Key West Back in the Day: Where there’s a Will…Sunset showman Soto needs our...
Nearly every longtime Key West resident knows Will Soto — and over the years, countless hordes of visitors have marveled as he walked a...
Key West Back in the Day: The Island of Lost Laundry
Jimmy Buffett dreamed up the Island of Lost Laundry, and it was a perfect example of his extraordinary creativity.
He mentioned the mythical island in...
Key West Back in the Day: The duck on a stick
One of the best birthday presents I ever bought anybody was a duck on a stick.
It wasn't a decision involving long forethought. After all,...
Key West Back in the Day: Remembering the old Conch Flyer & ‘Air Sometimes’
Anyone who was part of the late-night crowd during Key West’s ramshackle glory days, loosely defined as the 1970s and most of the 1980s,...
Key West Back in the Day: ‘The Last Mango‘ cruise — what could possibly...
Carl Hiaasen is best known as a superb satirical writer, and for years I thought he also made great paella. But apparently, he wasn't...
“Key West Back in the Day: Gerry & the vanishing boot”
When I arrived in Key West in the late 1970s, my belongings fit into a couple of suitcases and a box or two. That...
Key West Back in the Day: Mos Eisley & The Beach Preacher
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, film fans were introduced to one of the silver screen’s most infamous bars: the Mos...
Key West back in the day: Stranger than fiction and proud of it
Recently I saw a Facebook post about the short-lived television series, “Key West,” shot locally several decades ago, and it recalled the island-wide bitch...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE CASE OF THE WOMAN IN BLACK
Key West, I’ve always believed, is the kind of all-accepting place that allows people the freedom to decide who they want to be in...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE CRYING MAILMAN & DATING DISASTERS
Lately my female friends have been sharing tales of contemporary dating, from the joys of new love to romantic disasters — which, for me,...
