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IN PICTURES: STANLEY SWITLIK HOSTS KICKBALL SHOWDOWN FOR FOURTH AND FIFTH-GRADERS

As February drew to a close, young athletes at Stanley Switlik Elementary completed the school’s inaugural kickball tournament. Led by Switlik’s health and wellness coordinator Bill Eller,...
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THINK YOUR JOB IS COOL? COME TELL STANLEY SWITLIK KIDS

Stanley Switlik Elementary School will host its 47th annual Career and Truck Day on Thursday, March 14 from 9 to 11 a.m. An annual staple at the...
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FEST IS BEST: SCENES FROM THE ORIGINAL MARATHON SEAFOOD FESTIVAL

It was a perfect weekend to enjoy sun, seafood and shopping with drinks in hand and local music filling the air as thousands filled Marathon Community Park...
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KEY COLONY BEACH PREPS FOR STREETS OF GREEN IN ANNUAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

Everyone’s Irish in Key Colony Beach this Sunday as the city prepares to host its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17 at 5 p.m. The...
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TAKE ME HOME: ADORABLE FACES ARE WAITING AT THE FKSPCA

Keys Weekly is thrilled each week to showcase some “furever” friends that are ready, waiting and available for their perfect adoption “match” at the Florida Keys SPCA’s...
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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...