The cover of The Key West Citizen pictured America's President-Elect Barack Obama... heralding the beginning of a new era of fairness and equality in our great nation. On the 2nd page, was an obituary marking the end of an era here in Key West with the passing of one of our great heroes and a figure of inspiration to the people of Key West. Captain Tony Tarracino has gone on to the Big Poker game in the sky. Over 60 years ago, Tony left New Jersey on the run after being beaten up and left for dead.
Ever considered owning a piece of Paradise? From Old Town "fixer uppers" to your own private island retreat, real estate in Key West is BOOMING!
The man lived a long full happy life of struggle adversity and pain. Dead, his accidental ownership of six-toed cats connects his life to his Key West home. Odd, that a man known for the size and ferocity of the animals he killed should be remembered in Key West for housing pets gentle and damaged.
Are you looking for a romantic setting for a wedding? Exotic scenery and wonderfully strange natives? How about getting married in Key West?
Picture it - you and your beloved, alone along a secluded beach with the setting sun sinking into the sea... or the two of you and several dozen of your family and friends on a 60 foot sailing yacht under the clear, blue Caribbean sky... weddings don't get much more romantic than this!
"We're not your average furniture store," Ken Richards, owner of Fletcher on Duval, tells us, "What we sell is unique."
And that's what shopping in Key West is all about... unique shops that specialize in the odd, the original, the hard-to-find. These stores don't sell the standardized, mass-produced merchandise you'll find in your hometown...
Take Fletcher on Duval, at 1024 Duval Street, for instance. While it is a furniture store, it's the type of place where you go for that "difficult to find" piece, the one-of-a-kind table or lamp to complete your home.
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