BLACK HISTORY MONTH: ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE HORRORS
By the end of the 17th century, the capture of men and women for colonial distribution in European markets was in full swing. The Atlantic slave trade...
HISTORICAL DIG: RESEARCH ARCHAEOLOGISTS DIG INTO 1800S LIFE IN KEY WEST
Digging a 2-foot hole in one’s backyard usually wouldn’t warrant a team of student archaeologists from the University of Miami. But then, most backyards don’t date back...
THE PAST LIVES ON: THE OLD KEY WEST JAIL WILL BE A MUSEUM
The fifth version of the Key West jail in Jackson Square on Whitehead Street was built in 1892 after a fire had reduced much of the island’s...
KEY WEST’S CONCH REPUBLIC CELEBRATES ITS OUTRAGEOUS INDEPENDENCE
Conch Republic Independence events will take place through April 25, featuring sunset sails, bar crawls, pool bar crawls, a Saturday street fair and a host of other...
HISTORY AND HAPPY HOUR COMBINE AT MANGROVE MAMA’S IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
By Charlotte Twine and Mandy Miles
When heading south on the Overseas Highway, start looking to your right at MM 21. The sunny yellow exterior of Mangrove Mama’s...
HISTORIC KEY WEST FORT-TURNED-MUSEUM GETS NEW EVENT LAWN
“What’s going on with the construction next to the airport?”
People keep asking the question as they collect friends and relatives from Key West International Airport, or pass...
From farmers to fishermen to preservationists
Oceanfront properties have always been the most coveted parcels in the Florida Keys and not just because of the unobstructed views. In the pioneer days, before the...
FOX NATION’S BRIAN KILMEADE SPENDS TIME IN KEY WEST — AND WITH KEYS WEEKLY
Most know Brian Kilmeade as the charismatic personality that drives Fox News’ morning show, “Fox and Friends.” And while political undercurrents and public opinion tend to enunciate...
KEYS SCHOONER TOOK FREED SLAVES TO WEST AFRICA; BUT HUNDREDS DIED BEFORE THE TRIP
President James Monroe, on March 3, 1819, signed “An Act to Protect the Commerce of the United States, and Crimes of Piracy.” The act gave the U.S....
FLORIDA’S FLAGSHIP FALTERS: GROUP STRUGGLES TO SAVE SCHOONER WESTERN UNION
The once stately schooner Western Union, flagship of Key West and the state of Florida, is an unrecognizable shell of her former self, nearly indistinguishable from the...
