Refurbished parking lot on Angela Street reopening
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 …
State cuts county from water bill but hands Key West Legion cash
State cuts county from water bill but hands Key West Legion cash BY TERRY SCHMIDA News out of Tallahassee is a mixed bag for Keys …
TROPIC SPROCKET / Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kingsman: The Secret Service If you ever wondered what a jaunty Colin Firth film might be like mixed with comic book action, “Kingsman: The Secret …
Critters found in Antarctic ice show how tenacious life is
Critters found in Antarctic ice show how tenacious life is LUIS ANDRES HENAO, Associated Press SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press DECEPTION ISLAND, Antarctica (AP) — …
Key West building height restrictions set to change this summer
Key West building height restrictions set to change this summer BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER An effective yet expensive flood protection measure …
Internet outages reveal gaps in US broadband infrastructure
Internet outages reveal gaps in US broadband infrastructure FELICIA FONSECA, Associated Press DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — …
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
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
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 …