Tag: Middle Keys

MARATHON’S CHUCK LINDSEY STEPS DOWN AT CITY HALL

A late addition to the Marathon City Council’s agenda appeared online on Monday, Oct. 12 — the “separation agreement and general release between Charles...

MHS players practicing on the field

The Marathon High School football team has started practice in preparation for its home opener on Friday, Oct. 2. With a roster of more...

#CHASEIN’RECOVERY

On July 1, reports surfaced saying Charles Randall Grimes had a dive accident in the waters off Marathon. It took a couple of seconds...

Key Colony Beach sends ‘snowbirds’ home

Anyone renting for less than six months must leave Key Colony Beach (KCB) by noon on Tuesday, March 23. The council of the small...
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...

THE ART OF AXE THROWING

Axe throwing is the new sport sweeping the nation. There’s even a World Axe Throwing League with sanctioned tournaments all over the globe. Now,...

Marathon brings art to the roadside with two projects

Marathon is set to welcome two new art installations: one at Crane Point Museum, and the growth of a new park on the west...
40 bands take stage this weekend to have their talent recorded - A man sitting on a stage - Ling Tosite Sigure

40 bands take stage this weekend to have their talent recorded

Mark your calendars for this weekend: it’s the third Conch Records Music Video Fest on Friday, Saturday and Sunday — Jan. 3-5 — at...
Guess what? Habitat is still helping homeowners recover from Irma - A group of people standing next to a fence - Roof

Guess what? Habitat is still helping homeowners recover from Irma

If you live in Monroe County, you know property is expensive, reliable construction crews are rare, and that a lot of homes are still...
Get outta here, cancer; Jill Bell’s got stuff to do and people to move! - A person sitting on a couch - Shoe

Get outta here, cancer; Jill Bell’s got stuff to do and people to move!

When Jill Bell’s breast cancer diagnosis was revealed three years ago, it hadn’t been long since she recovered from thyroid cancer. “At the time,...