Carol Shaughnessy

KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: SPICY MEMORIES

More than 40 years ago, my father Joe and my then-boyfriend revolutionized the Key West dining scene. This was not a good thing; some...

WHAT’S COOKING KEY WEST: A CRUSTACEAN CELEBRATION AWAITS LOBSTER LOVER

Some Florida Keys residents await Aug. 6 each year as eagerly as kids await Christmas morning. Why? It’s the start of the Florida Keys’...

PAPAS ON PARADE IN KEY WEST

He has a gray-white beard and a stocky build, and usually wears a khaki shirt and shorts. He goes by many names, but most...

WHAT’S COOKING, KEY WEST: LAVENDER COCKTAIL HONORS KEY WEST’S AVIATION HISTORY

Key West can boast a number of claims to fame. It’s well known as the inspiration for Jimmy Buffett’s “trop rock” classics, the former...

KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE STARFISH THEORY OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Decades ago, early in my Key West life, I discovered the starfish theory.  It evolved from watching long-standing island survivors — because back in the...

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Frederick Douglass School Black Educators Memorial Project celebrates history 

The Frederick Douglass Community Center Museum, 111 Olivia St.,...

Keys Mosquito Control board approves budget with rollback millage rate

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District’s (FKMCD) five-member board...

Key West home tours return this winter

Old Island Restoration Foundation (OIRF) recently announced the dates...

Buying ‘Fresh from Florida’: The state produces more than oranges

Have you ever stood in the produce section and...

Functionally Caffeinated Wellness: You’ve been influenced

I have been on a bit of a de-influencing...