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STONE CRAB EATING CONTEST SET FOR NOV. 5 IN MARATHON

While the Florida Keys stone crab claw harvest season runs from Oct. 15 to May 1, the annual Stone Crab Eating Contest is an undisputed Middle Keys...
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TROT FOR THE TATAS: STRIDES WALK IS THIS SATURDAY IN MARATHON

The sides of Overseas Highway in Marathon will once again be filled with a sea of pink as the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk returns to...
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ANNUAL KEY LARGO BRIDGE RUN A SCENIC TREK INTO THE FLORIDA KEYS

Motorists traversing U.S. 1 into the Florida Keys capture a breathtaking glimpse of the island life as they pass over Jewfish Creek Bridge in Key Largo. Resorts...
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MARATHON LATIN FESTIVAL TO DEBUT AT COMMUNITY PARK

For the first time ever, Marathon is about to close out 2022 with some Latin flair. Marathon Community Park will host the first ever Marathon Latin Festival on...
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BACKCOUNTRY TOURNAMENT REELS IN WINNERS & MONEY FOR STUDENTS IN THE UPPER KEYS

By Zachary Woltanski Sept. 25 marked the ending of the Key Largo Rotary’s 22nd Annual Take Stock in Children Backcountry Challenge. All participants were invited to an awards...
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FANTASY FEST: SNEAK PEEK OF PARADE FLOATS

By Carol Tedesco The annual Bud Light Fantasy Fest parade doesn't roll down Duval Street until Saturday, Oct. 29, but for those who prefer to be the spectacle,...
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FANTASY FEST: COUNTDOWN TO CULT CLASSICS & CARTOON CHAOS OCT. 21-30

“Cult Classics & Cartoon Chaos” is the theme for Fantasy Fest 2022 – Key West’s annual 10-day creative costumed festival. From Oct. 21-30, revelers can adorn themselves...
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IN PICTURES: INGRID TYREE HOSTS ‘FAMILY FUN DAY’

With record high temperatures recorded in Marathon over the last few weeks, snow cones were a welcome sight at city council candidate Ingrid Tyree’s ‘Family Fun Day’...
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DIVING, SEMINARS & MORE AT THIS YEAR’S REEF FEST IN THE UPPER KEYS

All are invited to celebrate marine conservation during REEF Fest on Oct. 13-16, 2022, in Key Largo. Hosted by Reef Environmental Education Foundation, this annual event features...
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NEARLY 450 SWIMMERS COMPETE IN SWIM TO ICONIC ALLIGATOR LIGHTHOUSE IN ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA

Nearly 450 participants from around the United States competed in Saturday’s Swim for Alligator Lighthouse, an 8-mile open-water challenge off the Florida Keys. Tampa resident Connor Signorin, 30,...