COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE IN MARATHON? COUNTY COMMISSION HEARS THE PATH TO FLIGHT
For the first time since 2009, the Marathon International Airport may be headed for commercial air service. The Monroe County Commission discussed the future...
SINGLE-LANE CLOSURES START FEB. 17 IN MARATHON FOR DEEP WELL DRILLING
The city of Marathon is starting a court-mandated deep injection well project to modernize its wastewater effluent disposal system and enhance long-term environmental protection.
That...
PIANO VIRTUOSO SOPHIA LIU VISITS MARATHON HIGH & CORAL SHORES NEXT WEEK
An internationally-acclaimed pianist is set to perform in the Upper and Middle Keys next week.
In a pair of Rising Star Concerts at Marathon and...
IN PICTURES: KEY COLONY BEACH BRAVES ‘7 METERS OF GRUELING RUNNING’ IN ANNUAL BRIDGE...
Measure the Sadowski Causeway bridge however you want – 7 meters, 275 inches or 4.11 smoots (Google it, it’s real). Traversing the entire length...
COUNTY TO CAPITOL: LOCAL LEADERS SPOTLIGHT ISLAND NEEDS FACE-TO-FACE IN FLORIDA KEYS DAY
As the rest of Florida battled a brutal cold snap, government leaders and nonprofit reps from the state’s warmest county brought the needs and...
COLD-STUNNED KEYS TURTLES REHABBING IN MARATHON
Eight juvenile green sea turtles are warming up at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon after being spotted in distress in unusually cold Upper Florida...
IN PICTURES: SPANISH FLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ROCKS BOONDOCKS
Cold temps didn’t slow down the tunes at the 2026 Spanish Fly Music Festival, which drew hundreds despite the wintry temps at Boondocks Grille...
IN PICTURES: PITMASTERS BATTLE THE COLD IN SAUCED AND TOSSED BBQ CONTEST IN MARATHON
It takes the bravest of pitmasters to soldier through the coldest temperatures seen by the Florida Keys in 15 years. But that’s what four...
THE SNAIL SETTLES IT: MOLLUSK METEOROLOGIST SAYS 6 MORE WEEKS OF WINTER
With temperatures in the Florida Keys hitting their lowest points in nearly two decades, declaring the end of winter on Groundhog Day might have...
FIND A FALLING IGUANA THIS WEEKEND? TAKE IT TO FWC
If iguanas start falling out of trees this weekend, you can bag them up – alive – and turn them in to FWC.
The special...
