Living in Key West there are constant reminders that AIDS is still taking lives – there are fundraisers all the time. In other parts of the country, especially those parts with a smaller gay population, fundraisers and awareness are not so prevalent. Each year for the past six years, hundreds […]
Stephanie Goldberg-Glazer
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Every tourist town has one – the ubiquitous “city tour”. In Key West that tour is the Conch Train. Having guests in town that are not able to walk everywhere made this a perfect choice for Christmas Day. The Conch Train is an hour and a half tour of Old […]
The Fish House is a Key Largo institution. Located at Mile Marker 102, it is a large restaurant, dark inside with tchotchkes everywhere. Everything from palm tree Christmas lights to pictures of fish cover the walls. I started the meal with a giant ice tea. It must have been at […]
Baby’s Coffee is an unassuming storefront at about Mile Marker 15. It is, however, a treasure trove. They have about six different kinds of coffee brewed – different roasts, hazelnut coffee and even a “Cajun” blend, with chicory. A small coffee is a bargain at 93 cents. Th.ey also have […]
In the space that formerly housed Alice’s restaurant, now stands The Keys piano bar. People in the crowd get up and sing, the waiter gets up to sing, patrons sing along with the piano player. Of course, in typical Key West fashion, a song was introduced with this opening line: […]
Salute! on the beach has one of the best restaurant settings anywhere. It is located in Key West on Higgs beach, with a small path separating the restaurant from the sand, volleyball net and water. I suppose technically it is on the Atlantic side, but it is at about the […]
There are so many options for a meal along the Overseas Highway. You can go to Leigh Ann’s, where it will take 20 minutes to get a cup of coffee or you can stop at any number of eateries along the way. One of the best, however, is Keys Fisheries. […]
If you take Card Sound Road from Florida City to Key Largo you pass a number of people fishing, a cement company and Alabama Jacks. That’s about it. Alabama Jacks is a bar/restaurant with good food, live music and, I learned, is biker-friendly. It is also essentially a dock overlooking […]
I am usually somewhere at the back of the line when it comes to things like adopting new technology, except for my new cell phone – the HTC Hero – which rocks. I have even personalized it with a picture of Key West Bight as my background. I got on […]