Troop 912 rescues bird, cleans up environment

Scoutmaster Ari Poholek knows that it’s important for younger generations to understand that they can be the solution to the plastic pollution problem. The...

The death of aural love

As Valentine’s Day creeps closer, I find myself embodying the cliché of the spouse who, intent on finding the perfect gift, has wasted weeks...

From Tibet to the Keys

In late January, Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery in South India toured the Keys as part of their annual Sacred Arts Tour,...
Brian Shea of the City of Marathon mans the table at Sombrero Beach to collect ideas for redeveloping the former Quay property, now a city park. More sessions are scheduled. SARA MATTHIS/Keys Weekly

Marathon is soliciting new ideas for city park

The ideas are trickling in: a sensory play park for children, a passive park with a man-made beach and restored lighthouses, an area for...
Recreation - Crowd

A WHALE OF A RUN

Some were in running gear. Others were in costumes as they ran, jogged or walked in Chi Sigma sorority’s third annual “Scale the Whale”...
Bermuda Triangle - Curse of the Bermuda Triangle

Key Westers explore Bermuda Triangle tales

A one-legged boat captain, firearms instructor, author, motivational speaker and former Iraq security contractor boards a boat with three other Key Westers and heads...

Words don’t always work

I love words. Love them. Since I was about 5 years old and discovered I was no good at math, I’ve relished any chance to...

Former Weekly staffer publishes second novel

Hays Blinckmann is super happy she’s making people cry.  “I know it sounds weird, but I love it. It means people are connecting to this...

Profile of a helper: Davis takes reins of Parks & Rec

It’s been a few months since Anthony Paul Davis (call him Paul), took over the reins of the City of Marathon’s Parks and Recreation...

Waypoint Foundation fundraising to bring mobile dental clinic to the Keys

Clarice Yentsch and Wally Smith are on a mission to create healthy smiles in the Keys. They’re fundraising to get a mobile dental clinic...