HIP TO THE SCENE: STRANGERS ‘TIL TONIGHT
By Ray West
One of the musical questions I most frequently encounter is, “How do people who have never played together, play together?” It is a difficult question...
JUST THE TIPS: TARGETING TUNA AND THE UNUSUALLY ELUSIVE MAHI
I find most people who come to the Keys in the summer are looking to fish offshore. It is “mahi season,” after all. That, coupled with the...
WILD THINGS: A NON-RECENT FLAMINGO SIGHTING
At the party, according to Henry A. Patterson, there had been lots of “dancing, eating, drinking, conversing.” There were just enough women there, he said, to form...
FLORIDA KEYS EATS: KEY LARGO’S C&C WOOD FIRE EATS COOKS A SUPER STEAK
When I'm in an “out-to-eat” steak mood, it more than often means getting all fancied up. It also usually entails driving at least 30 minutes south of...
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KENDALL MONROE
Key West High School’s Kendall Monroe is a determined athlete who works hard to improve her bocce skills each time she steps onto the court. The rising...
JOHN BARTUS: COMPLAINTS FROM ACROSS THE POND
I’ve always been partial to good British humor (humour?). I’m especially fond of the Monty Python stuff, particularly Monty Python and the Holy Grail (“Is that an...
KEYS HISTORY: FLAGER’S ARRIVAL TO SOUTHERNMOST CITY DIDN’T MARK AN END TO RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION
The right-of-way for the Key West Extension of Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway approached the Florida Keys along what is now called the 18-Mile Stretch. It...
LETTER: YELLING AT THE TV DURING ISLAMORADA COUNCIL MEETINGS
Dear Editor,
For years, I’ve watched the Islamorada Village Council meetings on TV and recently I’ve found myself yelling at my own TV. On June 8, I attended...
PAWS IN PARADISE: MEET VINCENT (NAMED FOR VAN GOGH)
As soon as I pulled into the driveway, the barking started. It was high-pitched, incessant and coming from a bouncing ball of canine energy that looked a...
FROM THE FAMOUS FOX: AN INTERVIEW WITH ‘VLAD’ THE RUSSIAN DOMESTICATED FOX
Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” This week, I have a special guest all the way from Russia. Well, he lives in...
