LUIS GONZALEZ FILES FOR SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 4 SEAT
A familiar face from the Marathon City Council dais will look to earn retiring Monroe County School Board chair John Dick’s seat this fall....
FROM SMALL TOWN TO ‘HADESTOWN’: MARATHON’S XAVIER MCKNIGHT EARNS SECOND BROADWAY NATIONAL TOUR
In 2014, fresh off his Marathon High School graduation, Xavier McKnight took the stage as the centerpiece of a benefit concert at Marathon Community...
LIFE BENEATH THE WAVES: NEW SUBSEA HABITAT DEPLOYS IN KEYS WATERS IN APRIL
This summer, the Florida Keys will play host to the first new subsea human habitat in four decades.
In late April, UK-based ocean engineering company...
RITA THE EAGLE CELEBRATES ‘BANDIVERSARY’ AT THE MARATHON WILD BIRD CENTER
It’s been 15 years since Rita, the Marathon Wild Bird Center’s resident bald eagle, was found in a nest that crashed to the ground...
USING THEIR HEADS: SWITLIK KIDS GET FREE FITTED HELMETS & BRUSH UP ON BIKE...
Switlik Elementary School students got some protection for their noggins last week, courtesy of the Florida Department of Health, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office...
MANATEES RESCUED IN THE KEYS & REHABBED IN MARATHON GET A SECOND-CHANCE SWIM
Two manatees rescued as youngsters are back in their home Keys waters, thanks to two Middle Keys rescue and rehab groups and statewide partnerships.
On...
MARATHON CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS ATTORNEY STEVE WILLIAMS AS INTERIM MANAGER
Marathon City Attorney Steve Williams will serve as interim city manager after the ousting of former City Manager George Garrett, the Marathon City Council...
IN PICTURES: KCB THROWS A BIRTHDAY BASH WITH 69TH ANNUAL KEY COLONY BEACH DAY
It may be one of the Keys’ smallest cities, but the celebration to mark 69 years since Key Colony Beach incorporated proved that local...
IN PICTURES: SURF STYLE THROWS 3-DAY PARTY TO OPEN FLAGSHIP STORE IN MARATHON
When one of the largest beach stores in the world opens its doors, a ribbon cutting isn’t enough.
For three days straight from Feb. 27...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON BPW’S ‘KEYSINO’ BRINGS THE ROARING ’20S TO MARLIN BAY
Flappers, colorful suits and cigars descended on Marlin Bay Resort on Feb. 28 for the Marathon Business and Professional Women’s 2026 Keysino Night.
Trying their...
