Key West resort offering special promotion
The Casa Marina The Casa Marina, a Waldorf Astoria Resort, in Key West, is running a promotion, ‘The Best of Waldorf Astoria,’ through Sept. 5 for travel completed by Oct. 2, starting at $179 night....
View ArticleKey West Fantasy Fest features aquatic theme
The theme for this year’s Key West annual Fantasy Fest celebration is “Aquatic Afrolic.” Fantasy Fest features 10 days of masquerade balls, costume contests and parties climaxing in a grand parade set...
View ArticleKey West Goombay Festival oct. 21-22
Key West’s Bahamian heritage is highlighted at the Goombay Festival, scheduled Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22. It takes place in the island city’s Bahama Village neighborhood, settled in part by...
View ArticleKey West’s Cuban heritage
Hand-rolled cigars have long been a part of Key West's Cuban heritage. Photo Credit: San Carlos Institute By Rafael Lima/VISIT FLORIDA A walking tour reveals 19th-century Key West, or Cayo Hueso. Key...
View ArticleKey West Dachshund Walk set
The seventh annual Key West Dachshund Walk is set for noon Saturday, Dec. 31. Dachshunds will gather at the corner of Whitehead and Fleming streets. The walking route is brief, given the entrants’...
View ArticleKey West house tours set
Key West has weekend house tours in January, February and March 2012. The annual tours are presented by the nonprofit Old Island Restoration Foundation, established in 1960 to promote the restoration...
View ArticleVISIT FLORIDA: Wild winter fishing in the Keys
Photos by Terry Gibson By Terry GibsonVISIT FLORIDA You may not catch a 255-pound swordfish every trip, but any winter fishing excursion to the Florida Keys is full of adventurous angling potential. A...
View ArticleExperience Civil War history at Key West’s Fort Zachary Taylor
The roar of cannon fire and the sight of soldiers in Civil War uniforms will greet visitors at oceanfront Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Friday though Sunday, Feb. 10-12, during the annual...
View ArticleOur keys to paradise: A winter trip through The Florida Keys
Stories by Barbara Marshall, photos by Lannis Waters One hundred years ago, 82-year-old Henry Flagler rode his brand new railroad into Key West, stitching an archipelago of coral islands into a...
View ArticleHalloween to Haunt the Florida Keys
FLORIDA KEYS — Characteristically quirky throughout the year, the Florida Keys serve up fiendish frivolity for Halloween celebrants from mile marker 0 in Key West to Key Largo, the northernmost island...
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