Slavery at Fort Taylor & Fort Jefferson

The Beatles fought racism from a Key West motel. You too can fight racism. While we celebrate Key West as “One Human Family,” we...

How the Beatles fought racism from a Key West motel

Beatlemania took America by storm in 1964, but that same year, the president of the Florida Hotel & Motel Association dumped muriatic acid on...

The Bum Farto Files: The Ballad of Titus Walters

(Editor's Note: This week's installment of The Bum Farto Files includes details of a murder and crime scene that some readers may find disturbing.) Key...

Peaceful march starts at African cemetery

On Friday, June 19, a peaceful Freedom March in Key West will recognize and celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest commemoration of the end of slavery...

New book, co-authored by local, is a fascinating look at the past

Here’s a little known fact about Brian Schmitt of Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate: besides being an industry expert on one of the Keys’...

The Bum Farto Files: The Perfect Storm

Key West Fire Chief Joseph "Bum" Farto disappeared on Feb. 16, 1976, while awaiting sentencing for a drug trafficking conviction stemming from Operation Conch...

The Bum Farto Files: The Dollar Dance

Key West Fire Chief Joseph “Bum” Farto disappeared on Feb. 16, 1976, while awaiting sentencing for a drug trafficking conviction stemming from Operation Conch...

The Bum Farto Files: A Bum Rap

Key West Fire Chief Joseph “Bum” Farto disappeared on Feb. 16, 1976, while awaiting sentencing for a drug trafficking conviction stemming from Operation Conch...

The Bum Farto Files – Too Many Chiefs

Key West Fire Chief Joseph "Bum" Farto disappeared on Feb. 16, 1976, while awaiting sentencing for a drug trafficking conviction stemming from Operation Conch...

The Bum Farto Files: Married to the Mob

Key West Fire Chief Joseph “Bum” Farto disappeared on Feb. 16, 1976, while awaiting sentencing for a drug trafficking conviction stemming from Operation Conch...