Kellie Butler Farrell
Kellie is a lifelong journalist living in Key Largo. She spent twenty years in television and taught journalism at Barry University in Miami Shores and Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
At heart, Kellie is a storyteller. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and a Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Miami.
Kellie has been visiting the Keys since her teenage years. She has learned a lot about this wonderful community by writing stories for Keys Weekly. Whether sailing, power boating, or kayaking, Kellie and her husband, Niall, enjoy everything the island lifestyle offers.
YOUTH REGATTA SETS SAIL DESPITE WACKY WEATHER IN THE UPPER KEYS
A sea of Optimist dinghies were spread across the lawn at Founders Park in Islamorada as a wave of young sailors, eager to compete...
ISLAMORADA PICKLEBALL COMMUNITY RALLIES FOR MORE COURTS
Kim Booth recently started taking pickleball lessons at Founders Park, and like so many others, she's already addicted to the sport.
"This pickleball, it has...
TAX COLLECTOR TAKES AIM AT FRAUDULENT VACATION RENTALS
Monroe County Tax Collector Sam Steele is used to being lied to; it comes with the territory.
"It's hard to believe everything that's said to...
MYSTERY DINNER THEATER RETURNS TO THE ELKS LODGE IN TAVERNIER
Longtime Islamorada resident, real estate agent and actor Patrice Messina has directed and acted in so many murder mysteries, she’s lost count.
“It originally started...
A NATIONWIDE RECRUITMENT SHORTAGE FOR THE COAST GUARD HITS CLOSE TO HOME
As a wicked storm carved its way through the Upper Keys last month, U.S. Coast Guard Station Islamorada received a call for help. It...
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