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Friends Who Cook Together Own Azur Together

Imagine savoring Key lime pie French toast for brunch. Or dining on braised beef rib gnocchi with vegetables, mushrooms and pecorino. Those are just two of the specialties at Key West's Azur Restaurant, where chefs/owners Drew Wenzel and Michael Mosi create delicious, innovative dishes inspired by their experiences throughout the world.

By |2021-05-13T16:04:07-04:00September 19, 2018|

Four ‘What a Dish’ Delights: Stone Crab, Pink Shrimp, Lionfish and Key Lime Pie

Indigenous Florida Keys cuisine is rich in fresh boat-to-table seafood, enhanced with the light tropical flavors of lime, coconut, mango and papaya. Four delicious foods can be considered signature treats that are best savored only in the Keys: succulent stone crab claws, sweet Key West pink shrimp, light yet exotic lionfish and melt-in-your-mouth Key lime pie.

By |2018-05-23T16:58:16-04:00May 23, 2018|

Old Road Gallery is ‘Made in the Keys’

Old Road Gallery, owned by artists Dwayne and Cindy King, is a working studio and gallery that overflows with handcrafted pieces of pottery, bronze and copper. It’s also an outdoor sculpture garden. And each day visitors, invited to take a tour, stroll through winding trails and learn about artistic techniques and styles.

By |2021-05-13T16:04:05-04:00April 11, 2018|

Seven Mile Bridges: Enduring Florida Keys Icons

The Seven Mile Bridge, the focal point of the famed Florida Keys Overseas Highway, is a fascinating engineering marvel that quite simply stuns the senses. Rising in an arc toward its center, the 35-year-old Middle Keys bridge offers sweeping panoramic views of a picturesque horizon where turquoise-colored seas meet an almost impossibly blue sky.

By |2018-03-07T19:07:45-05:00March 7, 2018|

Who’s that Keys Chick Paddleboarding with Her Pet Chicken?

Karly Venezia, director of sales and marketing at Islamorada’s iconic 22-acre Islander Resort, has spent more than half her life working for resorts in Key West and Islamorada. She also has an unusual paddleboarding companion: her Rhode Island Red chicken, Loretta, whose on-the-water exploits created a social media sensation.

By |2021-05-13T15:43:01-04:00January 3, 2018|

What’s New in the Florida Keys & Key West?

As chilly weather begins to invade northern realms, discover new and enhanced attractions in the sunny subtropical Florida Keys. From underwater exploration to sailing adventures to a unique "escape" experience, they're all designed to intrigue and delight visitors.

By |2020-04-07T13:37:46-04:00November 15, 2017|

For ‘Avatar’ Movie Producer Jon Landau, the Keys Are Home

Filmmaker Jon Landau, a wildly successful producer known best for his movies “Avatar” and “Titanic,” could live anywhere in the world. Yet home is the Florida Keys, which first captivated the down-to-earth Jon in 1986 when he and wife Julie worked on the film “Making Mr. Right” in Miami. Today, both are deeply involved in their Upper Keys community.

By |2017-10-18T15:58:06-04:00October 18, 2017|

How ‘Fred’ Inspires the Florida Keys

A welcome sight lifted the spirits of many weary Florida Keys locals returning home in the weeks after Hurricane Irma’s Sept. 10 passage through the beloved island chain. That sight was “Fred," a salt-sprayed Australian pine tree that's growing out of a roadbed on the historic Old Seven Mile Bridge.

By |2017-10-03T19:54:42-04:00October 3, 2017|

Michael Marrero: A True Key West Creative

Michael Marrero, executive director of the popular Key West Theater, is an award-winning playwright, photographer and filmmaker whose drama “Locura” was recently part of a historic Cuban-American theatrical exchange -- one of the first such exchanges between the two countries in half a century.

By |2017-08-30T20:33:23-04:00August 30, 2017|

Five Hidden Gardens Showcase Keys’ Rare Beauty

Experience an in-depth sojourn in the subtropical Florida Keys & Key West, and you’re likely to discover some fascinating indigenous species in hidden, tucked-away gardens nestled throughout the 125-mile-long island chain. Here’s an intriguing look at five gardens well worth exploring.

By |2021-05-13T15:36:02-04:00August 2, 2017|
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