IN PICTURES: SURF STYLE THROWS 3-DAY PARTY TO OPEN FLAGSHIP STORE IN MARATHON
When one of the largest beach stores in the world opens its doors, a ribbon cutting isn’t enough.
For three days straight from Feb. 27...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON BPW’S ‘KEYSINO’ BRINGS THE ROARING ’20S TO MARLIN BAY
Flappers, colorful suits and cigars descended on Marlin Bay Resort on Feb. 28 for the Marathon Business and Professional Women’s 2026 Keysino Night.
Trying their...
IN PICTURES: RUNNERS BATTLE THE SUN & BLACKTOP IN SOMBRERO BEACH RUN
Runners and walkers braved the rays to get their steps in at the 2026 Sombrero Beach Run on Feb. 28. Living up to its...
IN PICTURES: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR BYRON DONALDS VISITS MARATHON
One of Florida’s top gubernatorial candidates paid a visit to the Middle Keys as the Keys Common Sense Conservatives PAC hosted Rep. Byron Donalds...
IN PICTURES: GIGANTIC NAUTICAL MARKET BRINGS THOUSANDS FOR TWO DAYS OF SHOPPING
The Upper Keys Rotary produced the Gigantic Nautical Market at Founders Park on Feb. 21-22. More than 350 vendors, 20 food trucks, and nearly...
KEY WEST CELEBRATES LOVED ONES AT CROOKS SECOND LINE PARADE
Talk about a celebration of life.
The 10th annual Crooks Second Line Parade, which marched down Duval Street on Feb. 15, takes its cue from...
IN PICTURES: FLORIDA KEYS BREWING CO. CELEBRATES 11 YEARS OF COLD, LOCAL DRINKS
Florida Keys Brewing Co. rang in 11 years of local beer production — and enjoyment among the many locals and visitors — with an...
COUNTY TO CAPITOL: LOCAL LEADERS SPOTLIGHT ISLAND NEEDS FACE-TO-FACE IN FLORIDA KEYS DAY
As the rest of Florida battled a brutal cold snap, government leaders and nonprofit reps from the state’s warmest county brought the needs and...
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...
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...






















