Tropic Sprockets / It Follows
Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway It Follows In David Robert Mitchell’s excellent low-key thriller, “It Follows,” there is something rotten in Detroit. The …
County victorious in No Name power lawsuit
County victorious in No Name power lawsuit BY TERRY SCHMIDA The fight over connecting No Name Key homes to the commercial electrical grid has long …
Pension plan boost for police and firefighters gets wary reception
Pension plan boost for police and firefighters gets wary reception BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Claiming that some retired Key West police …
Theater Review / Outside Mullingar
Outside Mullingar By Emily Schulten Outside Mullingar opened March 22nd at the Red Barn Theatre and offers audiences a love story that has a …
Howellings / John Wayne And Buddy Holly The Missing Link
John Wayne And Buddy Holly The Missing Link By Mark Howell Anybody who’s seen the “The Searchers,” a 1956 movie directed by John …
Key West Soul / Debra Dean Lawler And Patrick Lawler
Debra Dean Lawler And Patrick Lawler By Ralph De Palma Debra Dean Lawler and Patrick Lawler are part of the Key West/Virginia cabal. Debra …
Run from Cuba, Americans cling to claims for seized property
Run from Cuba, Americans cling to claims for seized property ADAM GELLER, AP National Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The smell of Cuban coffee …
Key West Kitchen Buttermilk / An Under-appreciated Miracle Worker
Key West Kitchen Buttermilk – An Underappreciated Miracle Worker By Kerry Shelby Buttermilk, to some, sounds a bit musty and …
Florida Preschoolers Make Gains Toward Healthier Weights
Florida Preschoolers Make Gains Toward Healthier Weights TALLAHASSEE—The Florida Department of Health and Healthiest Weight Florida join the Florida Department of Agriculture and …
Letter to the Editor: CARING WITH HEART
CARING WITH HEART Letter to the Editor: Each day amazes me when I meet people who live in the Keys and do not know …
Key West Lou COMMENTARY / HO CHI MINH
Key West Lou COMMENTARY HO CHI MINH By Louis Petrone The Vietnam War was the worst of times for the United States. The War was …
Spring Flowerings: noir, funerals and verse
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The Play’s the Thing with Amber and John Good
The Play’s the Thing with Amber and John Good Most of us would think that ultimate success for an actor would be starring in …
Are the early primary states a big deal anymore?
Are the early primary states a big deal anymore? STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Few states have shaped presidential politics like …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: MIDDLE EAST INTRIGUE
MIDDLE EAST INTRIGUE There has been much hand-wringing about Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu’s abominable behavior, both in politicizing the relationship with the US and, in …
Shallow Wells Part 1
Shallow Wells Part 1 By Diane Johnson On Sunday, March 22 more than 100 people gathered at the Sugarloaf Tiki Bar to voice …
Innovative Solar Technology Exceeds Five-Year Power Goal
Innovative Solar Technology Exceeds Five-Year Power Goal Project generates clean power and demonstrates renewable technology to the public A demonstration of innovative solar …
Royal opening for Mosaic Project – April 2
Royal opening for Mosaic Project – April 2 The Connections Project, the Florida Keys Council of the Arts’ moveable feast of small canvases comprising …
$144k consultant contract is awarded before new planning director review
$144k consultant contract is awarded before new planning director review BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Timing is everything, except when it is …
Florida Senate votes to send message to Obama on Cuba policy
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