Lady of the Vote - A person standing in front of a refrigerator - Election

Lady of the Vote

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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 - A man holding a yellow umbrella - Leisure

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 - A man standing next to a tree - Richard I of England

20 Questions with Tommy Ryan

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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 - Alx Danielsson holding a dog in a car - Florida Keys

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 - A group of people standing next to a little girl posing for a picture - Dolphin Research Center

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 - Tree

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 - A man standing in front of a car - Aviation

New airport director arrives in Marathon

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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...
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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...
A person standing in a room - Matthieu Chedid

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.”
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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.’”

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