SANCTUARY’S ECO-DISCOVERY CENTER BRINGS BACK DISCOVERY SATURDAYS THROUGH JUNE
Lobsters, turtles and hurricanes are on the agenda when the popular Discovery Saturday returns to Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center beginning in June. The first...
KEY WEST ARTIST TO TELL GHOST STORIES: ‘THEY ONLY FOLLOW US AT NIGHT’ IS...
On Friday, May 10, folk artist, third generation Cuban American and Key West native Wayne Garcia will present a night of eerie storytelling spotlighting...
HULLS & HORSEPOWER: SEVEN MILE GRAND PRIX POWERBOAT RACES ARE BACK THIS WEEKEND
Bumpy conditions are once again in the forecast as high-octane race teams gear up for the revitalized 2024 Seven Mile Grand Prix this weekend.
Races...
EMILY SCHULTEN WEEKLEY NAMED KEY WEST POET LAUREATE
The Key West city commission on April 11 named Emily Schulten Weekley the 2024 poet laureate of Key West.
Key West has been home to...
RENOWNED ARTIST RETURNS TO THE KEYS; EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY AT HALE GALLERY
After a brief absence, marine life artist BJ Royster is returning to her roots in the Florida Keys to showcase her artwork at the...
WYLAND’S MURAL ERASED IN SURFSTYLE PLANS FOR MARATHON KMART BUILDING
Marathon locals may be delighted to know the official answer to a hot-button question: “What’s going into the Kmart building?”
They might be less than...
IS THIS THE LAST FANTASY FEST FOR PAINTED BOOBS?
Painted boobs will be allowed in the designated Fantasy Zone for this year’s 10-day Fantasy Fest celebration — but this could be the last...
TREASURE OUR CHESTS: KEY WEST EVENTS FIGHT BREAST CANCER
Taking a cue (and a break) from its popular annual auction of artist-made brassieres, Womankind has partnered this year with The Studios of Key...
MEET THE PAINTER & CREATOR OF THE SPICED RUM ICON
Artist Don Maitz eagerly headed to the Seagrams office to present some artwork during a wintry December day in 1981. Opportunity doesn’t come often...
MEET ELIZABETH BISHOP: POET LIVES FOREVER IN HER WORDS
If you lived in Key West from 1937 to 1946 (because I’m certain there are many octogenarian and nonagenarian Keys Weekly readers), you might...
