What’s That You’re Wearing? AQUA D’ KEYS – The Scent of the Keys
Who knew that someone would finally figure out how to capture the true essence of the Florida Keys and put it in a bottle? Enter Key Wester’s, Dominik, Ron, Maurizio, and Todd. After futilely searching for affordable gifts symbolic of Key West, the four long-time...
A Tiki Bar Born From Ice Cream – Boondocks Grille & Draft House
Twenty-five years ago, it was just a small Mom & Pop ice cream shop scooping creamy cones on quiet Ramrod Key. But as tourism increased, so did the owners’ vision. Quickly realizing that the Lower Keys needed more than just ice cream, they expanded the menu to...
Happy Anniversary! Randy Roberts & Christopher Peterson Have Something to Celebrate!
Key West’s legendary La Te Da Cabaret is renowned for staging two of the world’s most famous Masters Of Illusion: Randy Roberts and Christopher Peterson. Both are celebrating their 25th and 22nd years here, respectively. These are not drag shows, mind you. There is no...
A Hip Hang With Great Food – Matt’s Stock Island Kitchen & Bar
If you've never sipped a Pineapple Jalapeño Mojito or a Hemingway Daiquiri in your flip-flops, it's about damn time. Just a stone's throw from Key West is a tiny throwback parcel of land called Stock Island. With its bustling fishing docks and live-aboard marinas,...
One of America’s Top 10 Haunts – Key West’s Fort East Martello
With the dead outnumbering the living by 4-1, Key West is one of the most haunted places in America. And no one knows more about the island’s “Dead Zone” than local renaissance man David Sloan. And with good reason: he literally wrote the book(s) on it. Renowned Ghost...
Watching Ernest Hemingway – The Cuban Connection
From the end of the nineteenth century through the late 1950s, Havana was one of the world’s most glamorous destinations for intellectuals, artists, and the elite. The allure of this exquisite and exclusive island was not lost on literary giant Ernest Hemingway....
