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.
KEY LARGO MAN PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT, ONE PLASTIC BOTTLE CAP AT A TIME
Ninety-nine thousand two hundred and counting: that's how many plastic bottle caps Bill Russo and his small army of volunteers have collected from the...
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