by Pamela Childs | Apr 28, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Explore
Artist Andy Thurber at Key West’s highly acclaimed Gallery On Greene Key West has long been a creative haven for some of our country’s biggest literary giants. Among them, Key West denizen Tennessee Williams, one of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth...
by Pamela Childs | Apr 13, 2021 | Explore, What's Up
The Conch Republic (AKA Key West and the Florida Keys) like many nations was born from trouble. The trouble started back in the dark days of March 1982, when the US Federal Government placed a Border Patrol Roadblock at the Last Chance Saloon in Florida City.A...
by Pamela Childs | Apr 13, 2021 | Bite, Good Eats
Wow the crowd with this rich, spirited Tropical Rum Cake made with Olive Morada’s Persian Lime Olive Oil & Coconut Balsamic. A hefty dose of rum gives it just enough kick! You can also pick up all kinds of other Extra Virgin Olive Oils and Vinegars at this cool...
by Pamela Childs | Apr 13, 2021 | Good Eats
Until a few years back, we always thought there was nothing like a great Maine lobster roll. Of course that was before we stumbled upon the Backyard Cafe on the docks behind Key Largo Fisheries and discovered their signature Lobster BLT.Perfectly cooked, firm-tender...
by Pamela Childs | Mar 29, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Explore
Even in the darkest times, art lights the way. And so it did in 1934 when our entire country was in the depths of the Great Depression. Like the rest of the US, Key West, too, had fallen on hard times. Despite having been the wealthiest US city per capita in the...