MEDICAL MARIJUANA LEGISLATION IS A BETTER OPTION
MEDICAL MARIJUANA LEGISLATION IS A BETTER OPTION The legalization of medical marijuana in Florida seems inevitable. Last year the ballot initiative to amend the Florida …
Among GOP’s 2016 field, chase is on for former Romney aides
Among GOP’s 2016 field, chase is on for former Romney aides STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Spencer Zwick may be the most …
Congressional trips to Cuba in doubt as US interest surges
Congressional trips to Cuba in doubt as US interest surges BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of trips to Cuba by …
Homeless shelter site approved after three years of debate
Homeless shelter site approved after three years of debate BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER A showdown over dueling plans for the city-owned …
Theatre Review / Clark Gable Slept Here
Clark Gable Slept Here By Diane Johnson Funny, fast paced and full of surprises the hilarious production of Clark Gable Slept Here is …
Florida’s Rubio, a ’16 prospect, makes most of Cuba hearing
Florida’s Rubio, a ’16 prospect, makes most of Cuba hearing PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Back in the Capitol after a week …
New union contract already drawing complaints
New union contract already drawing complaints BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The ink on the new three-year contract with Key West City …
Ingham hosts Waterfront 75th birthday
Ingham hosts Waterfront 75th birthday Feb. 8 Celebrating a 75th birthday is reason for a major celebration, and Florida’s oldest, continuously operating professional theater, …
Kaufman running to replace Key West City Commissioner Mark Rossi
Kaufman running to replace Key West City Commissioner Mark Rossi BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The first person to announce their candidacy …
Pattern emerges in business burglaries
Pattern emerges in business burglaries Upper Keys detectives are working a series of business burglaries that have taken place over the last eight months …
Florida Gov. Scott proposes nearly $77 billion budget
Florida Gov. Scott proposes nearly $77 billion budget GARY FINEOUT, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Flush with a significant budget surplus, Florida Gov. …
Affordable housing ideas get nay/yea
Affordable housing ideas get nay/yea BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Key West City Commissioners took one step forward and one step back …
Tropic Sprocket / Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice “Inherent Vice” by auteur Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master) and based on a Thomas Pynchon novel, seems to try too hard to be …
A sneaky snake: Teams hunt for rock pythons in Everglades
A sneaky snake: Teams hunt for rock pythons in Everglades JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — For all the danger posed to Florida’s …
IN REVIEW / On the Rock rocks out with ‘Bones & Pie’
IN REVIEW On the Rock rocks out with ‘Bones & Pie’ By C.S. GILBERT Heads up, Daddy Waterfront and Mama Red Barn. …
LTTE / The settlement reached by the City of Key West’s
To the Editor: The settlement reached by the City of Key West’s legal and insurance team is the best that can be done with …
Close to 4,400 Runners Compete in the 17th Annual Key West Half Marathon
Close to 4,400 Runners Compete in the 17th Annual Key West Half Marathon and 5K Race on Sunday, January 18th (Key West, FL) — Key …
Cuba’s Los Van Van on the go, coming to once-hostile Miami
Cuba’s Los Van Van on the go, coming to once-hostile Miami GISELA SALOMON, Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Florida (AP) — Los Van Van, one …
On the Rock Productions Seeks to Innovatively Support Local Artists
On the Rock Productions Seeks to Innovatively Support Local Artists By Emily Schulten Last spring, three local and likeminded people came together to …
City settles Eimers wrongful death lawsuit for $900,000
City settles Eimers wrongful death lawsuit for $900,000 BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Key West City officials have agreed to a $900,000 …