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.
ISLAMORADA TOWBOATU.S. CAPTAIN HONORED FOR SAVING ANGLER’S LIFE
What started out as an all-too familiar day on the ocean for snowbirds Tony and Shawna Polkoski ended with a freak accident that quickly...
INAUGURAL WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S IN ISLAMORADA IS DEC. 10
Nicky Laak's mother Ann was first diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment in 2015. Soon after came the devastating news: Ann had Alzheimer's disease. Today,...
COMMODORES COME TOGETHER TO CAP OFF UPPER KEYS SAILING CLUB’S 50TH YEAR
Perhaps former Upper Keys Sailing Club Commodore Pat McLaughlin said it best: “This place is family, it’s tradition, it’s important.”
On Nov. 18, the Upper...
KEY PLAYERS’ COMEDY PRODUCTION WILL LEAVE THE AUDIENCE LAUGHING
Collapsing sets, prop flops and actors forgetting their lines: it's a recipe for chaos and, of course, laughter.
"It's a play-within-a-play and everything that can...
KEY LARGO WITCHES RIDE ROLLS INTO ITS 10TH YEAR
What started out as a few dozen witches riding along U.S. 1 a decade ago has grown into a magical, quirky and much anticipated...
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