MARATHON NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: JC MORA
No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community...
MR. MARATHON’ MIKE PUTO’S NAME WILL FOREVER BE ATTACHED TO FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Mike ‘Mr. Marathon’ Puto’s name will be forever attached to Friday Night Lights at Marathon Middle & High School. On Jan. 27, the Monroe...
KEYS WOMAN: THE SISTERHOOD OF SURVIVORS
The older I get, the more I value my female friends. We have become a sisterhood of survivors — survivors of wild escapades in...
SIGNED, SEALED, SURVIVED: MARATHON POSTMASTER SHANEKA SMALL HAS WEATHERED THE STORM
When Hurricane Irma ripped through the Florida Keys in 2017, most people were trying to get out. Shaneka Small was just arriving to start...
IN PICTURES: SPANISH FLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ROCKS BOONDOCKS
Cold temps didn’t slow down the tunes at the 2026 Spanish Fly Music Festival, which drew hundreds despite the wintry temps at Boondocks Grille...
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LEADERS PREACH AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP DURING STATE CAPITOL VISIT
Local Habitat for Humanity leaders in the Upper and Middle Keys visited the State Capitol on Feb. 3 as part of the Habitat Florida...
THIS WEEKEND: SETTLE IN FOR SOME LAUGHS AT MCT’S ‘ONE WEEKEND ONLY
They’ve got LED light shows, “Saturday Night Live” sketches, adorable kids singing, a full complement of dancers and even some cheerleaders. But the number...
IN PICTURES: PITMASTERS BATTLE THE COLD IN SAUCED AND TOSSED BBQ CONTEST IN MARATHON
It takes the bravest of pitmasters to soldier through the coldest temperatures seen by the Florida Keys in 15 years. But that’s what four...
KEYS WOMAN: EMBRACING THE POWER OF FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS
ONCE NEW GIRLS TURNED BESTIES
Ashley Arrabal and Brooke Vega were once the new girls in town. They attended Coral Shores High School when a...
THE SNAIL SETTLES IT: MOLLUSK METEOROLOGIST SAYS 6 MORE WEEKS OF WINTER
With temperatures in the Florida Keys hitting their lowest points in nearly two decades, declaring the end of winter on Groundhog Day might have...
