With Spring firmly taking hold of the keys, it isn't hard to find the motivation to get out and do something. Most importantly outside. The Canary is singing like crazy and even though not native to the keys, he fills the air with song thus driving home the gloriousness of the day.

I remember when we first got tweety. Yes, I know not a super original name, but he doesn't really belong to me yet my roomate brought him home for me, go figure. Each day as the sun comes over the…

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Here is the April Fools Column David Sloan wrote for the Citizen a few years ago and the response editorial that followed:

Residents of the Florida Keys are up in arms as the county prepares to enact a ban on the purchase, sale, transport and consumption of alcoholic beverages south of the Dade County line. The new law, which went largely unnoticed as a line item in a recent affordable housing bill, was unanimously passed by the County Commission leaving bar owners,…

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Tucked away in the alley that is Charles St you will find the newest addition to my list of local hangs in Key West, El Alamo. Each Monday, a whose who in local entertainers get together for what is known as the MONDAY NIGHT BLUES JAM with the House of Trouble.

"The House of Trouble is made up of musicians/people from all over the place" says Robert Douglas host of the Monday Night Blues Jam. The Grand Poobah is Mr. Dean…

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As the powerboats begin to file off to the mainland, an enchanting calm washes over the Island. No longer do we hear the roar of the engines, off in the distance, from bed at 9am. With them they take the last of the Fantasy Festers who are just realizing that it's over as they walk naked with thier can of spray paint. Yes things will be calming down for the next few weeks here in Key West. This is the time when locals will be going through photos taken in the last month and find the… Continue

I recently downloaded and installed the free trial version of WebcamMax. Upon launching

of the application I realized quickly how intuitive, yet simple and powerful this

software is. The whole interface is streamlined to keep things modular and object

oriented and allow for some pretty powerful options. I'm using WebcamMax with the

USTREAM.TV service and I must say, the setup for using USTREAM.TV with WebcamMax was a

breeze. Once setup the softwares well… Continue

Evolution is a wonderful thing and terrible when stifled. Yet all things must evolve, even in the florida keys. Each year our lovely town pays tribute to the literary giant Ernest Hemingway, by holding a look a like contest in his honor. It's great fun as the town fills with middle aged men reaffirming thier manliness by dressing up in the likeness of the author.

As much fun as I have had at this event in the past, my feelings have gone from, been there, done that, got the Tee… Continue