‘Tis the season for giving
This is the second year that the major players have banded together to make sure that every needy kid in the Florida Keys will receive one special...
Mark Senmartin announces candidacy
This past Tuesday Mark Senmartin officially entered the race for Marathon City Council. Senmartin, a 25-year Marathon resident and small business owner, is the married father of...
Marathon Councilwoman Ginger Snead resigns – Physical therapist was town’s first female mayor
Marathon councilwoman Ginger Snead waited until closing comments to drop a bombshell: her immediate resignation. She read from a prepared statement that was six sentences long, thanking...
Realtors give to KAIR
Keys Area Interdenominational Resources (KAIR) was the MLKAR Charity of the month for October. Marge Roberts, center, accepts a check for $538 presented by Lynn Lucas of...
Candidates near finish line – Marathon City Council election on Tuesday
In mid-August the Chamber’s After Hours mixer presented at the Marathon Community Theater served as the unofficial kick-off for the Marathon City Council election. The qualifying period...
Ocean Garden brings nautical dreams to life
Seashell shops line the Florida Keys and entice tourists from around the globe to take home a trinket from their travels.
Though souvenir shells are available for a...
City turns down proposal to add two cabs for disabled – Commissioners ruled Five...
The plan for Five 6’s taxi company to switch two of its private-hire passenger van licenses for two regular cab licenses was nixed by Key West City...
The Weekly Newspapers opens Key West office – Expansion brings greater coverage
The Weekly Newspapers is expanding. The locally owned and operated news organization recently opened a new office in Old Town Key West, named a publisher, and hired...
Community plans fundraiser for young man
Two days after he turned 19 years old, Mikey Vaughan lost 100 percent of his vision. Already blind in one eye after an athletic accident in his...
Bridge Saved!
This past Wednesday those involved in the mission to restore the historic 7 Mile Bridge pushed the Marathon Government Center to maximum occupancy to see county commissioners...
