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LUCK OF THE IRISH IN KCB: ANNUAL PARADE DELIGHTS HUNDREDS

It was a pretty good day to be a kid – or a spirited onlooker – on St. Patrick’s Day in Key Colony Beach. The evening of...
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CAPTIONED BY KIDS: SWITLIK WORDSMITHS LEARN THE ROPES AT CAREER AND TRUCK DAY

Fifth-grade students at Stanley Switlik Elementary School had a chance to test out their writing and photography chops as they joined Keys Weekly for a workshop session...
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JUVENILE TURTLES ‘CRACKLE’ AND ‘POP’ HEAD HOME AFTER REHAB JOURNEY

It was a picture-perfect morning on March 14 as a crowd of hundreds gathered at Sombrero Beach to watch two juvenile green sea turtles complete their journey...
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HOPPY EASTER: WAYS TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN MARATHON

From sunrise oceanside services to traditional masses in the pews, Marathon has a range of offerings as residents and visitors prepare to celebrate Easter Sunday on March...
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35 MARATHON NONPROFITS VIE FOR $150K IN CITY GRANTS

Middle Keys nonprofit representatives filled the Marathon City Council chambers on March 25 to make their cases as council members prepared to evaluate applications for the city’s...
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40 YEARS OF ‘THE PIG’: MARATHON BREAKFAST EATERY LOOKS BACK THROUGH THE DECADES

For Stuffed Pig co-owners Mike Cinque and Karen Dennis, a broken A/C in their restaurant isn’t the massive setback it used to be in 1984. But after...
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KIDS DESCEND ON ROTARY PARK FOR MARATHON CLUB’S ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT

It may have taken Marathon’s Rotarians hours to fill and hide thousands of eggs in every nook and cranny of Children’s Rotary Park. But once the floodgates...
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TRASH YOUR OLD TIRES — RESPONSIBLY — DURING COUNTY’S 3 FREE TIRE DISPOSAL DAYS

Monroe County County Solid Waste, partnering with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, will host three free Earth Day Tire Amnesty events for Monroe County residents with...
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MARATHON HIGH DRAMA CLUB PUTS ON THEIR BOOGIE SHOES FOR ‘SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER’

Bring your “Boogie Shoes” and get ready for a weekend of “Disco Inferno” at Marathon High School. The drama club has a serious case of “Saturday Night...
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MORE TEAMS MEANS MORE MONEY FOR ANNUAL BULL & COW MAHI TOURNAMENT

The 18th annual Tom Thumb Marathon Offshore Bull and Cow Dolphin Tournament is set to challenge anglers Friday through Sunday, May 3-5. A grand prize of $18,000 cash...

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