CELEBRATING LOVE, KEYS STYLE. SUBMIT YOUR PICS TO BE FEATURED!

Our theme for FEBRUARY is LOVE ON THE ROCK. We want to know about what love is like in our islands (the good, the...

CRAZY LITTLE BOOKS ABOUT LOVE

This is a funny year to break out the Valentine hearts and chocolates. Couples who have been quarantined together could probably use a little...

KEYS SCHOONER TOOK FREED SLAVES TO WEST AFRICA; BUT HUNDREDS DIED BEFORE THE TRIP

President James Monroe, on March 3, 1819, signed “An Act to Protect the Commerce of the United States, and Crimes of Piracy.” The act...

KEY WEST JAIL DIRECTOR KEENA ALLEN GIVES THE SAME RESPECT SHE GETS

Keena Allen’s office could belong to a beloved school principal or guidance counselor, its shelves packed as they are with mementos, a ceramic cross...

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE: 3 MARATHON COUPLES SHARE THEIR VALENTINE’S STORY

The Marathon Weekly loves to celebrate our love stories. In the following pages, find a collection of couples who are living their best lives...

KEYS BLACK HISTORY: THE STORY OF ISRAEL LAFAYETTE JONES

In the years before the Civil War, Arter Jones worked as a North Carolina farm laborer. He married at least twice, and while no...

Lecture tells tales of the Tuskegee Airmen

The History of Diving Museum will celebrate Black History Month with tales of the Tuskegee Airmen for its “Immerse Yourself!” presentation on Wednesday, Feb....

DOROTHY GOES THE DISTANCE: MARATHON WOMAN AN ICON IN THIS SMALL TOWN

If there’s a thread running through Dorothy Hawkins’ life it’s food. For almost three decades she cooked at Fishermen’s Community Hospital and then moved...

KEY WEST CHARACTERS FILL TOM FLIP’S KEY WEST PODCAST

Try listening to an episode of Tom Flip’s Key West Podcast without spending the rest of the day with its simple, but catchy theme...

OPINION: I HATE STENCILS, AND HERE’S WHY …

I have a red hot hatred for stencils. I know that’s an inflammatory statement, but hear me out.  Stencils are, or should be dammit, the...