BARTUS IS CELEBRATING HIS 37TH YEAR IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS IN THE KEYS
Thirty-seven years.
Three-point-seven decades gone by. 1984 was a big year in my world, and the world in general. Apple introduced the Macintosh. Michael Jackson...
KEYS COUPLE PUBLISHES A LOVE LETTER TO LIFE & EACH OTHER
“I always wish to be meeting you somewhere,” poet Greg Cantrell writes to his wife, the artist Marlene Koenig. Evidence of that wish and...
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...
