Summer camp for grown-ups kicks off new marketing campaign
Summer camp for grown-ups kicks off new marketing campaign BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER In a town long accustomed to promoting itself as a party-centric …
Tropic Sprockets: Bad Words
TROPIC SPROCKETS Jokes crackle in Bad Words BY IAN BROCKWAY Bad Words Taking a page from Billy Bob Thornton’s most irreverent comedies, actor Jason Bateman …
Height restriction boost headed for ballot box
Height restriction boost headed for ballot box BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER Local voters this November will be able to take the first concrete steps …
Tropic Sprockets
Tropic sprockets Le Week-End keeps you guessing BY IAN BROCKWAY Le Week-End “Le Week-End” is the long awaited film by Roger Michell (Venus) and it …
State pot smoking bill gets City Commission support
State pot smoking bill gets City Commission support BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER It’s not often that Key West city commissioners agree on something. In …
Paradise Swing Band celebrates Harry Schroeder’s 80th
PHOTO/Mark Howell Harry Schroeder celebrates his 80th birthday in style. Paradise Swing Band celebrates Harry Schroeder’s 80th BY MARK HOWELL NEWS WRITER The Paradise …
Waterfront park gets last city nod, but changes coming
Waterfront park gets last city nod, but changes coming BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER A massive redevelopment of the Truman waterfront area got …
Sellers’ hit helps Conchs
Sellers’ hit helps Conchs win big game in extra inning BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR In a game that brought back memories of its glory …
Silence deafens Sound ordinance until April 22
Silence deafens sound ordinance until April 22 BY PRU SOWERS NEWS WRITER It’s not over until the fat lady sings and when it comes to …
Sheriff announces next Citizen’s Police Academies
Sheriff announces next Citizen’s Police Academies SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will be holding its next Citizen’s Police Academies starting in …
Key West Kitchen With Kerry Shelby: Tasty, tangy Tomatillos
Key West Kitchen With Kerry Shelby Tasty, tangy tomatillos, a perfect match for Key West fish BY KERRY SHELBY With our incredible variety of fresh …
Special Olympics Torch Run on Friday
Special Olympics Torch Run on Friday SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Local law enforcement agencies will be running through the streets of Key West again this …
Portrait of Homelessness: Frank Forester, 45
Portrait of Homelessness Putting a name and story with the faces we see everyday Frank Forester, 45 BY SUSAN MITCHELL In 2005, Frank Forester came …
On the State of the Secretary General
On the State of the Secretary General BY MARK HOWELL Peter Anderson, 67, is fighting a battle against cancer. The Secretary General of the Conch …
Culture Vulture / Connie Gilbert / Debra Yates and the week in review
Culture Vulture Debra Yates and the week in review BY C.S. GILBERT Painter and designer Debra Yates opened a new show last week at the …
Your Financial Future / Helping Key West women make money
Roxanne Fleszar BUSINESS NEWS Roxanne Fleszar, Helping Key West women make money SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE The stock market keeps going up; interest rates are …
N. Roosevelt business owners hanging on with end in sight
N. Roosevelt business owners hanging on with end in sight Construction firm earns $1.5 million bonus if work completed by July 21 BY JOHN …
The Big Story: Crimea and elephants
Crimea and Elephants BY RICK BOETTGER While I have to criticize our local governments frequently, they are much better than what is going on …
Souvenir opens at Waterfront
Souvenir opens at Waterfront SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Concert halls have always had bad singers, but never has there been someone as spectacularly awful as, …
Howelings/Scotland a land of its own?
HOWELINGS Scotland, a land of its own? BY MARK HOWELL Unlike England herself and the Gaelic lands of Wales and Ireland, the Gaelic land of …