Amy Patton
Amy Patton is a recently transplanted writer from Southampton, New York, where she served for two decades as the culture editor for The Independent weekly in addition to her work as a correspondent for NY Newsday and the Sag Harbor Express. In short, she swapped her snow shovel for a beach chair in Key West.
KOMBUCHA CRAZE: ANCIENT NON-ALCOHOLIC BREW FINDS FANS IN KEY WEST AT NEW CAFE
Have you been thirsting lately for a sparkling, invigorating cup of “booch?” I’m talking about the non-alcohol libation kombucha.
It’s a fermented drink that’s full...
GARDEN VIEW APARTMENTS TO OPEN MAY 23
Affordable housing in Key West? Those words might elicit a chuckle as an oxymoron for those who have lived on the island for more...
‘ARSENIC & OLD LACE’ AT WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE IS A FUNNY FARCE ABOUT MURDER & MAYHEM
If you think your family is a little nuts, check out the kooky — and quite hilariously dangerous — characters of “Arsenic & Old...
CONCH REPUBLIC PLAY OFFERS A ‘MUSICAL MAYHEM’ OF RETOLD TALES
Key Westers love to drift through the southernmost island’s rich trove of historic nostalgia.
Nowhere is that more evident than in the recent resurrection of...
SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATER OFFERS ZIPPY, TRIPPY DELIGHT AT RED BARN
If you're up for a night of quick-witted comedic microdosing, head over to the Red Barn Theatre, 319 Duval St., for a rollicking production...
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NEW MURALS IN KEY WEST TRANSFORM HISTORIC CIGAR FACTORY
Boxy and bland in all-over beige, the hulking historic...
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KEYS HISTORY: THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE BITTEN
The year was 1975. I had just turned 10...
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KEYS CORAL GROUPS GET PROACTIVE TO BEAT THE HEAT
As summer continues to blaze on, it’s getting hotter...
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ICONIC DRC DOLPHIN STATUE GETS A FULL FACELIFT FROM ARTIST RYAN KEMPPAINEN
Driving into Marathon through Grassy Key, what you might...
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WILD THINGS: KEY WEST WILDLIFE COLUMN
Science cannot always explain what a bird is up...