Breaking into Spring
February 28, 2025
Spring break time is here in the Southernmost City. Along with crowds of college students hitting town, we have a full schedule of special events taking place on land, sea, and even in the sky, while a Key West real estate buyers’ market appears to be shaping up to make your island dream come true.
Rewarded With Awards
January 31, 2025
A month has already passed since the holiday season wrapped up and the typically wild and crazy New Years celebrations dropped on Key West. 2025 is off to an exciting start with the Key West real estate market setting up for another strong year and the Bascom Grooms team already pulling down awards.
Happy New Year Key West
December 27, 2024
The New Year is close but we remain full of Christmas cheer in Key West—it doesn’t hurt to be grabbing shorts instead of snow shovels with temps in the mid-70s. It has been a fun holiday season, with young and old, visitors and locals alike enjoying all that December in paradise offers.
Holiday Time in the Island City
November 29, 2024
It’s time to give thanks for a great 25th anniversary year here at Bascom Grooms Real Estate. Key West has had a year-long calendar of exciting special events, some thrilling weather, and a steady stream of visitors arriving for it all. Now we welcome a warm, colorful Christmas and Happy New Year to the island.
Events of the Season
October 25, 2024
Key West Fantasy Fest 2024 was a rousing success, with thousands of folks on hand to partake of a myriad of special events and enjoy the generally jubilant party vibe that Key West always delivers. Now Halloween is creeping up on the Island City as another Key West winter holiday season gets underway.
Changing the Map of Key West
September 27, 2024
Florida House Representatives have renamed State Route A1A and put Jimmy Buffett on the map. SB 84 sponsor Florida Senator Lauren Book (D): “With this road naming, we are paying tribute to Jimmy not only as a musical icon, but also a fierce protector of Florida’s natural treasures and our precious manatees.”
Honoring an Island Legend
August 30, 2024
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: That August 30, 2024, is recognized as “Jimmy Buffett Day” in Florida to celebrate the life and music of Jimmy Buffett, whose free-spirited life and significant contributions to national and state culture are commended and celebrated.
The People Have Spoken!
July 26, 2024
Bascom Grooms does it again — Keys Weekly Newspapers 2024 People’s Choice Awards winner for Best Realtor! That makes it 11 years straight, with Bascom holding down the category in an unbroken sweep since the first running of the popular local competition in 2014. A huge thank you to our supporters near and far!
Hot Fun in the Summertime
June 29, 2024
The summer off-season is now the full-on season in Key West, with a packed and always-expanding lineup of summer fun and festivity beginning in June and ramping into high gear on the 4th of July with fireworks and special events up and down the length of the Keys.
Hurricane Season Arrives in the Keys
May 31, 2024
Hurricanes are a part of life along the Gulf and Southern Atlantic coastlines, and certainly in Florida and the Florida Keys. Miami and Key West are considered America’s most hurricane-prone cities, but people find that the attractions of life in tropical paradise are worth weathering a few storms.
