1976 NEW YEAR’S EVE CURFEW ENDED IN RIOT
Key West’s last New Year’s Eve curfew ended in a riot.
It was late on Dec. 31, 1975, or very early Jan. 1, 1976, when police closed bars...
CUSTOM’ CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM THE KEY WEST CUSTOM HOUSE
Just in time for the holidays, Key West Art & Historical Society has announced it will be adding a limited number of personalized commemorative bricks along the...
HISTORY & HAPPY HOUR COMBINE ABOARD THE COAST GUARD CUTTER INGHAM
As the holiday season approaches, Key West’s ship museum, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ingham, hosts happy hour every Friday and Saturday nights, offers tours, and is also...
KEY WEST BOTANICAL GARDEN TURNS 85
After an auspicious beginning in 1936, the Botanical Garden fell victim to the city of Key West’s and the federal government’s administrative needs. In response to World...
Key West may rename — not remove — Confederate pavilion
One has to look closely at the white-colmned pavilion at Bayview Park to see the reference to the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Stephen R. Mallory chapter,...
Presentation to look at first commercial saturation diving system
History of Diving Museum’s next virtual Immerse Yourself presentation is set to feature a Keys local who worked within the commercial diving industry for decades.
Set for Sept....
The Bum Farto Files: The Other Operation Conch
Key West Fire Chief Joseph "Bum" Farto disappeared on Feb. 16, 1976, while awaiting sentencing for a drug trafficking conviction stemming from Operation Conch – a sting...
Tarred and Feathered by the Key West Ku Klux Klan
The Beatles fought racism from a Key West motel. (You can read about that at keysweekly.com.) You can also fight racism. While we celebrate Key West as...
The Key West Race War of 1897
The Beatles fought racism from a Key West motel. (You can read more about that at keysweekly.com.) You can also fight racism. While we celebrate Key West...
LOST …. Two readers in search of old friends — Inez and Snowball
At the Keys Weekly, we received not one, but two letters this week strangely similar. The first, from a former Keys resident, is looking to reunite with...
