MARATHON, BOATWORKS & DEO SQUARE OFF IN FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
Does a lack of express prohibition constitute permission? What’s the difference between a “liveaboard” and a “floating structure?” And what can you do with each of them?
Definitions...
STAFFING SHORTAGES FORCE CLOSURE FOR MARATHON SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE
In 2022, staffing shortages are so common that they seem to have become the norm rather than the exception. Simply turn your head and you’ll find a...
FLORIDA KEYS FLIGHT ACADEMY IS CHURNING OUT TALENTED YOUNG PILOTS
16-year-olds can’t sit down at a bar and order a beer. They can’t buy a lottery ticket, get a tattoo or vote.
But they can fly a plane.
Such...
123 HAITIAN MIGRANTS LAND IN MARATHON, FLORIDA
On Aug. 8, the Florida Keys experienced its second large migrant landing in less than three days, as a large sailboat carrying a total of 123 Haitian...
COURT OPINION REVOKES 600 AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALLOCATIONS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A stunning court opinion in an ongoing appeal of 1,300 Keys housing units may send shockwaves through the affordable housing landscape in the Keys. But the severity...
BOAT RAMP & BEACH PARKING FEES COMING SOON FOR MARATHON VISITORS
Usage fees and parking fees for non-residents at Marathon’s public boat ramps and Sombrero Beach are about to become a reality … most likely.
A push from councilwoman...
IN PICTURES: REVAMPED PLAYGROUND OPENS AT MARATHON COMMUNITY PARK
Marathon’s kids gained another kingdom with the official reopening of the new Marathon Community Park playground on Aug. 10. Closed for around a month as employees from...
NO INJURIES AFTER SMALL PLANE CRASHES OFF MARATHON
A small private plane crashed in the water on the gulfside of Marathon on Aug. 19.
Good Samaritans picked up two individuals on board. There were no reported...
BREAKING: MARATHON SCUBA DIVER BITTEN BY SHARK
The Florida Keys recorded its fourth shark bite in six months when a diver was bitten while spearfishing on Sept. 6.
Marathon scuba instructor Zack Winegardner was diving...
COMING TO AMERICA PART 2: CUBAN CHUGS BRING DANGERS & OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW BEGINNING
Putting their lives into handmade boats, Cuban migrants set course from their depressed country through the dangerous Florida Straits en route to the U.S. A food shortage,...
