The Key West Committee for Safer Cleaner Ships is sounding the alarm over an attempt to buy Gov. Ron DeSantis’s support for a bill that would overturn the votes of Key West residents against massive, polluting cruise ships docking at the island. The Committee writes: CAMPAIGN FINANCE SCANDAL SPLASHES OVER CRUISE LEGISLATION A stunning turn of […]

Key West resident and owner of Uva Wine Shoppe, Mark Gambuzza, has written a letter to the elected officials of the state of Florida deciding the fate of cruise ships in the city. He writes: I am a resident, homeowner, and business owner in Key West. I neither am wealthy or affiliated with a political […]

Key West is America’s preeminent literary and arts scene. Its world-class economy is under great leadership. Maybe it’s time you and your business joined us at the southernmost point in the contiguous states. The small, privately owned businesses of Key West have formed a strong coalition called Shop Mom and Pop Key West. These small […]

Based on how often we are in the “Mermaid,” it’s 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: Their oyster purveyor, Skip Bennett’s Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, Massachusetts, is maybe #1 […]

In an exciting and unexpected move, and an example of a successful grassroots movement, Pier B Development Corporation, owned by the Walsh family and represented in court by attorney Bart Smith, has successfully had a lawsuit seeking to undo the recent charter amendments limiting cruise ships in Key West dismissed. Voters overwhelmingly had approved the […]