IN PICTURES: RUNNERS BLASTED WITH COLOR DURING ANNUAL TREK IN ISLAMORADA

a group of people running in a race
Plantation Key School eighth-grade english teacher Amy Russell, at left, eighth-grade history teacher Michelle Myer, at right, squirt runners with colored powders during the 2024 PKS Color Run Saturday at Coral Shores High School , February 3, 2024. Photo by Doug Finger

Students and parents of Plantation Key School took to the starting line knowing a blast of color would be awaiting them at the finish line during the annual Plantation Key School PTA Color Run on Feb. 3. Some young participants tried to evade the teachers and staff who wielded colored powder and paint on the Old Highway not far from Coral Shores High School. Other runners willingly ran into the barrage of colors flying from the plastic bottles.

Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy is one of the many who escaped the snow and frigid temperatures in Western New York. A former crime & court reporter and city editor for two Western New York newspapers, Jim has been honing his craft since he graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 2014. In his 5-plus years in the Keys, Jim has enjoyed connecting with the community. Jim is past president of the Key Largo Sunset Rotary Club. When he's not working, he's busy chasing his son, Lucas, around the house and enjoying time with family.