Topic: Hemingways

It is Mother’s Day on Sunday, which means it is time to treat Mum like a queen with flowers, chocolates, brunch or just some special hours with the family.

It was last call for Hemingways last evening, marking 30-plus years as a culinary and social magnet on Seven Mile Beach that attracted the rich, the famous and the rest of us – tourists and residents alike.

The Dart group plans to reopen the Beach Suites as an unbranded “boutique hotel” before the end of the year.

Welcome to your weekend! Saturday night promises plenty of fun, with the return of the Miss Cayman Islands competition at the Westin and singer/songwriter Peter Bacon performing at Hemingways.

Cayman architecture and interior design firm OBMI celebrated its 50th anniversary with nearly 100 industry representatives at Hemingways restaurant last week.

Although Halloween is officially recognized on the date of Oct. 31 every year, most parties and celebrations are usually scheduled on the closest weekend so ghouls and ghosts can recuperate before Monday rolls around – the scariest day of the week.

When Hemingways restaurant closed in 2016, a collective sigh was heard from those who frequented the popular venue. It felt like yet another familiar property on the beach was being taken away, reducing the already small number of similarly loved hangouts by one.