BRUTUS LAND & SEA CLOSES DOORS IN MARATHON
Staff from a third Marathon restaurant in just over a year found themselves out of work on the morning of April 2 with the...
GET OUTTA MY SWAMP: ‘SHREK: THE MUSICAL’ OPENS AT MHS
Grab a buddy and your best questing outfit – and brush up on your fairy tales. The Marathon High School drama club is headed...
HIGH SCHOOLERS CONVERGE ON MARATHON FOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
On March 27, the Educational Coalition for Monroe County and its youth organization MHS Champions for Change hosted the second annual Countywide Leadership Summit...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON PROTESTERS JOIN MILLIONS NATIONWIDE FOR ‘NO KINGS 3’
Protesters from the Middle Keys joined estimated crowds of 8 million at 3,300 worldwide events for a third “No Kings” rally on March 28,...
LUIS GONZALEZ FILES FOR SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 4 SEAT
A familiar face from the Marathon City Council dais will look to earn retiring Monroe County School Board chair John Dick’s seat this fall....
FROM SMALL TOWN TO ‘HADESTOWN’: MARATHON’S XAVIER MCKNIGHT EARNS SECOND BROADWAY NATIONAL TOUR
In 2014, fresh off his Marathon High School graduation, Xavier McKnight took the stage as the centerpiece of a benefit concert at Marathon Community...
LIFE BENEATH THE WAVES: NEW SUBSEA HABITAT DEPLOYS IN KEYS WATERS IN APRIL
This summer, the Florida Keys will play host to the first new subsea human habitat in four decades.
In late April, UK-based ocean engineering company...
RITA THE EAGLE CELEBRATES ‘BANDIVERSARY’ AT THE MARATHON WILD BIRD CENTER
It’s been 15 years since Rita, the Marathon Wild Bird Center’s resident bald eagle, was found in a nest that crashed to the ground...
USING THEIR HEADS: SWITLIK KIDS GET FREE FITTED HELMETS & BRUSH UP ON BIKE...
Switlik Elementary School students got some protection for their noggins last week, courtesy of the Florida Department of Health, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office...
MANATEES RESCUED IN THE KEYS & REHABBED IN MARATHON GET A SECOND-CHANCE SWIM
Two manatees rescued as youngsters are back in their home Keys waters, thanks to two Middle Keys rescue and rehab groups and statewide partnerships.
On...
