THREE-IN-ONE CENTER IS A BIG WIN FOR MARATHON
Marathon’s Gulfside Village is growing as a health care haven for the Middle Keys’ medically underserved and vulnerable populations. On Jan. 24, Keys AHEC, Womankind and Good...
BREAKING: KEY COLONY BEACH COMMISSIONER BETH RAMSAY-VICKREY RESIGNS
Citing an impending move to Marathon that would make her ineligible to serve on the city commission, Key Colony Beach City Commissioner Beth Ramsay-Vickrey announced her resignation...
AQUARIUM ENCOUNTERS’ MOLLUSK METEOROLOGIST TAKES ON PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL
Groundhog Day went a bit differently in the Florida Keys, when a conch living underwater in the island chain “disagreed” with famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction of...
DOING THE ‘IMPOSSIBLE’: PIGEON KEY SURGES FORWARD WITH HISTORY & ACCESSIBILITY
The Pigeon Key Express began bringing visitors out to one of the Middle Keys’ most historic islands in 2022. But ask the island’s head honcho, and Pigeon...
MARATHON CITY COUNCIL RENEWS TAXING DISTRICT & PIVOTS AT THE QUAY
The Marathon City Council faced hefty decisions at its Feb. 13 session, but still managed some time for fireworks as it renewed City Manager George Garrett’s contract...
‘WE’VE COME A LONG WAY’: HISTORIC MARATHON CHURCH CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH
In the early 1950s, Marathon resident Grace Jones took a bus down to Key West to talk to Horace O’Bryant. He was the superintendent of the county’s...
MARATHON CITY COUNCIL SCALES BACK ON HOTEL/MOTEL REDEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
A full house of public commenters with a nearly-unanimous voice against expanded resort development saw their efforts rewarded at the Marathon City Council’s Feb. 27 workshop, as...
THIS WEEKEND: 48TH MARATHON SEAFOOD FESTIVAL BRINGS THE PARTY TO THE MIDDLE KEYS
In just two more days, it’s time for a weekend of seafood, music and friends – plus a few beers – at the 48th Original Marathon Seafood...
BAPTIST PASTOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED UNCONSCIOUS MINOR, MCSO
A 62-year-old Marathon pastor was arrested March 4 after Monroe County deputies said he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl after serving her alcohol.
Monte Lavelle Chitty, the pastor...
MIDDLE KEYS SAILORS RETURN FROM STRONG SHOWING AT BUCCANEER BLAST REGATTA
On the morning of Feb. 3 at Islamorada’s Founders Park, a group of young Middle Keys sailors making their first foray into international competition were buzzing with...
