Celebrating a neighbor and a hero
By Britt Myers
As Memorial Day draws near, millions of Americans will be gassing up the boat, purchasing cookout essentials and spending time with family and friends. This...
Octogarian has more drive and energy than those half her age
“I wrote letters to the Islander in Islamorada and the Buccaneer in Marathon. My late husband told me which every one responded first, we’d go there,” she said from her second floor condominium overlooking Boot Key Harbor, “so Marathon it was.”
Band directors do more than teach music – KWHS music teacher teaches life lessons...
“Today I gave the metaphor a calendar is like a hammer. You can give somebody a hammer and they know what it does, but that doesn’t mean...
Alexa Wheeler: Doyenne of vacations
At 21 years old, Alexa Wheeler was already working the real estate scene in Gainesville after graduating from the University of Florida. After some time in north...
NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: LANDON PIEROG
No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community members who deserve...
‘Success comes from hard work’
On June 29, Jill Cranney-Gage was inducted as Key West Rotary’s 103rd president. But her hats are ever-changing. As the assistant finance director at the Monroe County...
NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: AMANDA MATYI
No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community members who deserve...
Charles “Chuck” Licis works tirelessly for Take Stock
Chuck Licis has a passion for learning, all things French, and helping children. As program coordinator for Take Stock in Children, a college and career readiness program...
