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DUCK KEY CREW PULLS IN 400-POUND SWORDFISH

For Little Torch Key’s captain Matt Pelphrey, his personal best swordfish catch was also one of his quickest fights. On Jan. 7, it still took...
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GO UP, OR STAY THE SAME? MARATHON COUNCIL DEBATES VACATION RENTAL FEES

A potential hike to vacation rental license rates will be settled next month, the Marathon City Council decided in its first meeting of 2026. A...
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KCB WELCOMES RESIDENTS BACK WITH SUNSET PARK CONCERT & COOKOUT

When seasonal residents returned to the warmth of the Florida Keys, the city of Key Colony Beach looked quite a bit different than when...
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MARATHON NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: DAWN PADERICK

No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community...
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MORE THAN 20 KILOS OF COCAINE SEIZED FROM MARATHON CHARTER CAPTAIN

A Marathon charter captain is facing federal charges after he allegedly sold one of more than 20 kilos of cocaine to an undercover cop,...
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MARATHON MERMAIDS FLAG FOOTBALL LOOKS TO KEEP LOCKDOWN DEFENSE INTACT

As Key West prepares for the world’s largest international women’s and girls flag football tournament, a team from the heart of the Florida Keys...
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MARATHON CITY HALL’S NEWEST ART GALLERY REFRAMES HISTORY IN ROYAL BLUE

The walls in Marathon City Hall are looking a bit more blue these days – in a good way. Ahead of the Marathon City...

MARATHON DOES IT AGAIN: FUNDRAISER FOR BARTENDER BATTLING CANCER NETS $138K

Marathon, you did it again. In yet another display of the heart of the Keys looking out for one of its own, an all-day fundraiser...

S.O.A.R. BRINGS AN URCHIN CLEANING CREW TO KEY LARGO’S HORSESHOE REEF

As coral restoration practitioners work to repair the Keys’ most treasured reef sites, a first-of-its-kind sea urchin release hopes to keep those reefs in...

MARATHON NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: OLIVIA LEE

No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community...