Gwen Filosa
Gwen Filosa is The Keys Weekly’s Digital Editor, and has covered Key West news, culture and assorted oddities since she moved to the island in 2011. She was previously a reporter for the Miami Herald and WLRN public radio. Before moving to the Keys, Gwen was in New Orleans for a decade, covering criminal courts for The Times-Picayune. In 2006, the paper’s staff won the Pulitzer Prizes for breaking news and the Public Service Medal for their coverage of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. She remains a devout Saints fan. She has a side hustle as a standup comedian, and has been a regular at Comedy Key West since 2017. She is also an acclaimed dogsitter, professional Bingo caller and a dedicated Wilco fan.
AND THE 2024 BUBBA AWARDS GO TO…
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This is not your average classic rock tribute band.
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Need a lift?
Monroe County launched Conch Connect, a new, on-demand, door-to-door rideshare service for Key West and Stock Island with all-electric Teslas, funded with...
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Liza Jane, a singer-songwriter originally from Key West, joined the Keys Weekly's Side Tracks podcast to talk about her rising career in the electronic dance music genre. Contributed photo
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