2020-06-11 E-Edition

Paradise INTERRUPTED

Miami filmmaker shoots love letter to closed Key West


For 66 days this spring, life in Key West was a series of oddities and abnormalities. The pool at Dante’s, normally overflowing with a tangled mess of bronzed limbs and string bikinis, was devoid of its soggy spring breakers. The legendary sunset at Mallory Square descended on an empty plaza, no artists or tourists allowed to congregate to enjoy the […]

Missing the theater? Here are the latest flicks to stream from home



The movie industry has been on lockdown, like many businesses, as have theaters who screen films the studios produce. Many film companies expecting large theatrical debuts have moved their premieres to an online format, so offerings have been plentiful for the average viewer from home. Pretty soon though, if you are doing the math, there will be less available for […]

Two girls thumb it cross-country in new comic drama

FLORIDA WRITERS


 “Thumb Luck: A Short Novel,” by Fay Ellen Graetz. 259 pages. Paperback, $9.99. A free ride may not always take you where you want to go, but in Fay Ellen Graetz’s “Thumb Luck: A Short Novel,” the ride in question sure results in one heck of a misadventure. We meet Maureen “Mo” Wagner and Crystal Jablonski in the middle of […]

Step up for Round 4 of our Writing Challenge



Welcome to Round 4 of the Florida Weekly Writing Challenge, in which we hope to inspire the writers among you to craft short stories based on photo prompts selected by our editors. Here’s how the challenge works: For Round 4, you have until 5 p.m. Sunday, June 21, to send us your original fiction using either or both of the […]

Munder and Martini: ‘New Now’ at Jag Gallery

KEY WEST GALLERY GUIDE

Jag Gallery is proud to present “New Now,” new photogravure works by Carol Munder and new sculptures and monoprints by John Martini, on display until June 20. Martini is known for his iconic bright-colored steel sculptures that one can see all around Key West, not to mention nationwide and in Europe as well. Those same colors saturate his monoprints, a […]

CAUGHT IN KEY WEST THIS WEEK

Abundance in Old Town

311 Elizabeth Street — $3,950,000

This grand nine-bedroom, five-bathroom historic home, with a guesthouse, underwent a full renovation in 2015 to create a uniquely designed floor plan offering endless possibilities. This luxury Old Town compound provides a unique investment opportunity with two transient and one non-transient rental license, currently being managed as a full-time vacation rental business with over $375,000 of income annually. The main […]