Fantasy Fest is a week-long party. There is a headdress ball, a pet masquerade, toga parties, plaid parties, green parties and more. There is body painting, and even body painting contests. Some of the body paint looks like clothes. Others, not so much. Throughout the week there are many interesting costumes […]
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I’ve learned a few things this weekend: 1. I need a drag queen to show me how to properly wear a wig so that my hair underneath does not show and 2. running in the pouring rain sucks. Saturday morning the Key West Team in Training people met, as always, at […]
I have achieved new shoes and met my fundraising goal. On Saturday, I met the Key West Team in Training team. It is quite an assortment of people training for Disney, ING marathon in Miami and a few people who are doing a marathon in Ireland next month.
People in Key West love to complain. “Too many tourists”, “Not enough tourists to make a living”, “Too many cruise ships”. I could go on and on. Last weekend marked the annual Poker Run, during which about 10,000 bikers come into town. Some bikers remove their mufflers, so their motorcycles […]
Over the weekend, we went to Tampa to visit some friends and celebrate her 40th birthday, or as she likes to put it: the first anniversary of her 39th birthday. Friday evening was at Sidebern’s, the “creative” restaurant owned by the same people as Bern’s, the steakhouse. The food was […]
Wine dinner does not adequately describe Saturday night. Yes, there was dinner. Yes, there was wine – and a lot of it. But mostly, there were good friends and a whole lot of laughs. Of course, it never hurts to have a vertical of Grange to keep things fun. Florida […]
With the opening of new wine bars faster than you can say “Cabernet” I have been on a quest to try them all. So, we went to try Grand Vin. I had not been there in a very long time. When I walked in, the overwhelming stench of stale smoke […]
On the one hand, I am kind of horrified by a business hosting what is essentially a fundraiser in order to open. On the other hand, this is Key West, and it is a community of people that support each other, so rock on. Details of the Buy Your Own […]
There are many reasons why I love Key West: I can walk everywhere, there is a lot to do, people are generally friendly and the crime is kept to a minimum. Most locals will read keysso.net before they have their morning coffee to see the latest. Keysso.net is the Monroe […]
I drive the Overseas Highway with alarming regularity – southbound in the late afternoon or evening and northbound in the absurdly early hours of the morning. As such, it is vital to note where the best bathrooms are. I will call this the BCR (Bathroom Convenience Ratio). It is a […]