Carol Shaughnessy

WHAT’S COOKING, KEY WEST? BAR 1 SALUTES KEY WEST’S NAVY HERITAGE

The U.S. Navy’s impact on Key West dates back more than 200 years — to March 25, 1822, when Navy Lt. Matthew Perry arrived...

SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: MIMI McDONALD IS UPBEAT AND ONSTAGE

As Mimi Madden McDonald prepared to audition for her elementary school’s third-grade talent show many years ago, the teacher in charge asked what her...

WHAT’S COOKING, KEY WEST? MANY CULTURES SHAPED LOCAL CUISINE 

Ernest Hemingway, who lived and worked in Key West for most of the 1930s, once wrote, “I have discovered that there is romance in...

KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE BAD BIRTHDAY PIG ROAST

Don’t let a man who claims to play poker with the ghost of Harry Truman plan your birthday party.  That was just one lesson I...

WHAT’S COOKING, KEY WEST? NEW COOKING SCHOOL MIXES UP ISLAND HISTORY IN A GLASS

Since its settlement 200 years ago, Key West has been the richest city per capita in the United States, a center for rum smuggling...

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MARATHON NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: JAMES REED

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COUNTY RELOCATES UPPER KEYS MEAL SITE FOR OLDER ADULTS

Monroe County officials recently celebrated the grand opening of...

LISTEN CLOSE: ISLAMORADA CENTENARIAN SHARES LIFE WISDOM WITH KIDS

At almost 101 years old, Mickey Frankel has seen...