For years, the honest answer to "what's open on the Key in July?" was a shorter list than anyone wanted to admit. That answer has changed. Between a new luxury resort with seven dining rooms, a handful of independent openings along Gulf of Mexico Drive, and a summer events calendar that now runs on its own current, the island's off-season has quietly become one of the more interesting times to actually live here. The trade-off is that a few longtime favorites are dark for renovation at the same moment. Knowing which is which is the whole point of this post.
When the Club Goes Quiet, the Island Doesn't
The most useful piece of local intelligence for July and August is a closure.
