FOLLOWING STATE CASE AND CIVIL LAWSUIT, FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS MARATHON CAPTAIN IN DEADLY...
By Alex Rickert & Jim McCarthy
A federal indictment released this week adds a third layer of charges for a Marathon captain accused of killing...
TRACK THIS TURTLE: RESCUED ‘HAVEN’ GOES HOME WITH A SATELLITE TAG
Why be in a hurry to go somewhere else when you already live in paradise? A 35-pound green sea turtle named Haven took her...
SIGNED, SEALED, RETIRED: USPS CARRIER JOHN SCHAEFER LOOKS BACK ON 38 YEARS
On June 28, postal carrier John Schaefer filled his final mailbox, capping nearly four decades with the United States Postal Service.
For those close to...
BABIES ON BOARD: TURTLE HOSPITAL & COAST GUARD DELIVER 61 HATCHLINGS TO THE DEEP...
In the closing weeks of July, calls about baby turtles in distress kept the emergency hotline at Marathon’s Turtle Hospital ringing off the hook.
Over...
POUR YOUR HEART OUT AT TROPICAL EPOXY, MARATHON’S NEWEST ARTISTIC OUTLET
Marathon’s newest creative outlet celebrated its grand opening on July 23 as Tropical Epoxy Vibe and Flow Studio welcomed guests, local dignitaries and the...
CIVIC DUTY TO THE SEA: INVASIVE FISH HUNTERS PAIR WITH SCIENTISTS FOR LIONFISH INVITATIONAL
One hundred miles off the coast of Texas, the M/V Fling pulls up to a decommissioned oil rig. Tying off to its towering structure...
STONE COLD CHAMP: MARATHON’S NOAH CASILLAS WINS BOXING TITLE WITH SECOND-ROUND KNOCKOUT
An amped-up crowd at the Marathon Elks Lodge on July 26 was treated to fists of fury in a 16-fight card for Spar Wars:...
BUSTED WITH BUGS: HUNTERS NABBED FOR EGREGIOUS VIOLATIONS BEFORE MINI-SEASON
Florida’s lobster mini-season runs on July 30 and 31. After these dates, lobster harvest is CLOSED until the regular season begins on Wednesday, Aug....
NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: JONATHAN POORTMAN
No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community...
TURTLE HOSPITAL GROWS OUT OF ITS SHELL WITH TWO NEW BUILDINGS
The Turtle Hospital in Marathon is growing out of its shell in the Middle Keys.
Of course, its beloved original site, purchased and converted decades...
