KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY — THE ‘OLD’ PALATE OF ORDINARY TIMES
There are foodies who can taste a dish and instantly discern its ingredients, or who have such sophisticated palates that they can distinguish between...
HISTORIC USCGC INGHAM — A SHIP WORTH SAVING
Secured along the seawall at Truman Waterfront, the ship commands attention, the searing white of its hull stretches out like a 100-meter dash (327...
KEYS HISTORY: THE LEGEND OF BOAT CAPTAIN BILL SMITH
Bill Smith holds a special place in fishing history. He showed up in the Keys as a 19-year-old.
In 1928, Smith was approved for a...
KEYS HISTORY: HOTEL TRANSFORMS INTO A HOSPITAL FOR TURTLE RECOVERY AND RELEASE IN MARATHON
Key Vaca is the heart of Marathon, and Marathon bills itself as the heart of the Florida Keys.
As the highway crosses the island, its...
KEYS HISTORY: MARATHON’S ORIGINS GO BACK TO A RAILROAD TOWN
Marathon began as a railroad town. During the construction of the right of way for the Key West Extension of Henry Flagler’s East Coast...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: BUFFETT & ‘THE MARGARITAVILLE MOVIE’
If you hung out at the Chart Room, Full Moon Saloon or Louie’s Backyard in Key West during the late 1970s and early ’80s,...
KEYS HISTORY: OLD MONROE COUNTY SPANNED WELL BEYOND THE ISLAND CHAIN
It is always interesting to see where a column goes. I start with an idea and then let the history unfold as it needs...
KEYS HISTORY: FAT DEER KEY, COCO PLUM BEACH & VACA CUT
In the Middle Keys, between Curry Hammock State Park and Key Vaca, is Fat Deer Key. Historically, it is a small group of islands.
In...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: TALES FROM THE AFTERDECK
Apparently I wasn’t the worst-ever cocktail waitress at the Afterdeck, the ocean’s-edge bar at the legendary Louie’s Backyard, but I was pretty bad. Yet...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: THE PUPPY WITH NO SHAME
Somewhere in Key West’s Old Town, there’s an elderly man cursing the soul of Calico Jack.
I don’t mean Calico Jack Rackham, the infamous Caribbean...
