WILD THINGS: SOOTIES, NODDIES & SHEARWATERS, OH MY
We were 20 miles offshore, 70 miles from Havana, in about 900 feet of water, when Kevin Christman described the bird we were all watching as “cute.”
The...
REEF PROTECTION HIGHLIGHTS LOWER KEYS UNDERWATER MUSIC FESTIVAL
A one-of-a-kind undersea concert spotlighted reef protection on July 8 while entertaining divers and snorkelers in Florida Keys waters – home to the continental United States’ only...
JUST THE TIPS: FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
I’m happy to report that the fishing is pretty darn good right now.
Within the last week or so the mangrove snapper have started to bite in the...
FLORIDA KEYS EATS: MEAT MARKET DELIVERS THE GOODS
I tell everyone and I’ll go ahead and tell you, we are a Lomelo’s household. What is that, you might ask.
Lomelo’s is a high-end meat market located...
FROM THE FAMOUS FOX: DESIGNER FOX FUR HAT DRAWS IRE
Hi friends. Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” I am going to switch gears and talk about something that is pretty disappointing.
Recently, the well-known...
WILD THINGS: BIRDS & BIKES ON THE TV
Filming the Tour de France is a complicated thing. It requires an armada of camera people riding on the backs of motorcycles, about 20 stationary cameras, an...
DIAMOND ALL-STARS: MEET THE 2023 ALL-KEYS BASEBALL TEAM
2023 was quite a year for Keys baseball. Key West powered through opponent after opponent, stacking up 22 wins with just six losses during the season. One...
HIP TO THE SCENE: REPETITION, REPEATED
On the occasions I have given lessons to young guitarists, I’ve repeated the lesson that in their favorite guitar player’s life there was a moment when they...
BOOKS TO DIVE INTO SUMMER LOVIN’
Same Time Next Summer By Annabel Monaghan
Sam adores her eclectic parents, but her fiancé Jack can only tolerate their “artsy fartsy” ways in small doses. For as long...
KEYS HISTORY: FLORIDA’S SIXTH COUNTY IS BORN 200 YEARS AGO
Mathew Perry planted the American flag at Key West in 1822. Commodore David Porter was instructed to establish a military depot on the island the following year...
