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Sheriff’s Animal Farm   By Morgan Kidwell   Did you know that there is a sloth living in Key West?

Todd Rolli Sleeps In The Trees And Bushes And On The Benches Of Key West.   By Susan Mitchell   Chemical dependency has wreaked havoc …

HOWELINGS How Dare You? By Mark Howell   In the noble tradition of the caustic iconoclast who rails against the pretensions of the fifth estate …

KEY WEST KITCHENTapenade – A Cocktail’s Best Friend BY KERRY SHELBY Cocktail hour is everyone’s favorite time of day. The day’s work is done, the …

Connecting the Dots Washburn keeps moving with Island Resort Realty   BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR If this were a child’s game, it might be …

KIDS’ KORNER Sheriff’s Animal Farm BY MORGAN KIDWELL Did you know that there is a sloth living in Key West? It lives at the Sheriff’s …

The Salmon Are Running! Two Preparations For Wild Salmon   By Kerry Shelby   For a brief shining moment each summer, fresh wild-caught sockeye salmon, …

Todd Rolli Sleeps In The Trees And Bushes And On The Benches Of Key West.   By Susan Mitchell   Chemical dependency has wreaked havoc …

Not For Women Only   By Mark Howell   One of the delights of our recent family get-together at a coastal cottage on the shores …

West Martello Drone Attack Update   By Rick Boettger   As reported recently in the Konk Life Blast, a small drone helicopter dropped on fireworks …

ARMCHAIR COMMENT Weller caps 4th on 4th with a no-hitter BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR Key West grad Blayne Weller achieved every pitcher’s dream Thursday …

A Dreamy Mediterranean Seafood Salad   By Kerry Shelby   I’m a big fan of the New York Times Dining section that comes out every …

The VA And IRS   By Rick Beottger   Acronyms everyone knows—the Veterans Administration and Internal Revenue Service. Especially now, as both are being crucified …

Infinite But Maybe Not Forever   By Christina Oxenberg   In the Hamptons one summer, Anna and I lucked upon a spare house. Don’t ask! …

‘Love And Terror’   By Mark Howell   It’s amazing how you can move to a faraway island and meet up with someone you haven’t …

ARMCHAIR COMMENT Weller gets 4th win on the 4th BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR Key West grad Blayne Weller, after starting the baseball season as …

Middle Class, R.I.P.   By Rick Boettger   The School Board recently voted 4-1 to keep outsourcing the district’s maintenance workers. This is a terrible …

Weekend Indulgence – Shrimp Po’ Boys   By Kerry Shelby   I try to eat light, healthy dishes during the week, but on weekends I …

If You Have Joy, You Have It All   By Mark Howell   Key West, a friend tells me, is a unicum. I didn’t know …

Puff Mommy   By Christina Oxenberg   I bought a jasmine tree, stout and abundant with bushy foliage and tiny white flowers which I was …