MARATHON’S RACHEL BOWMAN CAPTURES LIONFISH CHALLENGE TITLE
For most people, 700 pounds of fish constitutes a monstrous bounty from the sea. But for the 2021 commercial Lionfish Challenge champion Rachel Bowman, it’s “not my...
REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY SET FOR MIKE FORSTER
A celebration of life is set for the restaurateur and former county commissioner who devoted his time and energy to a community he loved.
More than a month...
VETS TAKE TO KEYS WATERS FOR ANNUAL FISH OUTING
Twenty-five wounded and disabled U.S. veterans took to the water for the seventh annual Fish with a Hero in Islamorada recently. They were guided by 14 charter...
BARE FANNY: OUTCRY SPARKED BY ILLEGAL VEGETATION REMOVAL FROM KEY JUST OFF MARATHON
When Marathon resident Bob Williams set out on Sept. 19 for his daily swim around East and West Fanny Key, two small islands on the gulf side...
SURGEON RAISES $46,000 FOR CLINIC TO WIN KAHUNA TROPHY
Five Keys contestants who vied for the Good Health Clinic’s Big Kahuna trophy raised $100,000 — the first time the overall fundraising total hit six digits —...
KEYS HEALTH: MARATHON’S FISHERMAN’S HOSPITAL SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMS THE FIRST SURGERY ON-SITE SINCE IRMA
On the morning of Oct. 4, surgeon Derek Papp glided out of the glass doors of the sparkling new Fishermen’s Hospital entrance to chat with hospital CEO...
SPORTS & MORE: BRADY SHOVES ASIDE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
I keep thinking about baseball and the World Series, but then my mind shifts to football. Did you watch any or all of Tampa Bay’s (or Tom...
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: WOMEN UNITE FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
Key West residents and visitors showed their support for women and their reproductive rights by taking to Duval Street on Oct. 2 with fists raised in defiance,...
ON CALL 24/7: LONGTIME NURSE DEVOTED HER LIFE TO TAKING CARE OF THE COMMUNITY
Even when she was a little girl, Cheryl Cottrell always wanted to be a nurse. Always. She would play nurse with her dolls and read the “Nurse...
Key West dedicates benches to lost youths
“It is our duty to ensure no child gets lost. These children had names. These children had loved ones who still think of them daily. We’ll continue...
