Saluting Diana Nyad on 10th Anniversary of Epic Swim
On Labor Day 2013, Diana Nyad walked ashore onto Key West's Smathers Beach — becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys without a shark cage. Keys Voices marks the 10th anniversary of Diana’s iconic feat with a look back at the challenges and perseverance that led to its accomplishment.
LGBT Mixologists Show Off Skills in Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic
The June 5-11 finale of the Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic features 14 regional bartending champions from the U.S. and Canada — all converging on the island city and competing to create the most luscious Key West cocktail. The renowned challenge, one of North America’s largest annual LGBT bartender competitions, takes place during Key West Pride.
So How Long is the Seven Mile Bridge Again?
How many times a day does the sun set in the Florida Keys? That's just one of the wacky questions that have actually been asked by visitors to the island chain. Read on to discover more crazy questions and their answers -- including how long the Seven Mile Bridge REALLY is.
Join Us in Key West for EverWalk and Giving Back
This week’s Keys Voices is a personal invitation to readers from Diana Nyad, famed around the globe for her incomparable 2013 swim from Cuba to Key West. She and expedition leader Bonnie Stoll return to their “home away from home” April 2-6 to lead a series of walks as part of their innovative EverWalk program -- and everyone is welcome to join them.
It’s a Car; It’s a Plane … No, It’s a Speeding Drag Queen!
In Key West each April, "drag racing" takes on a whole new meaning — as the island city's exotic drag queens don outlandish sporting costumes, lavish wigs and towering high heels to vie for victory in the Great Conch Republic Drag Race. The wacky competition is scheduled Saturday, April 21, on Duval Street (known, of course, as the island's "main drag").
The Code of the Keys Protects Priceless Treasures
By following the "10 Keymandments," travelers can have meaningful, memorable Florida Keys vacations while respecting and helping preserve the Keys' natural world. This amazing environment includes the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef, which supports an incredibly diverse population of plants and animals.
‘Remembering Lenny’ Unveils Bernstein’s Key West Connection
"West Side Story" composer Leonard Bernstein also had a "Key West-side story" -- a connection with the island that most people never knew about. It will be revealed in “Remembering Lenny” and other offerings that explore the American musical legend’s work and the ways the island city influenced it. And it's all part of a national celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of Bernstein’s 1918 birth.