PHOTO/From the State Archives of Florida/Hemingway Florida Memory KWAHS opens Hemingway exhibit with an eco-historic twist SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE On Friday, Jan. 9, the Key West …

Clerks ready to issue marriage licenses to gay couples By DARA KAM NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After a year of legal wrangling, same-sex couples should …

In with the new: Snappy apps for 2015  BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Uber, Facebook, Instagram — sure, they’ve been all …

PHOTO/The Conch Republic flag flew in Cuba last year. Looking Back and Looking Ahead BY MARK HOWELL KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The past year opened …

City Hall construction to begin Feb. 5   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Despite a last minute about-face by Key West City Commissioners …

Key West Lou COMMENTARY Christmas…A Legal Holiday BY LOUIS PETRONE KONK LIFE COLUMNIST On the wonderful Christmas Day 2014, most of us were sitting back happy with ourselves. …

Tropic Sprockets The Imitation Game BY IAN BROCKWAY KONK LIFE COLUMNIST Despite a reserved “Masterpiece Theatre” tone and some ultra attentive enunciations, Swedish director Morten …

LOCAL OBSERVATION / Floy V. Thompson, a lady to be remembered BY CHRISTINA OXENBERG KONK LIFE COLUMNIST Before the Key West High School graduation day, …

CULTURE VULTURE   Good enough to eat (and other opportunities)   By C.S. GILBERT KONK LIFE COLUMNIST   It’s rare by reviewing forays have led …

The Big Story Hooray for 2014 BY RICK BOETTGER KONK LIFE COLUMNIST   I hereby command you all to do what I just did, spending …

Florida group tries to stop gay marriages  MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press ORLANDO (AP) — A conservative group on Tuesday sued a county clerk of courts, …

PHOTO/Queen Mary Howelings Dishing Out Great Dish By Mark Howell   Good dish is so very important in this season of fancy dinners, whether in …

PHOTO/Pru Sowers/ Alex Symington, Louie Wray and Jimmy Wray show their displeasure with the Eimers investigation. Protesters demonstrate against police action in Eimers death BY …

Rex Ryan’s fake punt sinks Dolphins STEVEN WINE, AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS (AP) — The New York Jets won their season finale Sunday, which …

IN REVIEW Noises Off will put you on the floor — laughing   BY DIANE JOHNSON KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Noises Off is a …

‘All is True: The Naked Girl in the Treehouse’   BY MARK HOWELL The Final Chapter, Ch. 14 I Worry and I Wonder   I …

City’s website, contact information changing   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Key West’s public face is getting a face lift. The city’s …

Short Answers By Jeff Johnson and Paula Forman   BECOMING ‘WE’ Dear Short Answers: I have come to the conclusion that my boyfriend has no …

BUSINESS LAW 101   Exceptions to the Civil Rights Act BY ALBERT L. KELLEY KONK LIFE COLUMNIST   There are exceptions to the Civil Rights …

A ‘thorough’ job investigating Eimers’ death? Not yet, says CRB BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   The Key West Citizens Review Board (CRB) …