Key West—a name that conjures up images of crystal-clear waters, swaying palm trees, and a laid-back island atmosphere. It’s a place where the sun seems to shine a little brighter, and the air carries ...

Key West’s 1978 summer tourist season was one of the best on record. When the summer of 1979 rolled around, people hoped the trend would continue. Through ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of a special series by Princeton University journalism students reporting on the discovery of an African burial ground in Key West, Florida, and how the legacy of ...

The United States acquired the island of Key West through neither military conquest nor diplomatic treaty. In good American fashion, it was purchased with private funds. The island was uninhabited ...

Editor's note: This story is part of a special series by Princeton University journalism students reporting on the discovery of an African burial ground in Key West, Florida, and how the legacy of ...

The inside of the Cabana Bar at 605 Duval Street circa 1950. Sloppy Joe's on Duval Street became famous as Hemingway's hangout almost a century ago, in the 1930s. It turns out the island's history ...

A red-brick Neoclassical revival building, with high arched windows and a clock tower that sits on Whitehead Street in Key West, has gone virtually unchanged in the over 130 years since it was ...