TRINITY VAN STEENBURG
Growing up in Fort Myers and Tavernier, Trinity doesn’t sleep much between her work and family life. Attending Florida Gulf Coast University for business...
Samantha Usina
Many Key West locals recognize Samantha Usina as the knowledgeable resource (not to mention beautiful face), at the counter. A longtime Key West local...
arlene mirabella
Marathon’s Arlene Mirabella has packed more adventures and experiences into her life that, really, she ought to be content. She emigrated to the U.S....
Raquel Crummitt
Raquel Crummitt’s latest venture is as captain and owner of Fish ’n’ Chicks Charters in Key West, but for years she also has been...
One of a kind
“It takes a village to raise a child,” so the ancient African proverb goes. Truly, in our tight-knit Keys community, we know the power...
How to Eat Your Fruits and Veggies…
by Sarah Thomas
It used to be a simple directive from doctors to patients, parents to children: “Eat your fruits and veggies.” But as time...
Thank heavens things have changed
By Hays Blinckmann and Sarah Thomas
We came across a historical artifact: The “Good Wife’s Guide,” rumored to have been published in the May 13,...
A look at a day in the life of Holly Raschein
By Sara Matthis & Sarah Thomas
At the age of 32, Holly Raschein decided to run for state office.
“I was nervous,” Holly Raschein said, looking...
A look at a day in the life of Teri Johnston
Mayor Teri Johnston didn’t stumble into politics, but rather, was swept in by the wind. As a native of Iowa, land of tornadoes, it’s...
A look at a day in the life of Michelle Coldiron
Ten years ago, Michelle Coldiron said she never dreamed she would have been elected to one political office, not to mention two. In 2015,...
