by Pamela Childs | May 2, 2022 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
Key West has been a haven for writers ever since Hemingway set down roots here in the 1930s. Over the years, our tiny island has blossomed into a thriving arts community dedicated to nurturing creative minds, hearts, and souls. At the center of it all is The Studios...
by Pamela Childs | May 2, 2022 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
At Barefoot Billy’s, it’s all about how fast you want to go. If zipping around Key West going 40mph is your idea of a day in the sun, then Billy’s high-octane jet ski experience is your ticket to ride. Go it alone or jump on Barefoot Billy’s original two-hour, 28-mile...
by Pamela Childs | Apr 13, 2022 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
Marathon: Flashback to the mid-1950s when a Grassy Key fisherman named Milton Santini started collecting bottlenose dolphins to sell to aquariums and attractions Two years into it, Milton catches a dolphin named Mitzi. Before he can transport her to one of his...
by Pamela Childs | Apr 13, 2022 | Bite, Good Eats, Top Picks
Located in a funky waterfront Tiki hut just north of Marathon’s famous 7 Mile Bridge, Porky’s Bayside is notorious for the best barbecue in the Keys. Locals and visitors have been flocking here since the early 1950s including such notables as Ernest Hemingway, Jimmy...
by Pamela Childs | Apr 13, 2022 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
One of the highlights of Key West’s Conch Republic Days (Friday, April 15 through Sunday, April 24) is Schooner Wharf Bar’s legendary Wrecker’s Cup Race. On Sunday, April 24, the fourth and final leg of this annual seafarer’s series shoves off...
