Carol Shaughnessy

WHAT’S COOKING KEY WEST? ‘A SEAT AT THE TABLE’ KIDS ETIQUETTE LESSONS EXPAND CONFIDENCE

Learning correct table manners can be confusing and even intimidating — especially when comparing those in the U.S. to those in other countries. Behaviors...

KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY — THE OLD NICKNAME GAME

Everybody had a nickname — except me. At least, that’s how it seemed in Key West some 40 years ago.  There was Patty Doe, the...

WHAT’S COOKING, KEY WEST? NEWLY RENAMED COOKING SHOW HAS TASTY STAR POWER

In William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” a passionate Juliet insists a rose would smell as sweet even if it had a different name. When...

KEY WEST’S KRSTIANN MILLS IS A MERMAID FULL OF TAILS

Vaughn Scribner, who wrote the acclaimed 2020 book “Merpeople: A Human History,” once stated that Key West has the largest number of mermaids he...

KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE SEA MONSTER IN THE LIBRARY

In the early 1980s, sparked by a passionate love for my island home, I became obsessed with Key West history. But I never dreamed...

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For generations, Key West has inspired artists, writers, musicians...

HOME & GARDEN: AT-HOME TECHNOLOGY FOR EACH SIGN 

Nowadays, in the early decades of the 21st century,...

SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION HEATS UP AT MALLORY SQUARE

Key West’s annual Summer Solstice Celebration started June 8...