Kellie Butler Farrell
Kellie Butler Farrell is a journalist who calls Islamorada home. Kellie spent two decades in television news and also taught journalism at Barry University in Miami and Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, UAE. She loves being outside, whether spending time on the water or zipping down the Old Highway on her electric bike, Kellie is always soaking up the island lifestyle. Kellie and her husband own an electric bike rental company, Keys Ebikes.
TAVERNIER’S MADE 2 ORDER RESTAURANT IS CLOSED: WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE PROPERTY?
When Hurricane Irma barreled into the Upper Keys in September 2017, David Fulmer's canal-front breakfast and lunch eatery, Made 2 Order, was right in...
CHAPTER ENDS: SANDBAR BOOKS TO CLOSE LATER THIS MONTH
When Becky Washam relocated to the Florida Keys from Texas during the pandemic, the only bookstore in the Upper Keys, the long-standing Hooked on...
A CORAL SHORES TRADITION: SENIORS TOSS CAPS AT ISLAMORADA SANDBAR
Soon-to-be Coral Shores High School graduates gathered at the Islamorada Sandbar on May 11 and tossed their caps into the air as a drone...
KEYSWIDE BLOOD DRIVE SET FOR MAY 9 IN HONOR OF INJURED DEPUTY
Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Julian Garcia has undergone multiple surgeries since a traffic stop in Islamorada one month ago nearly cost him his life.
“I...
SPINNING GOLIATH GROUPER RECOVERED IN ISLAMORADA CANAL
Brad Norris has been running personal watercraft tours out of Old Conch Harbor canal since 2014. He knows this Islamorada waterway behind Old Tavernier...
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