by Pamela Childs | Dec 28, 2020 | Explore, Holidays
As you meander around the streets of Key West, you can’t help noticing all of the cool houses nestled among flora and fauna. Wouldn’t it be just fabulous if you could see what was behind some of those front doors? Well, here’s your chance. Now in its 61st year, the...
by Pamela Childs | Dec 14, 2020 | Explore, Good Eats
Food as art? You betcha! Before grabbing her spatula and heading for the Keys, Lori Shubert was a highly successful caterer and cake artist from Boston. Although traditional cupcakes were her forte, many customers begged her to start baking mini-cupcakes.The idea...
by Pamela Childs | Dec 14, 2020 | Explore, Shopping
Artist Karen Wray loves her life on Stock Island. She’s been a “Wharf Rat” for over 35 years, long before this tiny spit of land just across the channel from Key West was the hip place it is today. Her edgy off-the-beaten-path art gallery,...
by Pamela Childs | Dec 14, 2020 | Holidays, Shopping
If you think it takes a “Caribbean” jaunt to get “island” prices on jewelry, diamonds, and precious stones, think again. You can shop right online at Little Switzerland, the Caribbean’s preeminent luxury jeweler for over 60 years; it’s my go-to shop (especially during...
by Pamela Childs | Dec 1, 2020 | Holidays, What's Up
Lord knows 2020 has been one tough year and a little extra holiday cheer is definitely in order. So what to do? For some, celebrating the holidays means quaint New England Villages, frozen snowmen, the scent of wood-burning stoves, and hot mulled cider. But not here...
