For locals, second-home owners, and the about-to-be-here
Life on the Key
What it's like to actually live or own here, not just visit. Hurricane prep, moving in, the seasonal rhythms, the local history that's worth knowing.
Hurricane prep
Season runs June 1 to November 30. The real version of what to do, what to stop doing in April, and which sites actually matter.
Moving here
Things newcomers wish they'd known. Where the year-round neighborhoods are. How insurance works after Sally. The grocery situation.
Second home
If you own a condo or house and aren't here year-round — vendor list, hurricane checklist, who's a real local versus who's the third tourist-pitch this week.
A short history of the Key
The Pass, the navy, the storms, the condos, the road. How this strip of sand became the place it is.