Tropic Sprocket / A Little Chaos
TROPIC SPROCKETS / A Little Chaos By Ian Brockway In “A Little Chaos” directed by actor Alan Rickman, there is a bare trace of …
Tropic Sprockets / Escobar Paradise Lost
Escobar Paradise Lost By Ian Brockway There is a wonderful painting by Fernando Botero, showing the death of the druglord Pablo Escobar. In …
Pope Francis’ climate message fails to move GOP
Pope Francis’ climate message fails to move GOP ERICA WERNER, Associated Press MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pope Francis’ call for dramatic …
Gov. Scott tours Florida celebrating $400 million tax cuts
Gov. Scott tours Florida celebrating $400 million tax cuts MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott visited Miami on Monday as part of what he’s …
Custom House Museum undergoes Phase II
Key West Art & Historical Society’s Custom House Museum undergoes Phase II of larger restoration effort While not apparent to those passing by, one of …
Fire Safety Awareness
Fire Safety Awareness In his weekly safety tip to all employees, Monroe County Safety Officer Mark Gongre put together a good check list of information …
Key West Soul / Paulie Walterson To Paulie Music Is “Family”
Paulie Walterson To Paulie Music Is “Family” By Ralph DePalma Paulie is a fifth generation Key West Conch, born here in 1945. His family …
Short Answers / Family Mini Series
Family Mini Series By Jeff Johnson And Paula Forman Dear Short Answers: I recently found out from my sister that my father was …
Short Answers / Return To Sender
Return To Sender By Jeff Johnson And Paula Forman Dear Short Answers: A distant relative recently passed away and the man’s daughter (my …
Your Financial Future / A Proposed DOL Rule Has Created A Big Fuss
A Proposed DOL Rule Has Created A Big Fuss By Roxanne Fleszar Behind the scenes in the investment industry, there is much angst over …
Beheading, attack at US factory in France; suspect detained
Beheading, attack at US factory in France; suspect detained By JAMEY KEATEN and PHILIPPE SOTTO SAINT-QUENTIN-FALLAVIER, France (AP) – A truck driver once under surveillance …
Obama delivers passionate race lecture at eulogy
Obama delivers passionate race lecture at eulogy By MEG KINNARD, JEFFREY COLLINS and JONATHAN DREW CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – President Barack Obama delivered a passionate …
Fringe Theater Open Audition June 29
Fringe Theater Open Audition June 29 Actors of all experience levels are invited to audition! Audition: Monday, June 29th 5:30 – 7:30 PM Rectory, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church …
EXERCISE CAUTION DURING SUMMER STORMS
EXERCISE CAUTION DURING SUMMER STORMS TALLAHASSEE—The summer months are here and for many Floridians this means spending time outdoors enjoying the weather. Summer can also …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR / Yes we did it, yes we did!
Friends, Families, Allies, and Sisters and Brothers, Yes we did it, yes we did! Never in my lifetime did I imagine marriage equality would be …
Health ruling relieves consumers; GOP states remain critical
Health ruling relieves consumers; GOP states remain critical KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling validating federal health insurance subsidies for …
Key West Lou COMMENTARY / AMERICA, LAND OF THE FREE
Key West Lou COMMENTARY AMERICA, LAND OF THE FREE By Louis Petrone America, land of the free. Not really. Not for persons of color. Strange …
2015 Kia Sedona provides first-class
2015 Kia Sedona provides first-class lounge seats, more room By ANN M. JOB Kia’s new, first-class lounge seats might just be the way to make …
Treasure hunter roils the waters
Treasure hunter roils the waters as he makes new finds By MARTIN VOGL FILE – In this file photo taken Thursday, May, 7, 2015 underwater …
Drone surveillance coming to the Keys:
Drone surveillance coming to the Keys: Bug board looks to machines for help BY TERRY SCHMIDA The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has begun employing …