Lady of the Vote
22 Questions with Joyce Griffin
Supervisor of Elections Joyce Griffin was re-elected to office unopposed in 2016. That allows her to give her entire focus to this voting...
20 Questions with Kevin Johnsen
adrenaline junkie and adventure enthusiast
Kevin Johnsen knows how to have a good time. He is most often found on the boat, usually doing something insane, and...
20 Questions with Tommy Ryan
King Tommy the LionHeart
Some people are naturally lionhearted, such as Tommy Ryan, candidate for Fantasy Fest King. Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Ryan went from four years...
20 Questions with Kathy Gilmour
Triathlete, Special Olympics Coach, Farceur
Sharp, quick-witted, dedicated — those are easy words to describe Kathy Gilmour, operations manager of Lazy Dog, board member of the Key West...
20 questions with Mandy Rodriguez
Mandy Rodriguez of the Dolphin Research Center is sincerely excited about every facet of life — dolphins, certainly, plus the changes to the Grassy Key institution, current...
Happy Mother’s Day – Mama T.T. reigns on Picton Hill
Marathon lady fostered dozens of children, touched the lives of countless others
Cora Lee Picton, 90, is preparing a feast for Mother’s Day that will be celebrated in...
New airport director arrives in Marathon
Thomas “T.J.” Henderson has a bachelors degree in aviation management from Auburn University and a masters in business administration from Pepperdine. Plus, he has 11 years of...
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...
Uncle Bob makes music for laughs – Key West performer’s enthusiasm is contagious
“Most people say they like the weather and water in Key West, what I like is the attitude. I have seen more people pick up garbage bags then throw them down. I picked one up on my way here,” said Bob with a grin. “A quick judge of a person is if they are the thrower-awayers or picker-uppers. I think we should have as little impact on the planet as we can.”
The many lives of Mrs. Appel
“I never wanted to meet my birth mother while my real mother was alive. I thought it would hurt her terribly,” Toni said. “But when I finally went to Italy, it was bittersweet. I couldn’t speak Italian and she couldn’t speak English, so we had some cousins interpreting for us. Although, I was finally able to tell her, ‘Thank you for giving us the life we had in the United States.’”