by Pamela Childs | May 21, 2024 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
Boats constructed from thin plywood and a roll of duct tape may not sound very seaworthy. Still, they’re the only vessels allowed in Schooner Wharf’s 33rd Annual Minimal Regatta which shoves off in Key West around 1 pm on Sunday, May 26. Qualifying crafts can only be...
by Pamela Childs | May 21, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
Reminiscent of an old-fashioned variety show and the brainchild of a local icon, Peter Arnow, the 16th Annual Pride Follies returns to Key West for a one-night-stand on Saturday, June 1. As the annual prelude to Key West Pride (June 5 – June 9), the show...
by Pamela Childs | May 6, 2024 | Good Eats, Top Picks, What's Up
Every Tuesday, Mama Maria spends the entire day rolling meatballs for a family that can’t seem to stop growing. With so many mouths to feed, that’s “a lotta” polpette. Her son, Tony Wright, and daughter-in-law, Isis, are also on a roll. Now...
by Pamela Childs | May 6, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
Here’s the thing about award-winning photographer Alan Maltz: He’s a total romantic. Take a closer look at his stunning photograph, “Dramatic Ending,” gracing the cover of our summer issue of DESTINATION FLORIDA. Or, for that matter, peruse any...
by Pamela Childs | May 6, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
“I want to go on a trip that will change my life.” That simple, decorative sentence forever changed the lives of Mark Klammer and Sarah Carleton. It was over a decade ago in the dead of winter. The couple’s tiny hamlet in upstate NY lay draped in icicles when Sarah...
by Pamela Childs | Apr 23, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
Imagine, if you will, an underwater hotel where scuba diving is the only way to get to your guest room. It may sound fantastical, but if seeing is believing, you best mark your calendars for Vintage Dive Weekend on Saturday, May 4th, and Sunday, May 5th. Presented by...
