The Key West Race War of 1897
The Beatles fought racism from a Key West motel. (You can read more about that at keysweekly.com.) You can also fight racism. While we celebrate...
LOST …. Two readers in search of old friends — Inez and Snowball
At the Keys Weekly, we received not one, but two letters this week strangely similar. The first, from a former Keys resident, is looking to...
Love Me Do – The dark side of Mallory Square
The Beatles fought racism from a Key West motel. (See keysweekly.com for that story.)
You can fight racism, too. While we celebrate...
Slavery at Fort Taylor & Fort Jefferson
The Beatles fought racism from a Key West motel. You too can fight racism. While we celebrate Key West as “One Human Family,” we must not forget...
How the Beatles fought racism from a Key West motel
Beatlemania took America by storm in 1964, but that same year, the president of the Florida Hotel & Motel Association dumped muriatic acid on black...
The Bum Farto Files: The Ballad of Titus Walters
(Editor's Note: This week's installment of The Bum Farto Files includes details of a murder and crime scene that some readers may find disturbing.)
Peaceful march starts at African cemetery
On Friday, June 19, a peaceful Freedom March in Key West will recognize and celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest commemoration of the end of slavery in...
New book, co-authored by local, is a fascinating look at the past
Here’s a little known fact about Brian Schmitt of Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate: besides being an industry expert on one of the Keys’ most...
The Bum Farto Files: The Perfect Storm
Key West Fire Chief Joseph "Bum" Farto disappeared on Feb. 16, 1976, while awaiting sentencing for a drug trafficking conviction stemming from Operation Conch –...
The Bum Farto Files: The Dollar Dance
Key West Fire Chief Joseph “Bum” Farto disappeared on Feb. 16, 1976, while awaiting sentencing for a drug trafficking conviction stemming from Operation Conch – a sting...