Nudity Banned At Key West’s Fantasy Fest

If you've been to Fantasy Fest you know, and if you haven't, I'm sure you've heard stories..and the big one coming out of Key West today is that nudity is officially banned.

Back in December, city leaders decided that they wanted to “transform the event into a positive, clean festival enjoyed by both residents and visitors.” With that, the goal is to "increase the focus on culture, history and natural resources of Key West."

According to Keysweekly.com, Fantasy Fest will still feature a street parade and Masquerade March, but there will not be any nudity allowed, not even in the Fantasy Zone where body painting has been allowed in past years. There also, moving forward, will be "family hours” where inappropriate costumes will be banned.

While I'm sure, in true Key West fashion, Fantasy Fest will still be a good time, it'll definitely look a little different this year!

Travel bloggers are fun. They don't really know much about an area but seem to be very opinionated anyway. Case in point, this blog that goes by 601 Travels. They have just over 22 thousand subscribers and apparently they must have visited Fort Myers earlier this month. So they made a list of 10 reasons you should not move to Fort Myers, Florida. Judging by the overwhelming flow of people migrating to the area, I'm guessing not many people have seen this video. So I'm gonna share it. Not because I agree with everything they say, but because I'd love it if less people moved here. I've been here 20 years and absolutely love it here. But wow, our roads were just not built to handle this many people.

Last weekend I went to Publix and was aghast at how many retirees were buying full carts of groceries. Snowbird season is supposed to end at Easter but these people didn't look like they were planning to move back up north for the summer. More people are staying year round, and more people are moving here.

So if you're one of the many, many, many people looking to move to Southwest Florida. Here's a video of why you shouldn't.

At work and can't watch, here's her Top 10:

Apparently being flat is bad?

Ok, right now yes. Hopefully it eases up after Easter.

Duh, that's Florida's state motto: "We Got Bugs". She also recommends carrying a weapon to stay safe from bears.

She thinks we all make $23,000 a year.

Compared to Miami? Really?

She claims we get a major hurricane once every 3 years.

We're full of old people. Ok, I can't really dispute that one.  But the seniors here don't drive old Buicks down 41, they drive BMWs.

"Over a thousand dollars a month". I mean, not where I live.

Again, compared to Miami or Tampa? Not even. She thinks everyone lives within walking distance of the beach.

Based on the $23,000 a year she claims we all make.

Nudity Banned Fantasy Fest