Tag: Marathon

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Key West runner returns safely from Boston

Key West runner Roy Coley had already finished the Boston Marathon and was two blocks away when two blasts rocked the finish line. “The surreal...
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Hogfish is the perfect target for beginning spearfishermen

(Editor’s Note: James Simsic, a homegrown Marathon conch, is The Weekly’s newest fishing columnist. Below, he introduces readers to the sport of spearfishing and...
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Seventh Marathon triathlon set for May

The seventh triathlon and biathlon — hosted by MaraTri — has been scheduled for Saturday, May 25. The family friendly event is a fundraiser...
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Marathon Veterinary Hospital’s grand opening.

The Marathon Veterinary Hospital’s grand opening was a big hit with the two-legged and four-legged crowd. At least a hundred people came out this...
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‘Mommy and Me’ group flourishing – Organizer says group includes 80 families in variety...

When Caitlin Sedlak moved to Marathon a few years ago, she did everything she could to connect with other mothers of young children, including...
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Discovery Channel discovers Keys characters

arlaying the success of the affluent, bourgeois housewives of Atlanta and New Jersey the Discovery Channel just announced a series to be produced in...
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Giant ‘skeeter’ concerns loom for Keys bug board

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control is warning of a serious public health threat — namely the arrival of a new strain of mosquitos migrating...
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Marathon native instructs others in art of spearfishing

James Simsic is one of those fortunate few: he’s found his purpose. “My passion is teaching kids about spearfishing,” he said. The 28-year-old Marathon native has...
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Artist finishes lighthouse replicas for city signage

Larry “Lighthouse Larry” Herlth is seriously into lighthouses. But not in the tiny-wooden-replica-that-sits-on-the-shelf kind of way. He’s into macho-thousand-pound-weld-it-out-of-steel kind of way. The Islamorada...
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Price likes giving back to the community.

Rachel Price’s first foray into volunteerism came with teaching ballroom dancing to school age children. “I went into it thinking ‘I can’t do this,’ and...