Better turning: Sheriff, Marathon and FDOT rework dangerous intersection
It took two years, which is lightning fast when it comes to highway improvement projects, but it’s done. The FDOT, working together with the...
CITY COUNCIL MEETING GOES 4+ HOURS
By 10 p.m., only one member of the public was still on the phone waiting to comment on an item before the Marathon City...
Key Colony Inn has new owners
You know what happens when you stop looking? Stop looking for love, or a new job or … a restaurant to own? It finds...
STILL DANCING – Teacher finds a way
Stacey Smith just celebrated her one-year anniversary at the owner of Body Language Studio in Marathon. On a recent Wednesday, she had a class...
PALETAS! New popsicle shop making us melt
Brothers-in-law Cesar Sandoval and Oscar Islas have opened Paradise Flavors in Marathon. Located in a brightly striped pink and white building in the center...
Marathon council closes 2 out of 3 boat ramps for mini season
The Marathon City Council voted 3-2 to close both the Quay boat ramp and Harbor Drive boat ramp in Marathon from Tuesday to Thursday,...
MARATHON SETS BUDGET – Council majority declines to sign letter of support to cancel...
On July 14, the City of Marathon passed a preliminary 2021 budget: the millage rate (2.59) stays the same for the fourth year in...
A happy, hippie place – New store opens in Marathon
Technically, it’s a T-shirt shop. In Limbo has a lot of T-shirts for sale, but it’s much more than that. Two life-size statues of...
St. Columba provides affordable housing
Most of Marathon knows these as the “pink apartments” located on the west end of Marathon. For years, the buildings sat empty and in...
Marathon airport gets funds to move runway
Florida Keys Marathon International Airport recently received an Airport Improvement Program grant (supplemented by the CARES Act) to cover the design costs associated with ...
