Key West Lou COMMENTARY MIGHTIEST PIRATE OF ALL TIME…..A WOMAN By Louis Petrone Pirates of old are well known. Their names having come down to …

Cheered in Havana, Obama’s Cuba trip spurs GOP skepticism JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s plans for a history-making trip to …

Theater Review / Lion in Winter By Diane Johnson Lion in Winter is a riveting drama full of conspiracies and trickery in a setting that …

Save Our Pines Welcomes All to Annual Picnic Fundraiser at Fort Zachary Taylor on March 20th Save Our Pines, the 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization that …

MONROE COUNTY’S GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS MET WITH STATE LEGISLATORS AND OFFICIALS DURING FLORIDA KEYS DAY  TALLAHASSEE — The entire Monroe County Board of …

Pam Folsom & Todd Bonita to Exhibit at Gingerbread Square Gallery   Pam Folsom & Todd Bonita’s exhibition of paintings opens on Monday, February 22, …

Republican feud escalates; SC Gov. Haley backs Rubio SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — A three-way feud among the …

Obama plans historic trip to Cuba to further ties JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will pay …

US OK’s first factory in Cuba since revolution MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The Obama administration has approved the first U.S. factory in …

UN: Stopping Zika may require genetically modified insects JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press MARIA CHENG, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — It may be necessary to use …

‘Women, Money and Power’ workshop returns Special to Konk Life Blast “On Saturday, Feb. 27 the Women, Money and Power workshop returns,” announced Konk Life …

Californians want rum-crazy Cuba to start drinking wine ANDREA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The 3.5 million tourists who flooded Cuba last year downed …

After Rubio stumbles, rivals see opening in New Hampshire JULIE PACE, Associated Press THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) — Marco Rubio’s uneven debate …

Payne pressures Navy to return access to Truman Harbor BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Key West City Commissioner Richard Payne wants the Truman …

Tropic Sprockets / The 2016 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Live Action By Ian Brockway This year’s Oscar shorts are well in the mode of 2015’s existential tone, …

Nyla Witmore to Open Exhibition 08 February 2016 at Gingerbread Square Gallery. Nyla Witmore, an extremely accomplished and internationally recognized artist will be exhibiting her …

Meet the “Layers” Artists at KEPart Studio-Gallery on February 4 and 13. “Layers,” a joint showing of individual works by visual artist Deborah Goldman and …

The Eroica Trio – Fly in for a concert What happens when an internationally acclaimed chamber ensemble  – The Eroica Trio – fly in for …

Apple’s iPhone success may be reaching its peak BRANDON BAILEY, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple could soon face one of its biggest …

Health officials probe tie between Zika, paralyzing syndrome JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press MARCOS ALEMAN, Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two Latin American countries …