by Pamela Childs | Oct 19, 2021 | Explore, Good Eats, Top Picks
For most people, the daily setting of the sun may not seem like much of big deal. Not so in the Florida Keys. Here, we embrace each sunset as a cause for celebration where music, dancing and tropical libations are a nightly ritual and where revelers come together to...
by Pamela Childs | Sep 8, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Explore, What's Up
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and with the fall season rolling in, it’s almost time to release the pumpkins. However, the scarecrows are not waiting. Starting on Wednesday, September 15, you can see all kinds of delightful straw people peering out from...
by Pamela Childs | Sep 8, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Explore, What's Up
Have you ever raved to an Underwater Concert before? Well, now’s your chance during the 37th Annual Underwater Music Festival. Rescheduled for Saturday, September 18 from 10am – 2pm, this quirky concert takes place at Looe Key Reef, an area of the Florida Keys...
by Pamela Childs | Sep 8, 2021 | Explore
Ever hear of a Lignum vitae? Derived from Latin, it means “the wood of life” and is among the densest and heaviest woods on earth. So dense in fact, that structures built with Lignum vitae wood imported from the tropics survived San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake....
by Pamela Childs | Aug 18, 2021 | Explore, What's Up
Labor Day may be just around the corner, but that doesn’t mean the fun stops in Key West. Womenfest, Key West’s diverse five day celebration of women, blows cross the island from Wednesday, September 1 through Sunday, September 5. Considered one of the largest...
by Pamela Childs | Aug 18, 2021 | Explore, What's Up
The first time that I played in the Conch Scramble “On-The-Water” golf tournament, I thought my nose was going to blow right off. No seriously, I really did. When organizer, “Mangrove Mike” Forster invited me to participate in this popular Upper Keys Charity Golf...