Key Colony Beach News

A short list of the top 18 city manager candidates was sent to Marathon City Council members Friday, and staff will begin calling those included to discuss details of the job.

To help navigate Santa's stopover in the Florida Keys, "stars on the water" are to light up to guide his Key deerdriven sleigh over the Gulf Stream and enliven the Keys' holiday season.

Twinkle, twinkle little boat, with all those lights, how do you float? Three boat parades keep the ocean waters off the Florida Keys colorful and lively in the next couple weeks, and the more the merrier in terms of participation.

It was perhaps fitting that a group of Marathon officials were in Tallahassee this week updating the governor's cabinet on the city's progress in a variety of key areas.

The Marathon City Council on Tuesday decided to start its search for a new city manager by going back to old applications as well as advertising for the job.And Councilman Pete Worthington is pulling no punches when it comes to the search to replace Clyde Burnett, who resigned Friday amid allegations of stalking and sexual harassment by City Clerk ...

Marathon Mayor Mike Cinque on Monday called a special City Council meeting for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the city's fire station to discuss City Manager Clyde Burnett's job status and an apparent sexual-harassment allegation.City Council members refused to comment until they meet Tuesday.

Monroe County Commissioner Mario Di Gennaro announced Thursday he will seek another term as the Middle Keys representative.

Florida Keys property owners will not end up paying more for the sheriff's $2.4 million emergency helicopter services after all.

Drew Herndon and Bob Richardson caught this 40-lb plus Permit May 18th in St. Lucie County off the power plant.

Green iguanas are normally fans of all things vegetable, but that's apparently not the case with the concoction Kathleen Price and Suzanne Connelly put together.The proprietors of one of the Keys' newest businesses, Iguana "Be" Gone, have spent three years perfecting an all-natural spray that reportedly gives off a scent that does not agree with ...

The Monroe County Commission's rejection to help fund a study to determine the accuracy of Florida Keys wind insurance rates will have a better chance of being reversed when the board reconsiders its decision on Aug.

The Monroe County Commission's rejection to help fund a study to determine the accuracy of Florida Keys wind insurance rates will have a better chance of being reversed when the board reconsiders its decision on Aug.

Key Colony Beach officials will have a millage rate of 1.832 heading into the municipality's public budget hearings in September.

Tickets are going fast for the Red Cross BASH which will be July 31 at the Catawba Island Club.

Both Middle Keys municipalities are aiming to meet a rollback figure when it comes to setting property taxes this summer.

Middle Keys youngsters braved the elements on June 24 for the four annual Cities of Key Colony Beach and Marathon Kids Fishing Derby."It was a little wet, cold and rainy, but the kids, the minute we stopped, were grabbing poles and ready to go.

Florida Keys voters soon may be asked whether to implement a 1-cent sales tax increase to raise about $25 million annually for wastewater upgrades.

Jamie and Suzanne Maiden are old pros in the business. They had a restaurant in Westport, Conn., for eight years.

Monroe County property values in the past year have dropped anywhere from 9 percent to nearly 24 percent, depending on location, according to the Property Appraiser's Office estimates released Tuesday.