by Pamela Childs | Mar 1, 2022 | Explore, Good Eats, What's Up
If it’s March, it must be time for the Original Marathon Seafood Festival! For over four decades, this affordable foodie fair, which takes place on Saturday, March 12, and on Sunday, March 13, has celebrated the bounty of local anglers with gourmet delicacies from the...
by Pamela Childs | Mar 1, 2022 | Explore, Top Picks, What's Up
If you’re looking for a night of great music, fabulous wines, stylish cocktails and hanging out with the most interesting people, you need to check out “Jazz In The Gardens.” A “favorite hang for the local jazz cognoscenti” this free weekly music series takes place...
by Pamela Childs | Feb 15, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Explore, What's Up
Key West’s founders battled Indians, pirates, and deadly diseases, before establishing a permanent settlement here in1822. Today, Parrotheads, Hemingway aficionados, and sun worshipers view this bizarre and remarkable island as a tropical paradise where scores of...
by Pamela Childs | Feb 15, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Explore, What's Up
Light the candles and blow up the balloons! Because during the whole month of March, Key West celebrates the birthday of iconic playwright, Tennessee Williams. Hosted by the Key West Art & Historical Society, this special event pays homage to one of the world’s...
by Pamela Childs | Feb 2, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Explore, What's Up
Back in 1965, they called it the “Clothesline Art Show.” It was a small Key West affair intended to raise renovation money for the historic building at 301 Front Street, now the home of the Key West Art Center. At the time, local artists actually used...
by Pamela Childs | Feb 2, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Explore, What's Up
Used to be that when someone said “Pawn Shop,” a little voice in my head would say, “eh, maybe not.” But that all changed when I popped into Keys Pawn a couple of years ago and met an English chap named Melvyn Franks. Melvyn is a luxury wholesale watches, jewelry, and...
