Louis Petrone’s “Key West Lou” columns
Stephen Leland Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Probation Violation and Marijuana Sale In a recent court ruling, Stephen Leland has been sentenced to …
KEY WEST LOU / BIDEN’S GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER SPENT A MONTH ON DRY TORTUGA DURING THE CIVIL WAR President Biden’s great great grandfather was named …
KEY WEST LOU / ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER BLOG I am trying to move slow. Get back into things a step at a time. So far …
KEY WEST LOU / HOME AGAIN! Home again! Never want to leave again! For medical reasons, that is. It was not the best of times. …
KEY WEST LOU / LUCKY ME Lucky me! My age and health have been of grave concern to me recently. One of Key West’s favorite …
KEY WEST LOU / A BLOG BETWEEN HEART SURGERIES For some reason, a song from my youth has been running through my head this afternoon: …
KEY WEST LOU / ALIVE AND GETTING BETTER…..A WAYS TO GO YET…..I WILL SURVIVE You have no idea how terrific it is to be able …
Tropic Sprockets / “American Fiction” By Ian Brockway It’s the time for Oscar Best Picture nominees at the Tropic, with three on screen this week. …
KEY WEST LOU / TOMATOES ONCE THOUGHT TO BE POISONOUS Before tomatoes or anything else this morning, let me tell you about the weather. It …
KEY WEST LOU / TOMATOES ONCE THOUGHT TO BE POISONOUS Before tomatoes or anything else this morning, let me tell you about the weather. It …
KEY WEST LOU / UNKNOWN TEXAS TEACHER AN AMERICAN HERO…..APPROACHING TEXAS BANNED BOOKS POLICY IN TYPICAL TEXAN FASHION A Texan at heart. An unknown Texas …
KEY WEST LOU / GERMANY’S HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY WROUGHT WITH FEAR Yesterday was Holocaust Memorial Day in Germany. Germans carry the shameful burden of the …
KEY WEST LOU / DANTE’S DIVINE COMEDY Dante! On this day in 1302, Dante was exiled from Florence because of his politics. While in exile, …
KEY WEST LOU / BUTTERFLY CONSERVATORY On this day in 2003, the Butterfly and Nature Conservatory at 1316 Duval Street opened. Still going strong. Even …
KEY WEST LOU / THE WINTER OF OUR LIVES The lead off article in yesterday’s blog concerned old age. I selectively choose excerpts from an …
KEY WEST LOU / TIME HAS A WAY OF MOVING QUICKLY AND CATCHING YOU UNAWARE OF THE PASSING YEARS “Time has a way of moving …
KEY WEST LOU / TYPICAL…..AN INSANE FLORIDA POLITICIAN Florida political insanity never ending. Today’s Miami Herald asks: Will Floridians foot the bill for Trump’s legal …
KEY WEST LOU / I CONTINUE TO LIVE AND LEARN I am 88 years old. I continue not only to live, but also learn. Two …
KEY WEST LOU / SYRACUSE IN EXCITING WIN OVER MIAMI Oh, what a game it was! I was convinced Miami would win. Miami generally ahead …
KEY WEST LOU / NEVER SAY NEVER…..HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF On this day in 1942, Nazi officials held the notorious Wannsee Conference in Berlin to organize …
