Key West airport | Come on, folks; we need this expansion
Sometimes I feel like a one-person marketing department for the Key West Airport. I’m usually the one at happy hour not carping about long waits in baggage claim. I’m mostly unwelcome on social media when I don’t fall in line with the “reasons...
Seven Mile Bridge | Yay! Finally, we found a parking place
Is it worth the hassles to visit the new Old Seven Mile Bridge? Sure. As long as you can deal with four caveats, one of which is that the views are better from a speeding car on the old new Seven Mile Bridg
The Key West brand | What do these authors have in common with the Tourist Development Council?
The Key West brand: If you’re doing business in the Florida Keys, there’s only one key word set: Key West. If you’re a writer, an artist, a musician, a not-for-profit and you have even the remotest connection to the island chain, there’s only one key word set: Key West. If “Key West” isn’t in your name, if it’s not part of your website’s URL, if you choose cute over key word — say Bone Island — you’ve lost search power.
Key West 2022 | 10 (small) tips to rebuild an island sense of place
This isn’t one of those Key West has changed laments. Of course, it’s changed. Three years of Covid-19 escalated the speed of those changes, leaving us more than a tad discombobulated. Time wears away familiarity even when we hold on for dear life trying...
Camping at Fort Jefferson: Is that primitive island getaway worth the hassles?
During Covid, camping at Fort Jefferson had become akin to Disney World crowds but without the amenities. Not only was the ferry booked out forever, but anyone who could beg, borrow, charter and (perhaps) steal a boat was headed to Fort Jefferson with a sleeping bag and some charcoal. Is it still worth the hassles?