Mike Howie
Mike Howie has been the copy editor at Keys Weekly since January 2017. Before that, he spent 38 years as a reporter and editor for a daily newspaper in Illinois. He has been a teacher at the elementary, secondary and university levels. He can't swim.
MUSIC MAN: A SIT-DOWN WITH MARATHON’S LATE NIGHT LEGEND FREDDIE BYE
For more than 40 years, Freddie Bye has been the soundtrack of late night in Marathon.
He’s worked construction and fished commercially. He’s toured with...
CITIZEN’S POLICE ACADEMY LIFTS THE VEIL ON SHERIFF’S OFFICE OPERATIONS
I shot two people a couple of weeks ago in Marathon. I also ticketed the city manager for speeding, toured the jail on Plantation...
VIDEO GAMES FOR COPS: CRITICAL SIMULATIONS HELP TRAIN MCSO FOR VERY REAL SCENARIOS
By Mike Howie
A young man sits in an empty playground, wearing headphones over the hood of his sweatshirt, his hands in the pocket of...
IN THEIR WORDS: MARATHON’S JOHN BARTUS USES PANDEMIC DOWNTIME TO RECORD ALBUM OF ‘PERSONAL’ SONGS
Spend any time in the Middle Keys and you’ll hear John Bartus singing and playing guitar — or piano. His “Perpetual Island Tour” has...
HOWIE: I GOT THE PUBLIX VACCINE AND IT WAS A BIG MOMENT
I am not a morning person.
But last week, I set my alarm and wandered into the living room in the dark.
5:50 a.m.
The night before,...
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COUNTY ATTENDS FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE DAY
Monroe County Mayor Michelle Lincoln, and Commissioners Holly Merrill...
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FIND A FALLING IGUANA THIS WEEKEND? TAKE IT TO FWC
If iguanas start falling out of trees this weekend,...
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KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: TRUMAN AVENUE & THE TWISTED HISTORY
Back when I was a 20-something hippie enchanted with...
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AMID COLD TEMPERATURES, WARMING CENTER OPENS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT ON PLANTATION KEY
A local community center will open its door for...
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SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER? ASK THE ‘MOLLUSK METEOROLOGIST’ ON MONDAY AT AQUARIUM ENCOUNTERS
Step aside, Punxsutawney Phil. Winter in the Florida Keys...
