MARATHON CITY COUNCIL RENEWS BAPTIST TAXING DISTRICT & DEMANDS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
A narrow 3-2 vote to renew the controversial Middle Keys Health Care Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) in support of Baptist Health and Fishermen’s Community Hospital came...
FLYING FORWARD: MARATHON WILD BIRD CENTER BUILDS NEW HOMES FOR RESCUED & REHAB ANIMALS
Rescued and recovering birds will soon have a new place to call home as the Marathon Wild Bird Center (MWBC) “flies forward” with brand new enclosures and...
HOSPITAL TAX, PARKING FEES, BUILDING PERMITS AND ALLOCATIONS ON DECK FOR MARATHON CITY COUNCIL
The Marathon City Council will face its most packed agenda in months at its March 14 meeting, with several hot-button community issues up for consideration.
A discussion of...
47TH ORIGINAL MARATHON SEAFOOD FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS WEEKEND
The countdown is just about over. In two days, one of the most highly anticipated festivals in the Florida Keys will fill Marathon Community Park as the...
HOME COURSE ADVANTAGE: MARATHON RACERS FILL LEADERBOARD AT SOMBRERO BEACH RUN
A sun-soaked course put more than 400 of the Keys’ fastest runners and walkers to the test at the Sombrero Beach Run on Feb. 25.
A family trio...
MARATHON NONPROFITS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR FUNDING
The Marathon City Council has created a $100,000 fund for local nonprofits operating in the city. Grant applications are now being accepted for the 2023 fiscal year....
MARATHON CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS ETHICS OF PERMIT REFUNDS & PARKING FEES
The Marathon City Council’s Feb. 28 workshop began with a discussion of redesigning the city’s 33rd Street corridor, but two more immediately impactful items for Marathon residents...
WASTEWATER TREATMENT SETTLEMENT WILL PHASE OUT MARATHON’S SHALLOW INJECTION WELLS
An agreement signed by the Marathon City Council at its Feb. 14 meeting should bring an end to a lawsuit filed against the city just over a...
THIS WEEKEND: KEY COLONY BEACH DAY HIGHLIGHTED BY POOCH PROMENADE
Bring your cash and pick your fastest pilchard. Key Colony Beach Day returns this Sunday, March 5.
The 66th anniversary of KCB’s incorporation as a city will take...
MARATHON CITY COUNCIL PUTS BOW ON LEGAL CHALLENGES & WEIGHS NEW DEVELOPMENTS
The Marathon City Council’s Valentine’s Day meeting was peppered with a series of short conversations that should prove consequential for working families and nonprofits in Marathon.
The longest...
