City Commissioner 2015 priorities include new and old projects BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Key West City Commissioners always have a wish …

Cupid’s aim quivers in anticipation of the 32nd Valentine’s Gala to benefit Wesley House Family services…but he could use a few extra arrows before February …

Call to Local Artists – Fundraising Opportunity The Luminaria Committee of the Lower Keys Relay For Life is seeking artists to make special Luminarias to …

 Annamarie Giordano offers Life Drawing / Still Life combo classes Tuesdays and Thursdays. 11am-2pm Tuesdays at San Carlos Institute and Thursdays at FKCC. Subject and …

The Truth About Floy David Wolkowsky hosted his annual downtown rooftop party to celebrate the start of the Key West Literary Seminar. This year’s fete …

Fringe hosts A VINTAGE AFFAIR   The FRINGE Theater is hosting A VINTAGE AFFAIR fundraiser on Saturday, February 7th, 2015, in the Historic Courtyard at …

ESTEVEZ NAMED OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE OF THE FIRST QUARTER               KEY WEST – Manny Estevez has been named Keys Energy Services’ (KEYS) Outstanding Employee of …

Who: The Southernmost Coconut Castaways, the OFFICIAL “friend Club” of Howard Livingston & the MM24 Band What: Monthly “Jump Up” Social When: Tuesday, January 13, …

GM plans affordable 200-mile electric car in 2017 TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer   DETROIT (AP) — General Motors plans to start selling an affordable …

With low oil, gasoline prices, is Keystone still necessary? DINA CAPPIELLO, Associated Press JONATHAN FAHEY, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — A 50-percent plunge in …

Men steal flatbed trailer using semi-truck   Two men from Hialeah drove a semi- truck to Marathon and used it to steal a large flatbed …

Obama to focus on cybersecurity issues next week DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — Continuing the break with State of the Union tradition, …

2-state Gulf Coast manatee sighting network expanding west JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press   NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As manatees recover in Florida, their U.S. home …

The Big Story / Cemetery Burglars Caught and at Large   by Rick Boettger   Some vigilant police work by KWPD Officer Cynthia Williams resulted …

Drone revolution draws near, but big obstacles remain SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, AP Business Writer   BOULEVARD, Calif. (AP) — The drones are coming. Not as flying …

Nissan, NASA to work on autonomous car technology YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer   TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan and NASA are teaming up …

Monroe Sheriff’s Department Congratulations to Alvarez Rice who was promoted this week to sergeant at the Monroe County Detention Center on Stock Island. Here she …

Key West Food & Wine Festival introduces “Last Chef Standing”, a new cooking competition to benefit Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Florida Keys …

Key West Lou COMMENTARY BLACK PANTHERS RETURN By Louis Petrone History repeats itself. The Black Panther movement began in 1966 and had basically run its …

Commentary Key West Lou / Rank insubordination BY LOUIS PETRONE KONK LIFE COLUMNIST On Dec. 20 in New York City, two police officers were shot …