IN PICTURES: KEY COLONY BEACH GOES GREEN FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY

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Alex Rickert
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Kids scrambled for treasures thrown in the streets as golf carts, cars and boats piled high with revelers celebrated the annual Key Colony Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17. Parade participants included Key Colony Beach commissioners, local businesses, bikers, walkers, first responders – and even a few pooches dressed for the occasion. Presented by the Key Colony Beach Community Association and organized by Larry Smoot, the 2025 parade paid tribute to longtime parade organizer Jack Crowley with signs in his honor.

Photos by ALEX RICKERT/Keys Weekly.

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Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert made the perfectly natural career progression from dolphin trainer to newspaper editor in 2021 after freelancing for Keys Weekly while working full time at Dolphin Research Center. A resident of Marathon since 2015, he fell in love with the Florida Keys community by helping multiple organizations and friends rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Irma. An avid runner, actor, and spearfisherman, he spends as much of his time outside of work on or under the sea having civil disagreements with sharks.

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