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...
KEY WEST’S MLK SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE SUPPORTS COLLEGE-BOUND, BLACK STUDENTS
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s January birthday was approved as a federal holiday in 1983.
A year or so later, a group of Key West residents launched the...
BERTELLI WRITES ABOUT SOME OF THE LESSER KNOWN VICTIMS OF LABOR DAY STORM
On the night of Sept. 2, 1935, the Category 5 Labor Day Hurricane’s eye crossed over Lower Matecumbe and Long Key between 9:20 and 10:15 p.m. The...
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE KKK IN KEY WEST
“We’re coming up on the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the (Ku Klux) Klan in Key West,” Arlo Haskell said. “It’s a ... chapter in Key...
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...
Voices of Black History
The Hate U Give
By Angie Thomas
Late one night Starr Carter was driving, with her childhood friend Khalil, home from a party. At 16, Starr didn’t often go...
NEW GRANTS HELP HISTORIC RESTAURANTS
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has partnered with American Express to launch a new grants program that aims to help restaurants’ recovery from the COVID pandemic.
The...
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...
THE STORY OF DR. HENRY PERRINE, PART 1 (IN SEARCH OF WARMER CLIMATE)
Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a four-part series.
If it hadn’t been for arsenic poisoning, Henry Perrine probably would have never ended up in the...
THE STORY OF DR. HENRY PERRINE
Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a four-part series.
Dr. Henry Perrine never fully recovered from the accidental arsenic poisoning. He felt fine during warmer months,...
