Keys History: Recalling the railways and the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
It is safe to say that Henry Flagler was tickled when his private railcar, the Flagler Special, rolled into the Key West station at...
Key West Back in the Day: The duck on a stick
One of the best birthday presents I ever bought anybody was a duck on a stick.
It wasn't a decision involving long forethought. After all,...
Keys History: The Great Hurricane of 1846
People say the Florida Keys have no seasons. It simply is not true. Seasons here aren’t limited to the traditional ones found in other...
Keys History: Origins of the Tavernier name didn’t necessarily involve a thirsty sailor
There is no shortage of stories told about the Florida Keys. One Upper Keys favorite that has been passed from barstool to barstool for...
Key West Back in the Day: ‘The Last Mango‘ cruise — what could possibly...
Carl Hiaasen is best known as a superb satirical writer, and for years I thought he also made great paella. But apparently, he wasn't...
Keys History: Capone and the cronies’ ties to the Florida Keys
It was the late 1920s when an open-air roadster rambled away from Miami, through Homestead and over the Card Sound Bridge. Two men occupied...
Learn the mysteries of the USS Maine explosion at Aug. 13 ‘Happy Hour with...
The Key West Art & Historical Society will present the next installment of its lecture series, Happy Hour with the Historian, on Thursday, Aug....
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: MISADVENTURES WITH MICHAEL WHALTON
Working with Michael Whalton was never boring.
He was one of those incomparable people whose efforts in the 1980s left a lasting imprint — who...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: EVERYONE (STILL) GOES TO FAUSTO’S
When Jimmy Buffett wrote, “I’m goin’ down to Fausto’s/get some chocolate milk” in his 1976 classic “My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, and I...
ONE OF FLORIDA KEYS’ MOST FAMED ATTRACTIONS TURNS 50
Fifty years ago, as America celebrated its bicentennial, Robert Reckwerdt leased a Lower Matecumbe Key marina from Ruth and Buck Starck. The Starcks had...
