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 ADAM GELLER, AP National Writer   OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The smell of Cuban coffee …

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     TALLAHASSEE—The Florida Department of Health and Healthiest Weight Florida join the Florida Department of Agriculture and …

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 By Louis Petrone The Vietnam  War was the worst of times for the United States. The War was …

Spring Flowerings: noir, funerals and verse   By C.S. GILBERT   Key West has a new Queen of Noir, a title earned by E.R. Warner’s …

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? STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press   NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Few states have shaped presidential politics like …

  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   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   Project generates clean power and demonstrates renewable technology to the public   A demonstration of innovative solar …

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 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 BRENDAN FARRINGTON, Associated Press   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate voted overwhelmingly …

Florida Department of Health Addresses County Health Rankings TALLAHASSEE—Today, the Florida Department of Health acknowledged the release of the sixth annual County Health Rankings and …

Keys’ Ocean Fest Benefits Coral Reefs With Art, Fishing, and Fun Online: http://floridakeys.noaa.gov/whatsnew/around/2015/oceanfest2015.html  From fun runs and fishing to art and auctions, the Key’s marine environment …

In Review Tennessee’s Rose: blooming and beautiful By C.S. GILBERT “Tennessee’s Rose,” the staged reading developed and directed by the omni-talented Rebecca Tomlinson and presented …

Refurbished parking lot on Angela Street reopening BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER While Key West City Commissioners debate whether to build two new …

Theater Review/Outside Mullingar by Emily Schulten   Outside Mullingar opened March 22nd at the Red Barn Theatre and offers audiences a love story that has …