Planning Board passes on food trucks crackdown   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   The Planning Board has sidestepped efforts by Key West …

No surprises on new City Hall project   BY PRU SOWERS KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER   The conversion of the former Glynn Archer School into a …

THE BIG STORY   FKEF increases efforts   BY RICK BOETTGER   Recently, I spent four hours in meetings where I not only didn’t get …

  Lybrand issues ‘last plea’ to cut trash collection   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   David Lybrand, who resigned recently from the …

Explorers Program brought back to life   BY PRU SOWERS KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER   Beonte Stemage is a fairly typical teenager, excited about graduating from …

PHOTO/Mark Howell From left are Papia Yasmin, her daughters Anika and Atia and their father Muhammad Tarafder. Absent was their brother Ishtiaque Ahmed.   TSIC …

THE BIG STORY Was CBS Fair? BY RICK BOETTGER The CBS Morning News aired a 5-minute segment titled “Death in Paradise” about the demise of …

Tropic Sprockets   By Ian Brockway Locke Tom Hardy, who is known for his aggressive and usually villainous roles (Bane, of The Dark Knight Rises), …

Short Answers By Jeff Johnson and Paula Forman  Hello Houston, We Have A Problem Dear Short Answers: After our third child was born, my wife …

United Way to distribute $145,000 in grants to 13 nonprofits United Way of the Florida Keys has announced that it will distribute a total of …

Butler   Memorial Day remembrance of late college champion BY FKCC President Jonathan Gueverra Across the country, we will all celebrate Memorial Day in different ways.  …

KEY WEST LOU SCREWING AMERICA BY LOUIS PETRONE When I refer to America in this column, I refer to the America of today. The 1 …

THE BIG STORY   WasCBSFair?   BY RICK BOETTGER   TheCBSMorningNewsaireda5-minutesegmenttitled “DeathinParadise” aboutthedemiseofCharlesEimerslastThanksgivingwhilebeinghandcuffedbypoliceafter driving away fromatrafficstop.MayorCraigCateswentontherecordsayingthereportwas “one-sided.” However,thereportwas,ifanything,overlygeneroustowardsourfairtown,andcriticalofthelateEimers. First,theychargeEimerswith “recklessdriving” whenwhathemadewasanillegallanechangeinaconstructionareawithunclearlanedesignations.Nexttheysaidhe “fledthescene,” wheninfacthedroveawayslowlythroughthetown.

NOAA predicts near-normal or below-normal 2014 Atlantic hurricane season In its 2014 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued Thursday, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a near-normal or below-normal …

Peter Anderson’s Continuing Story of the Conch Republic   Fort Jefferson: A shut and open case for the Republic   AS TOLD TO MARK HOWELL …

Solar panels planned for wastewater treatment plant   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Continuing its efforts to “go green,” Key West city …

Key West Pride to blend diversity, island activities June 11-15 Splashy pool parties and on-the-water adventures, late-night dance parties, a race for tutu-wearing competitors, an …

  New trash contract may hurt recycling efforts   BY PRU SOWERS KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER   Fallout from the recent City Commission vote to award …

PHOTO/ MARK HOWELL Lawrence Ferlinghetti in the grounds of the Porter Mansion, mid-1990s.     Spontaneous bop encounters with the Beats   BY MARK HOWELL …

THEATER REVIEW   Random Acts of Comedy: Delightful way to spend an evening   BY DIANE JOHNSON   Random Acts of Comedy is a light-hearted …