🐔 A chicken in Belgium became a local celebrity for riding the bus daily

No owner. No explanation. It just hops on, rides two stops, hops off, and struts into a bakery where they give it crumbs. The transit authority issued it an honorary pass.

Key West chickens don’t “live” in KW — they run KW. They cross the street because you are in their way. They scream at dawn because they’re announcing the daily agenda. They strut Duval like they’re checking on their investments.

So, the Belgian bus‑riding chicken? That’s just a distant cousin trying to live up to the family legacy. ; )

Coachella 2026

Anybody going?

(The pic below id from 2025).

⭐ Top Music News This Morning

🎸 April 2026 Rock Releases Are STACKED

Rock fans are eating good this month — Foo Fighters, Joe Jackson, Ringo Starr, Corrosion of Conformity, Bruce Hornsby, and more all have new albums landing across April. Record Store Day is also bringing exclusive drops from Robert Plant, Neil Young, John Lennon, and a limited‑edition Alice Cooper picture disc.

As seen in the Cape Coral Breeze Newspaper 4/04/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
🌞 WRKW Expands Across SWFL
Local Woman Runs Independent Radio Station for 5 Years — Now Expanding Reach with Keys-Inspired Sound Across SWFL
WRKW, the indie station born in Key West and now broadcasting through its sister signal WSWF in Cape Coral, enters a new era of growth after five years of quietly building a cult-classic following.
Cape Coral, FL — After five years of broadcasting its unmistakable blend of Gulf Coast warmth, cosmic humor, and late-night Americana grit, WRKW is stepping into a new chapter — expanding its reach across Southwest Florida through its sister station WSWF, while staying true to the Key West spirit where it was born.
WRKW began on a quiet night on a Key West porch — the kind of night when the air is soft, the world is slow, and the music you choose feels like a confession. That’s where creator Maggie D. first shaped the station’s pulse: part sunrise tenderness, part midnight myth, part “only in the Keys” truth-telling.
If you imagine yourself sitting at a bar on Duval Street — warm air, clinking glasses, the hum of the island around you — that’s the feeling WRKW was built to carry. A station that doesn’t just play music but creates a place.
What started as a personal passion project has grown into a fully realized sonic universe with a devoted listener base and rising ratings. Today, that universe extends through WSWF, the Cape Coral/SWFL broadcast point that carries WRKW’s sound to a wider audience without losing the handmade, human feel that defines it.
The station’s programming blends classic rock, deep cuts, Gulf Coast soul, and the unmistakable influence of the Keys: warm, atmospheric, and emotionally accurate. Listeners describe WRKW/WSWF as “mythic,” “comforting,” and “like being let in on a secret.”
Recent growth in engagement and platform expansion has signaled that WRKW’s moment has arrived. With WSWF now carrying the signal across Cape Coral and Fort Myers, the station is broadening its distribution, refining its signature segments, and embracing a larger audience while keeping its indie backbone intact.
“I built WRKW to feel like a place — not a playlist,” says Maggie D. “If it feels like a porch at sunrise, a truck stop at midnight, or a memory from Old Town that never quite let go, then I’ve done my job.”
As WRKW and WSWF enter their next era, the stations invite new listeners to tune in, settle in, and experience a broadcast that feels like home — wherever that home might be.
About WRKW & WSWF
WRKW and WSWF operate as independent Digital Broadcast stations using self-assigned call letters recognized within the digital broadcasting ecosystem. Both stations are curated and programmed by Maggie D., blending Key West origins with a Southwest Florida presence to create a uniquely human, handmade radio experience.
Websites
WRKW – Radio Key West: radio-key-west.com
WSWF – Southwest Florida Radio: radio-key-west-southwest-florida-radio.com
radiokeywestrocks@gmail.com
“A frequency you don’t find — it finds you.”
Radio Key West
Music of Key West & the Florida Keys 24/7 Commercial Free

Written by CJ Haddad.  Cape Coral Breeze News