County LVA officials to be lionized for their role in local club’s revival
County LVA officials to be lionized for their role in local club’s revival BY TERRY SCHMIDA A little over a year ago, the Key West …
Cuba: Mariel port, economic zone attract 1st foreign firms
Cuba: Mariel port, economic zone attract 1st foreign firms ANDREA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press MARIEL, Cuba (AP) — At Cuba’s new mega-port project west of …
BOOK REVIEW / Rock Bottom
BOOK REVIEW / Rock Bottom By Diane Johnson Rock Bottom is a lively dramatic read that will capture your imagination and transport you into the …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR / THE IRANIAN DEAL
LETTER TO THE EDITOR / THE IRANIAN DEAL An unattainable perfect deal should not become the enemy of a potentially good deal. Multilateral diplomacy is …
Pluto up close: Spacecraft achieves flyby, then calls home
Pluto up close: Spacecraft achieves flyby, then calls home MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft got …
County eyes pot decriminalization, registration rules for exotic dancers
County eyes pot decriminalization, registration rules for exotic dancers BY TERRY SCHMIDA As the global War on Drugs shows signs of faltering, amid evidence that …
New restrictions imposed for use of public piers and quay
New restrictions imposed for use of public piers and quays BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Relaxing on one of Key West public piers …
What happened to Benghazi? Focus is on Clinton
What happened to Benghazi? Focus is on Clinton MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A special House committee on …
Ready for its close-up: First spacecraft to explore Pluto
Ready for its close-up: First spacecraft to explore Pluto MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft was …
Trash pickup vote postponed to Aug. 4
Trash pickup vote postponed to Aug. 4 BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER A decision to return Key West to twice a week trash …
UBER DRIVER ARRESTED
UBER DRIVER ARRESTED Key West Police Detectives on Friday night made the first arrest of an Uber driver since city officials warned the illegal drivers …
Goombay Festival organizer abruptly quits
Goombay Festival organizer abruptly quits BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Fed up with what they allege were insults and “vicious personal attacks” …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR / Self-driving Cars Progress
LETTER TO THE EDITOR It never ceases to amaze me that people call self-driving cars progress. I suppose that those who are too busy texting …
Too liberal, divisive to win Senate seat? Grayson says no
Too liberal, divisive to win Senate seat? Grayson says no BRENDAN FARRINGTON, AP Political Writer TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson …
Short Answers / THE “ARE YOU KIDDING?” DEPARTMENT
Short Answers By Jeff Johnson and Paula Forman THE “ARE YOU KIDDING?” DEPARTMENT Dear Short Answers: I have a good friend who is in …
Like gym memberships, enthusiasm for fitness trackers drops
Like gym memberships, enthusiasm for fitness trackers drops ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deepak Jayasimha’s fitness tracker is now with …
2 visions emerge for getting self-driving cars on road
2 visions emerge for getting self-driving cars on road DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Two competing visions could determine how you …
Challenge for Bush, allies: How to spend $114 million
Challenge for Bush, allies: How to spend $114 million STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press JULIE BYKOWICZ, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeb Bush has shattered …
Colleges in Cuba, US build ties as diplomatic tensions ease
Colleges in Cuba, US build ties as diplomatic tensions ease COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — As the U.S. and Cuba mend ties, …
Key West Lou COMMENTARY / ILLEGAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Key West Lou COMMENTARY ILLEGAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING By Louis Petrone What a title! No, it does not refer to young girls being taken across territorial …