The Best of Marathon 2016 awards local businesses
*= multiple award recipient
Best Place to People Watch
*Sombrero Beach
Best Place to take the Kids
Aquarium Encounters
Best Event
Seafood Festival
Best Park
*Sombrero Beach
Best Sunset
*Sunset Grille
Best Place to Have a Wedding
Hawks...
The ReStore needs a new home
Affordable housing, and all the furnishings
When the Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Keys ReStore on Big Pine Keys opened in 2004 it quickly...
Craving a hint of fall?
By Leah Maki
Fall is my favorite season. I grew up going to apple orchards and pumpkin patches, baking pumpkin and apple pies, sipping cider next to a...
Mystical Key Metaphysical Shoppe
It’s all about the light
Wicca and Paganism get a bad rap according to Monika Wilkens, a practitioner of Wicca and owner of Mystical Key. Former critical care...
‘Tis better to give, than receive
Toys for Tots & Holiday Helpers collecting gifts for kids
Every year, thousands of deserving children throughout Monroe County benefit from the charitable work of two leading organizations...
Obtainable Objects of Desire
Local Luxe is a one of a kind jewelry store
Passionate, savvy, creative and visionary — it’s rather easy to describe Barb Grob, owner of Local Luxe jewelry...
NEW LOCATION: Christina’s Consignments
Two weeks ago, Christina’s Boutique made the move from one side of Marathon to the other. The new, bigger location is double the size of the old...
Royal Furniture hosts regal grand opening
Grand opening supports Wesley House
The year was 1959. David and Charlotte Elwell had just moved to Marathon from New Jersey and their first order of business was...
Not Your Average Book Report
Art Contest at Book and Books
It’s not necessarily a requirement to be an artist to win an art contest maybe just an avid reader. Start with a...
Turning thumbs green
Need a new garden? Don’t be daunted by the post-Irma landscape; instead, this is an opportunity to re-envision a new, more sustainable backyard. From lost shade trees...
