Women, COVID & today’s economy
Ladies, we’re tired, right? Cooking, cleaning, raising kids and running the world takes its toll.
At the start of 2020, women’s participation in the labor...
Pandemic Pop Quiz: Are you thriving, surviving or sinking?
All you had to do was stay home — lockdown, quarantine, masks, sanitizer and loads of toilet paper. Piece of cake, right? Perhaps not.
Our...
We’ve come a long way but are far from finished
Outrageous. Sexist.
Offensive. Appallingly outdated.
All would be accurate descriptions, by today’s standards, of the ads on the following pages, all of which appeared in popular...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
diane culver
Born and raised in Marathon, Diane Culver has been a presence at the after-school care center for almost three decades — she is now...
