JOHN BARTUS: KEYS STUDENT MUSICIANS JOIN FORCES FOR ALL-COUNTY BAND CONCERT
What happens when you put talented school-age musicians from around the Keys together, put them under the direction of a talented clinician and give them one working...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: CONCH STEPIN FETCHIT’S HOLLYWOOD STARDOM
The Lincoln Perry story begins in Key West but does not stay on the island for long. He was born Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry on May...
JOHN BARTUS: JETHRO TULL’S AMAZING MUSIC
Very few bands or musical artists can claim a legacy like Ian Anderson’s Jethro Tull. Consider a recording career consisting of 41 albums over a 54-year period....
JOHN BARTUS: MARATHON ROTARY PROVIDES AID TO UKRAINE
Keith Douglass is a former Monroe County Commissioner and mayor. He is also one of the Rotary Club of Marathon’s outstanding members and heads up our interaction...
JOHN BARTUS: WHAT TO DO IF WE EVER HAVE AN OFF-SEASON AGAIN?
The catchphrase our local Tourist Development Council uses when speaking about numbers of tourists is “heads in beds.” I have always derived a bit of amusement from...
JOHN BARTUS: DUTIES OF A SMALL TOWN MAYOR
As mayor of a small town, there are a number of duties I have to deal with. As with everything else in life, some are more pleasant...
JOHN BARTUS: ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY
This past weekend was further reinforcement about just how special a place our Florida Keys home really is. We all know and love the natural wonders that...
JOHN BARTUS: BEAUTIFUL MUSIC FROM A TOTAL JERK
David Crosby is a total jerk. At least that’s what many of his old bandmates say. A founding member of the Byrds as well as Crosby Stills...
JOHN BARTUS: CHEERS TO THE CLASS OF 2022
Forty-three years ago in 1979, I walked across the stage of the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in a hideously radiant orange cap and gown to pick up my...
JOHN BARTUS: ROTARY PARK REBUILD WEEK
Twenty years after the original was built, Marathon’s Rotary Children’s Park is getting a total rebuild from the ground up. And we need your help!
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