Key West master goldsmiths forge ahead
They ran into Snoop Dogg in London and mistook Madonna for a drag queen — "She was sort of chatting me up in a club” — during...
20 QUESTIONS WITH KATIE ATKINS, THE JOURNALIST WHO JUMPED INTO POLITICS
When a journalist makes the leap into politics, it raises eyebrows among those of us who run in these circles. Kind of like, when a Coke employee...
20 QUESTIONS WITH RAMON RODRIGUEZ: ALL HE WANTED WAS THE AMERICAN DREAM
He was beaming, the pride contagious with every word. A Cuban immigrant whose adolescence was decided for him, Ramon Rodriguez finally feels accomplished and at peace, and...
THIS KEY WEST MAN LIVES ON A BOAT — AND A BIKE
Tom Theisen is going places — and getting things done on his way.
An avid cyclist, Theisen turned his passion into a business shortly after arriving in Key...
Marathon’s dynamic duo: Elizabeth & Derek
First of all, it’s pronounced “scut,” like “scuttlebutt.” Derek Schut owns and operates All Keys Glass and Elizabeth Schut is the risk management officer for the City...
What brought Ireland’s Most Stylish Man to Key West?
The Alexa device inside the Bobby Shop hair salon and barber shop didn't immediately recognize Lee Stinton’s song request given his clipped and lyrical Irish brogue. With...
Marathon’s Cody Ward knows more about the law, gaming than you do
Cody Ward was hired by the City of Marathon soon after graduation from University of Florida’s law school. That was more than five years ago. But the...
A chat with avid diver, photographer David Gross
David Gross has been on quite the ride in the Florida Keys, literally.
In the early weeks after the checkpoint was established in Key Largo due to the...
FWC biologist makes passion a career
Growing up along the Florida shores, Devon Pharo always looked to the ocean. His passion for the blue is true, and it’s translated into a career researching...
Caffeine Carl: Key West’s own music man
He got his first guitar on Christmas Eve 1980. Never having had a lesson in his life, Carl Wagoner is entirely self-taught, but considers himself a “hack.”
Anyone...
