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Captain Pip’s Marina & Hideaway, Starbucks celebrate grand openings

It’s official, people. Marathon has a Starbucks.

The evening of Jan. 25 found the parking lot of Captain Pip’s Marina & Hideaway filled with music, food and drinks as the popular boating hotspot celebrated the grand opening of its brand new retail store and office space built by Keys All-Area Roofing, along with the coffee shop to subdue Marathon’s caffeine cravings. Partygoers enjoyed dinner from Centennial Bank while listening to the tunes of local rockers Abstract Radio before joining the Marathon Chamber of Commerce for a ribbon-cutting ceremony with each business.

— Alex Rickert

1. The new retail space is stocked with snacks, bait, apparel and all the necessities for a day on the water.

2. Officials and staff from Starbucks, the City of Marathon and Chamber of Commerce celebrate the coffee shop’s opening.

3. Guitarist and vocalist Chris Campbell provides the tunes with Abstract Radio.

4. The sun sets over a lively parking lot as the community comes out to enjoy one of southern Marathon’s newest attractions.

5. A staple at events like these, the Centennial Bank crew serves up burgers and hot dogs.

6. Members of the Duck Key Fishing Club, sponsored in part by Captain Pip’s, made the trip south to join the celebration.

7. At long last, the Captain Pip’s crew commemorates the completion of a multi-year project with a ribbon cutting to open its new retail and office space.