JOHN BARTUS: MAKING THINGS BETTER TAKES MORE THAN JUST COMPLAINING
There’s a joke, somewhat adapted for the area, that seems to fit these days…
Q: How many Conchs (or Conch wannabes) does it take to change a light...
SCHOOL BOARD SETS LOWEST TAX RATE SINCE 2008
Ten percent of 300 is greater than 20% of 100.
The same middle-school math lesson applies to property taxes in the Florida Keys, where soaring property values yield...
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...
HUMOR: TOP 10 THINGS THE FBI REALLY FOUND AT MAR-A-LAGO
Despite the media firestorm surrounding the FBI’s execution of a search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, we still haven’t learned the specifics of what was actually...
ISLAND ASTROLOGER: PROPELLED BY SHOCK & AWE
Eruptions. Shocks to the system. Uncontrollable compulsions. Aggressive surprises. Uranus, planet of unexpected awakenings, and Mars, planet of willful impulse, are conjoining at one of the powerful...
SPORTS & MORE: DESHAUN WATSON & THE LATE, GREAT BILL RUSSELL
As I write this, Judge Sue L. Robinson has suspended new Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for six games after he was accused of sexual misconduct against...
TRAUMA STAR FLYS HIGH FOR 20 YEARS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
The Trauma Star air ambulance helicopter program is on pace to set a new record in 2022 for the number of patients airlifted as the Monroe County...
KEYS HISTORY: BAHIAMIANS & EUROPEAN MAN OCCUPIED KEY WITH ‘NO NAME’
PART 1
No name has been given to many of the 1,700 islands considered part of the Florida Keys archipelago, but No Name Key has been assigned to...
IN PICTURES: NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN MARATHON
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office hangar at Marathon International Airport was packed full on Aug. 2 as MCSO co-hosted National Night Out, one of four simultaneous events...
IN PICTURES: TITO’S STOP IN MARATHON CELEBRATES OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING
Friends, community members, local officials and first responders gathered on July 29 to celebrate the official grand opening and ribbon cutting for Tito’s Stop (La Parada de...
