISITS MARATHON ON NOAA HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR
For the first time in more than a decade, the Marathon Airport played host to the massive engines and wingspan of a C-130J Hurricane...
TURTLE HOSPITAL CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF A LASTING MARINE LEGACY
What started as a modest mom-and-pop motel in the early 1980s has grown into one of the world’s leading centers for sea turtle rescue...
