ISLAMORADA AUTHOR FINDS PARADISE AND SUCCESS
Islamorada’s Macy Butler remembers a seventh-grade writing task. While assigned a simple essay by her teacher, Butler wasn’t satisfied with writing just a few paragraphs.
“I remember my...
KEY WEST BANDS TOGETHER TO HELP MUSIC ICON
By Ben Solove
Bill Blue is a Key West musical icon. The blues master moved to the island from Richmond, Virginia in the early ’80s and began his...
TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR SAMMY HAGAR CONCERT IN KEY WEST ON MAY 23
The world knows Sammy Hagar as the Red Rocker, the 11-year frontman of Van Halen (after David Lee Roth) and the guy who “can’t drive 55.”
But he’s...
MHS PERFORMS ‘GREASE’ THIS WEEKEND
“Grease” was a play before it was a blockbuster movie. In fact, at the time that it closed its run on Broadway in 1980, it had racked...
GABRIELLE WILSON’S WORKS ARE LAYERED IN BEAUTY
It is often difficult to define what separates fine art from craft. People have argued for centuries that the act of creating is where our focus should...
LEGENDS OF BACKCOUNTRY FISHING FEATURED IN NEW FILM
Who better to tell the history of Florida Bay (and its decline) than the fishing guides and anglers who know every square inch of it? This history...
CASEY ARNOLD DEVELOPS MONOPOLY KEY WEST EDITION
Capitalist Conchs rejoice: the city of Key West is getting its very own Monopoly board. Local business owner Casey Arnold began developing the Key West edition of...
TAVERNIER RESIDENT RELEASES SELF-HELP BOOK FOR COUPLES
Melinda Van Fleet is on a winning streak with the release of her book, “Confidence Mastery for Couples” on March 9. Not only that, she’s also restarting...
KEY WEST’S LOST BEACH & ISLAND FARM OFFER SWEET ESCAPE
At the end of a dirt road on the edge of Stock Island, bees buzz and bonfires burn.
Island Farm at Lost Beach, previously known only to lucky...
KEY WEST’S NICK NORMAN TRANSCENDS GENRES WITH NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM
A full moon evanesced like a studio prop behind Nick Norman as he sat on stage at Hawks Cay Resort in late February. It was the second...
