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IN PICTURES: ORIGINAL MARATHON SEAFOOD FESTIVAL’S RETURN EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS

Ladies and gentlemen, this is what we had all been waiting for. Marathon’s largest annual event returned in force as the 46th Original Marathon Seafood...
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‘SOMETHING ROTTEN’ TAKES STAGE AT WATERFRONT THEATER

The team that brought the hit musical “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” to the Waterfront stage is back with a new “tour de farce,”...
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IN PICTURES: THE BEACH BOYS PLAY IN KEY WEST

Before Jimmy Buffett blew out his fateful flip flop and pioneered the trop rock musical genre, the Beach Boys brought California’s surf and summertime...
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IN PICTURES: KEY WEST’S HEADDRESS BALL STANDS TALL

Twice postponed due to the COVID pandemic, the Key West Business Guild’s Headdress Ball sparkled on Feb. 26 at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater. Contestants in...
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IN PICTURES: WELCOME BACK, KEY COLONY BEACH DAY

A large new space at Key Colony Beach’s 7th Street Park was put to good use as Key Colony Beach Day returned on March...
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FRONT PAGE NEWS

Keys Weekly takes great pride in sharing so many beloved community events with dignitaries, locals and visitors alike. To us, they are all “front...
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THIS WEEKEND: STORIES FROM THE MARATHON SEAFOOD FESTIVAL

Remembered as the “last big event” in Marathon before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world in 2020, the anticipation has never been greater...
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HUMOR: TOP 10 WAYS TO EMBARRASS YOURSELF AT THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL

The Original Marathon Seafood Festival returns to the community park this weekend for the 46th iteration of the popular community event. Founded by a...
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‘FLORIDA LOVES MANATEES:’ LECTURE DELVES INTO STATE’S MARINE MAMMAL

Keys History & Discovery Center presents a lecture on Wednesday, March 9, with “Florida Loves Manatees” by Steven Noll, professor of history at the...
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HISTORY OF CUBA & EAST COAST RAILWAY HIGHLIGHT MATECUMBE HISTORICAL TRUST’S LECTURES

The Matecumbe Historical Trust and The Historic San Carlos Institute will give free presentations on Friday, March 4, starting at 8:30 a.m. at Island...