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 indistinguishable from the...
KEY WEST’S CASA MARINA RESORT CELEBRATES A CENTURY
Key West’s most iconic hotel celebrated a hundred years of hospitality and a legacy of luxury with a champagne luncheon on Dec. 30 in the hotel’s grand...
Celebrating 20 years: Marathon’s roots traced back to property rights
While Marathon earned its moniker from the laborers toiling on the Overseas Railway, property rights were the main catalyst for the incorporation of the Middle Keys hamlet.
“You...
Diesel Plant slated for Museum, Brewery in Key West
Just one year ago, a wrecking ball was inches away from Bahama Village’s Keys Energy Services diesel plant. Thanks to public outcry, the call went out to...
The Brilliant Life of David Wolkowsky
1919 August 25 David Wolkowsky is born in Key West.
1919 September 2The Florida Keys Hurricane hits, killing 772 people.
1923 The Great Depression hits Key West, and the...
AN AMAZING ‘SLIDE SHOW’
With more storms brewing in the Atlantic, the last thing locals want or need is an exhaustive account of last year’s natural disaster. With that in mind,...
