by Pamela Childs | Jul 27, 2020 | Explore, What's Up
Attention, crustacean fans: Thursday, Aug. 6, marks the start of the eagerly anticipated Florida Keys lobster season. Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, the Keys are a seafood lovers paradise. Topping the list of favorites is our native “spiny”...
by Pamela Childs | Jul 13, 2020 | Explore, What's Up
In the summer of 1935, Ernest Hemingway was living an enviably comfortable life in Key West. His star had risen in the literary heavens with two recent bestselling novels. He was married to a chic young wife with a rich uncle who’d helped him buy and restore a...
by Pamela Childs | Jul 13, 2020 | What's Up
Get this: Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has now immortalized Key West as “the enchanted land” and “land of light” in a ballad he just released in mid-June. Dylan’s 9:35-minute ode, titled “Key West (Philosopher Pirate),” is featured on “Rough and Rowdy Ways,”...
by Pamela Childs | Jul 13, 2020 | Good Eats
Tucked away on the docks of Margaritaville Key West Resort & Marina, this local favorite overlooks the scenic harbor front and serves the best Sunday Brunch on the island. You can enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner comfortably indoors or dine casually outside on...
by Pamela Childs | Jun 29, 2020 | Explore, Good Eats
Toasting the colorful evening sunset is a favorite Keys activity for locavores, imbibers and teetotalers alike. Since the free-spirited days of the late 1970s, when Jimmy Buffett began singing about margarita cocktails and a laid-back subtropical lifestyle, tasty cold...
