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PHOTO/Teatro Marti, Cuba’s leading concert hall and opera house, is the scene of Saturday’s historic event uniting Havana with Key West. Key Westers on music …

Eimers rebuke draws angry response from two commissioners   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Tempers flared at Tuesday’s Key West City Commission …

Senior citizen housing project in final planning stages   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   As other city agencies struggle to come up …

Emergency ambulance service start up ‘on time and on budget’   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Five months after agreeing to take …

Beware: Electric heaters can light the fire BY JOHN L. GUERRA KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Danny Blanco remembers entering the scene of a fire that …

Resolution: Maintain, don’t gain during holidays BY JOHN L. GUERRA KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER New approach to consider: Instead of trying to lose weight during …

Bring on the clowns (and animals) – after all   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   After a close brush with cancellation, the …

Housing crisis proposal becomes an action plan   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   After taking a month to digest the dire housing …

Concerns rise over for-profit use of public parks and beaches   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   When it comes to Key West’s …

Planning resignations rock department   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Two high level resignations in the Key West Planning Department are leaving …

Sunset deal swallows one tourist problem   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   A hard-fought new contract between the city of Key West …

City Hall contract goes to the low bidder against staff recommendations   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Backed into a corner by …

Helpline spreading the word on suicide prevention   BY JOHN L. GUERRA KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Mary Lou Hoover — like many of us — …

Department offering reduced-cost vaccinationsHealth BY JOHN L. GUERRA KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER No one argues that Ebola is a nightmare disease but American doctors and …

District, teachers reach agreement on two-year contract SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Following 18 bargaining sessions, the Monroe County School District and United Teachers …

Trolleys need to stop the noise, say residents   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   When it comes to the Key West tourist …

City open to food truck rule changes   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   After setting out what several Key West food truck …

Peary Court plans withdrawn again   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Developers proposing to build a 24-acre upscale housing complex on the …

PHOTO/Aurora Phoenix is growing up. Baby shower today for Aurora Phoenix BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR A baby shower for Aurora Phoenix, the daughter of …

Key West residents rally against Fantasy Fest nudity   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   There have been complaints for several years about …