by Pamela Childs | Apr 13, 2021 | Explore, What's Up
The Conch Republic (AKA Key West and the Florida Keys) like many nations was born from trouble. The trouble started back in the dark days of March 1982, when the US Federal Government placed a Border Patrol Roadblock at the Last Chance Saloon in Florida City.A...
by Pamela Childs | Mar 16, 2021 | Explore, What's Up
Some of Key West’s biggest Blowhards raise their sheets to the wind for Schooner Wharf Bar’s legendary Wrecker’s Cup Race Series, a raucous 7-mile sail to nearby Sand Key. The first and second legs of this year’s “Day of Wreckoning”...
by Pamela Childs | Mar 2, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Explore, What's Up
Light the candles and blow up the balloons! Because now through the end of March, Key West celebrates the birthday of internationally acclaimed playwright, Tennessee Williams.Born in 1911, Williams bought a modest Key West cottage in the late forties which he called...
by Pamela Childs | Feb 9, 2021 | Explore, What's Up
Why you may ask, would I avoid the corner of Whitehead and Southard Streets when I’m cruising around the streets of Key West? It’s that damn buoy. The Southernmost Point Buoy, to be exact. With Cuba just 90 miles south of this point, it’s become one...
by Pamela Childs | Feb 9, 2021 | Explore, What's Up
How To Get To And From the Airport A lot of folks come to Key West via airline. Flying directly into Key West can be a little pricey, but it is the easiest option. But if you’re flying into another airport nearby, we’ve got tips for those routes,...
by Pamela Childs | Jan 25, 2021 | Explore, What's Up
Sway to the infectious rhythms of an outdoor salsa band. Savor the rush of caffeine from a shot of café cortadito sold by a smiling vendor. Pause on Duval Street to gaze at an imposing 19th-century building where history was made. And as you do, breathe a fervent...
