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1857: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 5 and walked to the Salt Pond, returned home and bathed. At 9:15 a.m. barometer 29.60, thermometer 77, wind east southeast

Somewhere shortly after the U.S. Navy shuttered most of its Key West base in 1974, Key West gave up on being a small, family-friendly, working and military town.

Coffee Butler was one of Key West's favorite entertainers, so beloved the city named its new waterfront amphitheater in his honor.

Coffee Butler was one of Key West's favorite entertainers, so beloved the city named its new waterfront amphitheater in his honor.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved the funding to remove numerous derelict vessels from Florida Keys waters.

The three top resolutions for 2022 are: 1. Lose weight, 2. Don’t drink so much alcohol, and 3. Fall in love.

1821: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: A continuation of light airs inclining to Calm. After repeated trials for Sounding we at 4

“We need public hearings on the future of the TDC. All anyone talks about is gridlock on our road, airport crowds and traffic and affordable housing. It’s time to re-evaluate.”

“If parents are knowingly sending their child to school with a 102° fever, it’s time to call DCFS.”

1821: USS Shark cleared New York for Africa for the suppression of the slave trade and piracy. Dr. Eli Ayers on board for transportation to Africa, as agent of the