The Key West Post

Photo of the Day: Joseph Bum Farto; In 1975, federal authorities launched Operation Conch, a covert investigation targeting corruption within Key West’s municipal government.

Photo of the Day: Key West Fire Department (1900)

The Big Shark Catch in 1956 in Key West

She died of tuberculosis in Key West in 1896 at only 18. Her grave went unmarked for decades, but her legacy didn’t fade. Today, Juana is remembered as a key figure in Cuban modernist literature, and her work still speaks to themes of exile, identity, and belonging.