Katie Atkins
Katie Atkins is a western New York native who, when not working, can probably be found on the beach with her nose in a book. Sweets are her weakness (10 fillings this year), along with pizza and her adopted senior cat, Buddy.
Thanksgiving guide – Where to volunteer, or find a turkey dinner
Throughout the island chain, charitable and religious organizations will open their doors before and on Thanksgiving, providing several opportunities to celebrate the holiday or...
That’s amore – Under new ownership, Driftwood Pizza soaring to new levels
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore, and Marathon is in love with Driftwood Pizza, Pasta and Subs.
The...
$1.6 Billion Okeechobee Reservoir Takes Huge Step Forward
Everglades restoration activists are lauding the recent 99-1 passage of legislation with provisions for a billion-dollar reservoir near Lake Okeechobee.
It pushes the $1.6 billion...
GOAL 109: The Two Year Plan to Solve Workforce Housing in the Keys
It has taken a village – or multiple people from several villages – to raise a plan for Monroe County’s workforce housing crisis.
County commissioners...
Village Council Candidates Open Up at Forum
Islamorada residents are just as passionate about Upper Keys issues as the five candidates vying to represent them in two seats on the village...
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NEW MURALS IN KEY WEST TRANSFORM HISTORIC CIGAR FACTORY
Boxy and bland in all-over beige, the hulking historic...
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KEYS HISTORY: THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE BITTEN
The year was 1975. I had just turned 10...
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KEYS CORAL GROUPS GET PROACTIVE TO BEAT THE HEAT
As summer continues to blaze on, it’s getting hotter...
Arts & Entertainment Marathon
ICONIC DRC DOLPHIN STATUE GETS A FULL FACELIFT FROM ARTIST RYAN KEMPPAINEN
Driving into Marathon through Grassy Key, what you might...
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WILD THINGS: KEY WEST WILDLIFE COLUMN
Science cannot always explain what a bird is up...
