by Pamela Childs | May 18, 2022 | Explore, What's Up
Boats constructed from thin plywood and duct tape may not sound very seaworthy, but they’re the only vessels allowed in Schooner Wharf’s Annual Minimal Regatta.
This wacky Memorial Day Weekend regatta shoves off around 1:30pm on Sunday, May 29 from the Schooner Wharf...
by Pamela Childs | May 18, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Explore, What's Up
Who knew that what started as a slogan on a bumper sticker would later morph into one of the season’s hottest events? Now in its sixth year, the “I Love Stock Island” Festival, which takes place from Wednesday, June 15 through Sunday, June 19, celebrates...
by Pamela Childs | May 2, 2022 | Explore, Shopping, Top Picks
It’s 1955, and nineteen-year-old Manuel Marcial de Gomar slowly reins his horse along a rugged trail in the rainforest mountains of Colombia. Exploring emerald-bearing areas high in the notoriously dangerous Eastern Andes is intoxicating. It’s not long before Marcial...
by Pamela Childs | May 2, 2022 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
Key West has been a haven for writers ever since Hemingway set down roots here in the 1930s. Over the years, our tiny island has blossomed into a thriving arts community dedicated to nurturing creative minds, hearts, and souls. At the center of it all is The Studios...
by Pamela Childs | May 2, 2022 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
At Barefoot Billy’s, it’s all about how fast you want to go. If zipping around Key West going 40mph is your idea of a day in the sun, then Billy’s high-octane jet ski experience is your ticket to ride. Go it alone or jump on Barefoot Billy’s original two-hour, 28-mile...
by Pamela Childs | Apr 13, 2022 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
Marathon: Flashback to the mid-1950s when a Grassy Key fisherman named Milton Santini started collecting bottlenose dolphins to sell to aquariums and attractions Two years into it, Milton catches a dolphin named Mitzi. Before he can transport her to one of his...
