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...
FANTASY FEST PARADE WINNERS & 2023 THEME ANNOUNCED
Keys creativity and resilience were displayed in a pageantry of glitter, feathers, flowers and incandescent imagination on Saturday, Oct. 29, as Key West’s Fantasy...
WARREN HAYNES & GOV’T MULE PLAY KEY WEST OCT. 18
The last time Warren Haynes set foot in Key West he was barely 20 years old.
The Asheville, North Carolina native began playing guitar at...
TV SPECIAL FEATURES KEY WEST’S 117-YEAR-OLD HAUNTED DOLL
Key West’s oldest resident is 117 years old. He wears an outdated sailor suit and carries a stuffed animal tucked under his right arm....
MEET JIM FOSSUM: GREEN PARROT CELEB TAKES HIS BEST SHOT
How does a kid from Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in graphic arts and illustration become manager at one of the most popular Key...
GEORGE STRAIT, RONNIE DUNN, JAMEY JOHNSON & MORE ARE COMING TO KEY WEST IN...
The inaugural Legends of Music Row Music Festival will take place Oct. 13-15, 2022. The
three-night musical extravaganza, presented by Dean Dillon, will feature country...
FANTASY FEST AGREEMENT & NUDITY RESTRICTIONS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH BY KEY WEST OFFICIALS
Only in Key West (and perhaps New Orleans) can one hear prominent city officials discuss nudity, nipples, genitalia and the definitions thereof for more...
THIS WEEKEND: AFRO ROOTS TAKES CENTER STAGE IN ISLAMORADA
The award-winning Afro Roots Fest takes center stage this Memorial Day weekend in Islamorada, with shows scheduled Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29.
Concerts in Islamorada...
HUMOR: TOP 10 IDEAS TO “REIMAGINE” FANTASY FEST
The entire world is changing, sometimes admittedly for the better. Other times, wokeness and politically correct objectives, perhaps with decent intentions, simply defy common...