Carol Shaughnessy

KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE LURE OF THE LIZARDS

Decades before Key West became an accidental haven for iguanas, the island was populated by another breed of lizard: engaging bright-colored critters of all...

SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: SHARING A SMILE WITH KEY WEST’S FRITZIE ESTIMOND

Her smile could light up Key West during a late-night power outage, and her infectious laugh invites everyone around her to share the joke...

KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: TALES FROM THE AFTERDECK

Apparently I wasn’t the worst-ever cocktail waitress at the Afterdeck, the ocean’s-edge bar at the legendary Louie’s Backyard, but I was pretty bad. Yet...

SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: TONY GREGORY LIVES LIFE IN FULL COLOR

When Tony Gregory quit his Maryland teaching job to move to Key West in 1976, he was partly motivated by a discovery made on...

KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE PUPPY WITH NO SHAME

Somewhere in Key West’s Old Town, there’s an elderly man cursing the soul of Calico Jack.  I don’t mean Calico Jack Rackham, the infamous Caribbean...

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LEGENDARY COACH RICH RUSSELL SAYS ‘IT’S TIME’ AS HE ENTERS RETIREMENT

It's an understatement to say Rich Russell's roots run...

2 KEY WEST RESTAURANTS EARN MICHELIN HONORS

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...