COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER LIVES LOST IN DEVASTATING 1935 HURRICANE DURING CEREMONY IN ISLAMORADA
Ninety years later, a community still gathers to remember the hundreds of lives lost in the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane.
Many who perished were World...
‘SURE, JIMMY’ — THE BIRTH OF ‘THE COCONUT TELEGRAPH’
There should have been trumpets blaring. At least that’s what I thought years later, pondering the moment’s significance in the launch of Jimmy Buffett’s...
KEYS HISTORY: MARATHON’S ORIGINS GO BACK TO A RAILROAD TOWN
Marathon began as a railroad town. During the construction of the right of way for the Key West Extension of Henry Flagler’s East Coast...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: BUFFETT & ‘THE MARGARITAVILLE MOVIE’
If you hung out at the Chart Room, Full Moon Saloon or Louie’s Backyard in Key West during the late 1970s and early ’80s,...
KEYS HISTORY: MILE MARKER 0
The Great Florida Keys Road Trip comes to an end, not with a whimper, but a big Key West bang.
After crossing Cow Key Channel,...
KEYS HISTORY: ENJOY ICONIC ISLAND EATS AND HISTORICAL TIDBITS AT ROBBIE’S
I entered the workforce at 11. It was in a pet store in 1976. I was paid $1.50 per hour.
I didn’t last long in...
KEYS HISTORY: OLD MONROE COUNTY SPANNED WELL BEYOND THE ISLAND CHAIN
It is always interesting to see where a column goes. I start with an idea and then let the history unfold as it needs...
HISTORICAL PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS KEYS’ MOST DESTRUCTIVE STORMS
The Matecumbe Historical Trust’s next free presentation will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. in the Islamorada library, located at MM...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: SPICY MEMORIES
More than 40 years ago, my father Joe and my then-boyfriend revolutionized the Key West dining scene. This was not a good thing; some...
KEYS HISTORY: STARCK’S FISHING CAMP EVOLVED INTO A ROADSIDE ATTRACTION ON LOWER MATECUMBE
Early Spanish charts identify the island as Matecumbe la Vieja. The 1774 Romans chart called it Vieja Matacomb. The following year, on Gauld’s 1775...
