MARATHON PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERS NEW DEVELOPMENT & AIRPORT RUNWAY MOVE
A preliminary site plan for an upcoming development, division of land for other existing homes and an amendment to Marathon’s comprehensive plan to allow for a runway...
LEGISLATIVE FIX AIMS TO RESTORE 1,300 REVOKED AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS
UPDATED: Feb. 21, 12 p.m.
A legislative fix to restore the 1,300 affordable housing units, revoked in a decision by the Third District Court of Appeals (DCA), should...
THIS WEEKEND: HORSES & ACROBATS DAZZLE IN CIRQUE MA’CEO
Think along the lines of Cirque du Soleil. Then add horses.
Audiences entering the black-and-white Italian-designed circus tent on the green next to San Pablo Catholic Church next...
SKATE DEBATE: COMMUNITY OFFERS DESIGN INPUT FOR MARATHON’S NEW PARK PLANS
Vocal social media critics of early plans for a redesign of Marathon’s skate park were nowhere to be found at the city’s Feb. 6 workshop to solicit...
DRC, FWC & OTHERS RESCUE 60 STRUGGLING TURKEY VULTURES
On Jan. 23, Dolphin Research Center staff assisted in the rescue of about 60 waterlogged turkey vultures off the coast of Marathon. While conducting field research in...
MARATHON ATTORNEY DAVID MANZ HONORED WITH FLORIDA BAR PRO BONO AWARD
“I’ve practiced for nearly 40 years, and I’ve been really successful. This transcends all that.”
That’s what local attorney David Manz told the Keys Weekly when asked about...
MARATHON CITY COUNCIL’S VACATION RENTALS WORKSHOP PACKS THE HOUSE
Any questions about community interest in a second, more interactive monthly meeting of the Marathon City Council were swiftly answered on Tuesday night: even those arriving on...
SETTLEMENT CLOSES 3-YEAR SIGN THEFT CASE AS ZIEG & CLAVIER PLEAD NO CONTEST
A prolonged legal battle spanning more than three years came to a quiet close on Monday as former Marathon city councilman Dan Zieg and his partner, current...
SEN. RICK SCOTT ADDRESSES KEYS MIGRANT CRISIS IN MARATHON
Amid an explosion in migrant landings in the Florida Keys to begin the new year, Marathon received a visit from U.S. Sen. Rick Scott on Jan. 19...
MARATHON CITY COUNCIL URGES PUBLIC INPUT AT VACATION RENTALS MEETING
In the 2022 Marathon City Council election, “transparency” became a buzzword, heard nearly as often as “vacation rentals” and “permits.”
The newly elected council hopes that Tuesday, Jan....
