KKK connection prompts Key West housing board to rename public housing complex
The board of the Key West Housing Authority on April 19 voted unanimously to change the name of JY Porter Place public housing apartments in light of...
WHAT ARE THE ‘D’ NAMES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS?
For those who have spent time driving up and down the Keys, they have seen the green and white road signs announcing the names of the scores...
History & Discovery Center adding tombstone of ‘Wrecker King’
A permanent exhibit featuring the tombstone of the early-19th-century wrecker John Jacob Housman, whose remains are thought to be buried on Indian Key, will be added to...
STATE HONORS FORMER KEY WEST SHERIFF & SENATOR JOHN M. SPOTTSWOOD
Spottswood.
The surname as synonymous with Key West as Hemingway represents a legacy of leadership, innovation and community dedication, and those who capably carry the name today continue...
Washed away: Alligator Key, Sombrero Key, Looe Key
One of the things distinguishing the Keys from Florida’s sand-based barrier islands like Captiva, Sanibel, and Anna Maria Island is their construction. By and large, the Florida...
Southernmost Skunk Ape Society reports 1929 sighting at Bat Tower
In the summer of 1977, documents indicating the presence of a large, hairy, bipedal creature with a strong odor in the Florida Keys were discovered in the...
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...
PART FOUR: DR. PERRINE’S UNTIMELY DEMISE
Moving to the Florida Territory during the second escalation of the Seminole War proved a costly decision for Dr. Henry Perrine. He felt the island was far...
THE STORY OF DR. HENRY PERRINE Part 3
Editor’s note: This is the third in a four-part series on Dr. Henry Perrine. Read the first two at keysweekly.com.
Dr. Henry Perrine’s 10-year post as U.S. consul...
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,...
