KEYS HISTORY: SUGARLOAF RESTAURANT A JUNCTION BETWEEN FORMER RAILROAD & HIGHWAY
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word sugarloaf as “refined sugar molded into a cone.” It can also mean something cone-shaped.
Why the name was given...
BYE, BYE, BLUE ANGELS: PHOTOS FROM A HIGH-FLYING WEEKEND
From a flyover on Duval Street on March 26, to the grand finale air show on March 30, the Southernmost Air Spectacular did not...
KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY: REMEMBER WHEN THE MAYOR WATER SKIED TO CUBA?
A lighthearted water-skiing jaunt doesn’t usually involve Cuban gunboats and 6-foot seas. But the late Key West mayor Charles “Sonny” McCoy encountered both in...
MEET RAY MALONEY: SALVAGING KEY WEST HISTORY
Given his easygoing manner, it’s not immediately apparent that Ray Maloney is a Key West hero. But that designation is well deserved, as he...
SPINNING FISH CASES DECLINE, BUT RESEARCH INTENSIFIES
After a year in which “spinning” fish in the Florida Keys earned national headlines, there is some promising news: Reports of spinning fish are...
KEYS HISTORY: ONCE A SLAVE, SANDY CORNISH PROSPERED IN KEY WEST
A formal celebration of Black history in this country began more than 50 years before Kent State University, in 1970, first celebrated Black History...
KEYS HISTORY: HENRY FLAGER’S FAVORITE BRIDGE
Driving along the Overseas Highway through the Florida Keys, it is easy to have your sense of direction confused. When entering Key Largo and...
KEYS HISTORY: RAILWAY PAVES WAY FOR A DRIVE ON THE STRETCH
When driving in and out of the Florida Keys, most people take the 18-Mile Stretch. It is usually the fastest route. Card Sound Road...
FRIENDLY ANGLER: PROGRAM FOR GUIDES SHOWS COMMITMENT TO FLORIDA’S FISHERIES
We all know fishing is big business in Florida, contributing billions of dollars each year to the state’s economy. Fishing captains and guides are...
BEE GEES TRIBUTE BAND HEADLINES BIRTHDAY BASH
Eight Key Westers celebrated their 75th birthdays in style on Dec. 17, when the Bee Gees tribute band, Stayin’ Alive, performed a one-night-only concert...
