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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
Caffeine Carl: Key West’s own music man - A man wearing a hat - Sunglasses

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...