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The Sir Peter Anderson Story  Part 5 It’s not easy being accepted As Told to Mark Howell In early November 1994, Peter Anderson, Secretary General …

Two Books, Two Writers: An Intimate Evening Studios of Key West writers Jonathan Woods and Jessica Argyle read and somewhat calmly discuss their new books …

5 directors, 9 actors merge into 7 plays at Red Barn Five directors, seven plays, and nine actors merge into one extraordinarily hilarious evening as …

Make sure you lock up your fishing equipment Every year, as spring and summer approach, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office begins to see more crimes …

Fate of Chorale to be decided Saturday BY C.S. GILBERT Friday’s Spring Concert performed at FKCC’s Tennessee Williams Theater by the somewhat shaken Keys Chorale …

PHOTO/Mark Howell Harry Schroeder celebrates his 80th birthday in style.   Paradise Swing Band celebrates Harry Schroeder’s 80th BY MARK HOWELL NEWS WRITER The Paradise …

Sheriff announces next Citizen’s Police Academies SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will be holding its next Citizen’s Police Academies starting in …

Special Olympics Torch Run on Friday SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Local law enforcement agencies will be running through the streets of Key West again this …

Save the Pines fundraiser April 6 BY JOHN ANDOLA NEWS WRITER A Save the Pines Pot Luck Picnic & Fundraiser will be held from 1-5 …

What is Castro’s Cuba like today? BY MARK HOWELL NEWS WRITER The latest guest speaker at the Friends of the Library lecture series held at …

Couple tries their success model at Mattheessen’s White Street Grill BY JOHN L GUERRA NEWS WRITER Hotel employees, restaurant owners, and even watersports booth attendants …

Tennessee Williams celebration awards poets, artists SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Pulitzer-prize-winning playwright and Key West resident Tennessee Williams, who was born March 26, 1911, had …

Pianist Jeffrey Biegel to star with Symphony March 27 SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Internationally renowned pianist Jeffrey Biegel is to perform as the featured soloist …

  Sanctuary Advisory Council to discuss changes Thursday, Friday SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, working with public and …

OIRF awards five grants SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE The Old Island Restoration Foundation has awarded five grants for projects that assist in preserving the architectural …

Monroe County prepares for climate change BY JOHN ANDOLA The Monroe County Climate Change Advisory Committee will meet at the Marathon Government Center at noon, …

LWV awaits state, national approval   SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Elections were held and formal application approved to submit documentation to achieve full chapter status at …

Key West to host groundbreaking Cuban-American art exchange  By KONK Life News Schedule set for Feb. 20-22 exhibits Some of Cuba’s leading contemporary artists are …

MacArthur Music: The Fat Lady Sings Again Liquidation ‘Yard Sale’ set for Feb. 15-16 By C.S. GILBERT   First it was Dennis Pharmacy at United …

Old Island Restoration Foundation House Tour Feb. 14, 15 By KONK Life News Staff   Despite its reputation as an historic district, Key West has …