BUBBA AWARDS COME WITH BRAGGING RIGHTS

What’s the point of winning something if you can’t brag about the accomplishment?

Social media seems made for such bragging rights, and The Bubbas: Key West People’s Choice Awards are a worthy topic for boasting.

Since the July 22 awards banquet at Key West Theater, winners have been celebrating their Bubbas success on Facebook and Instagram, with the hashtag #Bubbas2023.

For the past 10 years, The Bubbas have been celebrating the best people, products, programs and places in Key West and the Lower Keys. Nominees and winners are entirely decided by the public, who nominate finalists and vote online at keysweekly.com.

Here’s a roundup of how some folks are using their well-earned bragging rights.

Mandy Miles
Mandy Miles drops stuff, breaks things and falls down more than any adult should. An award-winning writer, reporter and columnist, she's been stringing words together in Key West since 1998. "Local news is crucial," she says. "It informs and connects a community. It prompts conversation. It gets people involved, holds people accountable. The Keys Weekly takes its responsibility seriously. Our owners are raising families in Key West & Marathon. Our writers live in the communities we cover - Key West, Marathon & the Upper Keys. We respect our readers. We question our leaders. We believe in the Florida Keys community. And we like to have a good time." Mandy's married to a saintly — and handy — fishing captain, and can't imagine living anywhere else.