Exit interview with Jimmy Schmidt, Marathon’s park guy
For 16 years, the City of Marathon has had Jimmy Schmidt as director of Parks and Recreation. In fact, he was the city’s first...
THE NEW LIBRARIAN Lorena Diaz takes the reins of Marathon’s public library
Talk about the perfect person at the perfect time: Marathon’s new librarian, Lorena Diaz, has stepped up to fill the role at the same...
The Striking Work of Artist Dick Matson
by Reda Wigle
Key West is a city of characters, and artist Dick Matson is among its most colorful. A Yale-educated, ex-advertising exec, Matson is...
Meet Capt. Mark Sohaney, Boca Chica’s new commander
Capt. Mark Sohaney may seem like he lives a charmed life: having just left a post in Hawaii, as executive assistant to the director...
The World in a Grain of Sand
Marianne van den Broek may have the coolest job on the island — and this is an island full of ship captains, fire dancers,...
‘I have no secret’ – Renee Makimaa leads by example
Ask any mother: parenting requires far more than just love, but strength, and tons of it. Who has it tenfold? Renee Makimaa, inside and...
Alex Rickert Stars in New Play “Making God Laugh”
Okay, full disclosure: Alex Rickert is a freelancer for the Weekly Newspaper. He’s also a dolphin trainer, and currently starring in “Making God Laugh,”...
City Sustainability Coordinator Alison Higgins walks the walk
There must be something about helping the planet that makes one happier and generally more fun to be around. It’s not a sentiment often...
Keys newcomers making their impact
Tiffany Duong and Sara Nilsson are the oldest interns at Coral Restoration Foundation. When not out planting coral and doing CRF work, the two...
Kemmer enjoying job at children’s shelter
Ben Kemmer has always enjoyed working with youth. Originally from Illinois, he spent time providing runaway and street homeless outreach in the Bloomington area....
