KEY WEST LOU SCREWING AMERICA BY LOUIS PETRONE When I refer to America in this column, I refer to the America of today. The 1 …

THE BIG STORY   WasCBSFair?   BY RICK BOETTGER   TheCBSMorningNewsaireda5-minutesegmenttitled “DeathinParadise” aboutthedemiseofCharlesEimerslastThanksgivingwhilebeinghandcuffedbypoliceafter driving away fromatrafficstop.MayorCraigCateswentontherecordsayingthereportwas “one-sided.” However,thereportwas,ifanything,overlygeneroustowardsourfairtown,andcriticalofthelateEimers. First,theychargeEimerswith “recklessdriving” whenwhathemadewasanillegallanechangeinaconstructionareawithunclearlanedesignations.Nexttheysaidhe “fledthescene,” wheninfacthedroveawayslowlythroughthetown.

NOAA predicts near-normal or below-normal 2014 Atlantic hurricane season In its 2014 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued Thursday, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a near-normal or below-normal …

Peter Anderson’s Continuing Story of the Conch Republic   Fort Jefferson: A shut and open case for the Republic   AS TOLD TO MARK HOWELL …

Solar panels planned for wastewater treatment plant   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Continuing its efforts to “go green,” Key West city …

Key West Pride to blend diversity, island activities June 11-15 Splashy pool parties and on-the-water adventures, late-night dance parties, a race for tutu-wearing competitors, an …

  New trash contract may hurt recycling efforts   BY PRU SOWERS KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER   Fallout from the recent City Commission vote to award …

PHOTO/ MARK HOWELL Lawrence Ferlinghetti in the grounds of the Porter Mansion, mid-1990s.     Spontaneous bop encounters with the Beats   BY MARK HOWELL …

THEATER REVIEW   Random Acts of Comedy: Delightful way to spend an evening   BY DIANE JOHNSON   Random Acts of Comedy is a light-hearted …

HIGH NOTES   Blue Door opens to brilliancy   BY HARRY SCHROEDER     In one of the few concerts remaining in the hospitable acoustics …

Video surveillance camera program clicking for Duval   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   A plan to install police video surveillance cameras on …

Tropic Sprockets BY IAN BROCKWAY Fading Gigolo In director John Turturro’s (Passione) fifth film “Fading Gigolo,” you might think you just stepped into Woody Allen’s …

Short Answers By Jeff Johnson and Paula Forman   DO WHAT YOU LOVE, BUT FIX WHAT YOU MUST Dear Short Answers: Do you think that …

Two deaths while snorkeling off Marathon, Dry Tortugas BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR Two people, a Pennsylvania woman and a man from Texas, died while …

Florida Keys Educational Foundation increases efforts   BY RICK BOETTGER KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   The Florida Keys Educational Foundation is a private non-profit with …

PHOTO/ CALEA Chairperson J. Grayson Robinson, left, MCSO Captain Chad Scibilia, MCAO Accreditation Specialists Tondra Davis and Rachelle Gates, MCSO Lt. Cindy Peryam, Sheriff Rick …

The Sir Peter Anderson Story  Part 5 It’s not easy being accepted As Told to Mark Howell In early November 1994, Peter Anderson, Secretary General …

Air, Land & Sea Poker Run this weekend Adrenaline enthusiasts can explore the Florida Keys in three ways during the inaugural Key West Air, Land …

12.5-Mile Swim Around Key West June 14 Long-distance swimming enthusiasts are to compete in the annual Florida Keys Community College 12.5-mile open-water Swim Around Key …

Monroe Homeowners Fail Firm   By Rick Boettger   Only 2 percent of Keys homeowners are letting their homes be studied in an attempt by …