KEEPING THE MAGIC ALIVE, FOR 1 MORE YEAR — HOLIDAY MAGAZINE
How old were you when you learned the “truth” about Santa?
Well, let’s back up a little bit. Let me start out by saying, first and foremost, that...
FLORIDA KEYS OFFICIALS WANT TO USE TOURISM MONEY FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING
Monroe County commissioners kicked off the Dec. 7 meeting in Key Largo by remembering the life and work of Mayor Emeritus Sylvia Murphy, who passed away on...
PLAN YOUR KEY WEST HOLIDAY EVENTS THIS WEEKEND
Yes, we know, we’ve run this schedule of holiday events before, but there’s a lot going on this month.
Whether you delight in the fun and funky, the...
KEY WEST CITY COMMISSION MEETING GETS CRANKY
The Dec. 6 Key West city commission meeting got snarly during a two-hour discussion of the pocket park at the top of Duval Street, which the city...
FESTIVUS FOR THE RESTIVUS: CELEBRATING THE ROOTS OF A POP CULTURE HOLIDAY
It’s likely we all have some grievance to air, and as the onslaught of holidays takes hold, there really is no better time. Feeling overfed, overspent and...
IN PICTURES: KEY WEST’S HOMETOWN HOLIDAY PARADE IS A HIT
One of the most popular events of Key West’s holiday season took place Dec. 3, when the Hometown Holiday Parade stepped off from Truman Avenue and White...
‘NUTCRACKER KEY WEST’ BLENDS CONCH LIFE WITH CHRISTMAS
By Amy Patton
It’s difficult to imagine a more iconic storytelling of the magic of Christmas than George
Balanchine’s classic ballet fantasy, “The Nutcracker.”
But there’s no need to leave...
MILES TO GO: PACK IT IN FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL
(Note: This column originally appeared in the Keys Weekly’s latest Holiday magazine. available now inside local businesses and online at keysweekly.com.)
Ah, holiday travel.
This is when things get...
WILD THINGS: BIRDING WITH THE COSMIC UNCONSCIOUSNESS
I was up on Rockland Key, scanning around with my binoculars, somewhere between the highway, the cockfighting district and the roaring jets at NAS Key West, when...
FLORIDA KEYS HISTORY: SPONGE WARS IN THE EARLY 1900s PIT GREEKS AGAINST CONCHS
It was May 22, 1914, when Captain Bell of the schooner Amelia wanted to get out of some high winds and set a course for the harbor...
