by Pamela Childs | Jul 29, 2024 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
When Key West’s favorite son, Jimmy Buffett, passed away last year, our
tight-knit island community quickly came up with a plan to honor his legacy. Not only was Buffett one of the world’s most popular music icons, but it was his
1977 anthem...
by Pamela Childs | Jun 18, 2024 | Explore, Good Eats, Top Picks, What's Up
It’s all about love and limes when citrus, eccentrics, people, and pie take center stage during Key West’s Annual Key Lime Festival. This wacky five-day celebration, which runs from Wednesday, July 3 through Sunday, July 7, is packed with culinary events for every...
by Pamela Childs | Jun 18, 2024 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
Mary Kay Ashe loved the color pink. So much so that she used it everywhere: from the product packaging on her proprietary Mary Kay cosmetic line, to the signature pink Cadillacs she rewarded her top-earning consultants. The cosmetics mogul died in 2001, but her...
by Pamela Childs | Jun 3, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
Anchoring Mallory Square’s historic seaport, the Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House is as stunning a sight today as it was when it opened in 1891. Originally home to the island’s customs office, postal service, and district courts,...
by Pamela Childs | Jun 3, 2024 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
With a name inspired by Broadway’s smash hit musical, “La Cage Aux Folles,” Key West’s new Birdcage Cabaret has the island all aflutter. Tucked inside the totally revamped Aquaplex, Duval Street’s entertainment epicenter, this lavish new...
by Pamela Childs | Jun 3, 2024 | Explore, Holidays, Top Picks, What's Up
With more and more of our human rights being usurped by far-right politicians, it’s more important than ever that we stand together and celebrate our diversity. Created by Key West artist and human rights activist JT Thompson, our “One Human Family” ethos is...
