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...
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...
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...
We’ve come a long way but are far from finished
Outrageous. Sexist.
Offensive. Appallingly outdated.
All would be accurate descriptions, by today’s standards, of the ads on the following pages, all of which appeared in popular...
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...
KEYS BLACK HISTORY: THE STORY OF ISRAEL LAFAYETTE JONES
In the years before the Civil War, Arter Jones worked as a North Carolina farm laborer. He married at least twice, and while no...
Lecture tells tales of the Tuskegee Airmen
The History of Diving Museum will celebrate Black History Month with tales of the Tuskegee Airmen for its “Immerse Yourself!” presentation on Wednesday, Feb....
KEY WEST SPENDS $300K TO RESTORE HISTORIC TELEGRAPH STRUCTURES
The city of Key West finally is restoring the crumbling and graffiti-covered cable huts at Mallory Square, a project City Manager Greg Veliz called...
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...
Keys Jewish Community Center displays ‘new’ antiques
Jan. 20 was a significant day for the United States, but it was also an important one for the Keys Jewish Community Center in...
