9/11: REMEMBERING THE MAN IN THE RED BANDANA
“What would you do in the last hour of your life? Where would you be? Who would remember it?”
I’ll be honest: My memory of 9/11, the day...
AQUARIUM ENCOUNTERS JOINS REEF RENEWAL USA IN CORAL RESTORATION EFFORTS
Recent years have seen various companies throughout the Florida Keys stretch the definition of “ecotourism” as an attractive advertising buzzword.
Training volunteers, and eventually tourists, to prepare nearly...
LEADERSHIP MONROE ANNOUNCES CLASS XXX
Leadership Monroe County, the premier educational nonprofit community leadership organization, announces its 30th year of programs with the selection of Class XXX.
The LMC program is aimed at...
SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES 2022-2023 BUDGET
With a unanimous vote, the Monroe County School Board approved a proposed 2022-2023 (Fiscal Year 2023) budget at its Sept. 6 meeting at Marathon High School.
Though the...
PROPERTY INSURANCE COMPANIES GO BANKRUPT AS POLICYHOLDERS SCRAMBLE FOR NEW COVERAGE
Tens of thousands of Floridians are scrambling to insure their properties as a number of companies in the state enter liquidation. As a result, it’s leaving many...
SPORTS WRAP: SEPTEMBER 8
By Tracy McDonald
THE SCOREBOARD
TeamSportOpponentDateResultCoral ShoresVolleyballLaSalle8/30L, 3-0Coral ShoresVolleyballMarathon9/1W, 3-0Coral ShoresFootballPalmer Trinity9/2L, 19-14MarathonVolleyballHoreb Christian8/30W, 3-1MarathonVolleyballCoral Shores9/1L, 3-0MarathonFootballMiami Country Day9/1W, 35-13Key WestVolleyballGulf Coast9/3L, 3-0Key WestFootballBoca Raton9/2L, 37-0
THIS WEEK IN KEYS...
COMING TO AMERICA PART 2: CUBAN CHUGS BRING DANGERS & OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW BEGINNING
Putting their lives into handmade boats, Cuban migrants set course from their depressed country through the dangerous Florida Straits en route to the U.S. A food shortage,...
BREAKING: MARATHON SCUBA DIVER BITTEN BY SHARK
The Florida Keys recorded its fourth shark bite in six months when a diver was bitten while spearfishing on Sept. 6.
Marathon scuba instructor Zack Winegardner was diving...
IN PICTURES: WRIGHT BARROWS PLLC HOSTS OPENING RECEPTION
Two Marathon attorneys invited their community to celebrate the passing of a legal torch as Tom Wright and new firm owner Tony Barrows celebrated the announcement of...
HUMOR: TOP 10 ITEMS NOT FOUND IN THE NEW MARINE SANCTUARY PLAN
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary recently published a “Restoration Blueprint,” a new draft management plan that proposes the first major updates to the FKNMS regulations in...
