Carol Shaughnessy

‘SURE, JIMMY’ — THE BIRTH OF ‘THE COCONUT TELEGRAPH’

There should have been trumpets blaring. At least that’s what I thought years later, pondering the moment’s significance in the launch of Jimmy Buffett’s...

WHAT’S COOKING, KEY WEST? CELEBRATE TEQUILA & OTHER SPIRITS IN SONG

Liquid libations have been paired with songs since honky-tonk piano players provided the soundtrack to exploits in Old West saloons. Jazz stylings enlivened 1920...

MEET CLINTON CURRY: FIFTH-GENERATION CONCH EXEMPLIFIES KEY WEST’S HERITAGE & HISTORY

Clinton Curry may be the only person on the planet who has both driven Harry Truman’s limousine and played composer Aram Khachaturian’s challenging “Sabre...

KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: BUFFETT & ‘THE MARGARITAVILLE MOVIE’

If you hung out at the Chart Room, Full Moon Saloon or Louie’s Backyard in Key West during the late 1970s and early ’80s,...

WHAT’S COOKING, KEY WEST? HISTORIC COOKBOOK CAPTURES TRUE ISLAND FLAVOR

The book is a treasured artifact, marked with strange stains and faded notations. Its worn cover and tattered pages suggest it’s been handed down...

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CARIBBEAN MUSIC FLAVOR TAKES TO THE KEYS STAGE APRIL 4

The nonprofit organization Community Arts and Culture (CAC), announces...

‘ENDLESS SUMMER’ CONCERT CELEBRATES THE KEYS

In the words of a song by Howard Livingston,...

KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: MISADVENTURES WITH MICHAEL WHALTON

Working with Michael Whalton was never boring.  He was one...

MARATHON NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: TORY RUSSELL

No matter how many individuals appear in the pages...