Not a car, truck, scooter, or bike in the lot. It’s the first time in thirty years we have seen this. Incoming traffic is being blocked over one-hundred miles East, in between the Upper Keys and the mainland (Florida City, Homestead, Miami).
A Letter to a Relative
A short letter to a relative about how we are holding up in Key West on lockdown. Pam, We have no problems at all. Key West is used to a couple of hurricanes every year so the current situation is pretty much the same, but easier because we have electricity. All incoming visitors have been […]
In the Age of Coronavirus – Never-Never Land
In her 1986 book “Key West Writers and Their Houses,” local celebrity and friend Lynn Kaufelt referred to Key West as Never-Never Land. Pretty much on the mark. It is extraordinarily expensive to live in Never-Never Land. Just ask Peter Pan. Now we have a pandemic that, like everywhere in the world, is wreaking havoc […]
Key West Intelligence from Dick & Debbie Young
From Key West City Hall: Following today’s executive order by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the City of Key West is directing all bars and nightclubs to cease operation by 5 p.m. today. This includes bars operating ancillary to any hotel, guest house, or bed and breakfast. All restaurant facilities are limited to take out and […]
Key West Insider: Planning a Trip to Key West?
Planning a Trip to Key West? Debbie and I have lived in Key West since 1992. There is much to be excited about as you plan a getaway to one of America’s most unique destinations. Key West is a small, laid back, tropical island. Plan your trip to avoid the often cool January and the […]
Key West’s Number One Restaurant: The Thirsty Mermaid
Based on how often Dick and I are in the “Mermaid,” it is not even close. And our endorsement is not meant as any negative for the always marvelous Louie’s Backyard or Latitudes at Sunset Key. The Thirsty Mermaid comes out of the box with a huge jump: The oyster purveyor is Island Creek in […]
Notes from Key West
Recently, Rabbi Yaakov Zucker of Chabad Jewish Center, along with a handful of congregants, in the small town of Key West has started going to target practice. “We pray on one hand, but we’re also armed on the other hand, not in a vigilante way … I hope I’ll never have to use it, but […]
Antonia’s in Key West
When my family comes to town, the first place they all want to go to dinner is our oldest Key West favorite, Antonia’s. Don’t be put off by the commercial Duval Street location. Call ahead for reservations at one of Antonia’s special big family tables. Bismark, the maître d’, will treat you with care. When […]
Breaking News: Vacation in Key West Like a Local—The Insider’s App
Originally posted January 14, 2014. As you can imagine, Dick and I have just skimmed the surface of places to recommend and things to do in the Conch Republic. I was at Archeo Gallery yesterday talking with our friend Margit Bisztray, one of Shakti’s beautiful yoginis, as well as a travel and food writer for […]
Top Gun 2, Key West, Florida, and You
Top Gun 2 is expected to be released in the Summer of 2020. Kelly McGillis—Top Gun flight instructor Charlie—after the original Top Gun, opened a restaurant in Key West in the old Pan Am building. And as Dick Young has told me, she was there from the beginning working hard while pregnant overseeing its opening. Always […]
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