‘TIS THE SEASON FOR FLU VACCINATION The Florida Department of Health recognizes December 6-12, 2015 as National Influenza Vaccination Week. The department along with the …

GreenKeys! Draft Sustainability Action Plan Posted for Public Review and Comment   Review and Comment on the Draft GreenKeys! Sustainability Action Plan Monroe County, Florida …

Coral Shores intruder scare a false alarm But Sheriff’s Office pleased with response BY TERRY SCHMIDA An armed intruder alert at Coral Shores High School …

City Hall furniture bid too high for some commissioners BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Despite serious misgivings over a proposed $755,000 furniture purchase …

Social media, the new megaphone for violent perpetrators BRANDON BAILEY, AP Technology Writers MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writers PALO ALTO, California (AP) — Tashfeen Malik, …

Duval Street Protests Suspended, Negotiations Start The Key West Rip Off Rapid Response Team announced it has temporarily suspended its two day sidewalk protest in …

Florida House: Use conservation money on Everglades GARY FINEOUT, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Amid criticism and even lawsuits over Florida’s conversation efforts, the …

Give vultures a little love, conservationists say CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press MAGADI, Kenya (AP) — These are tough times for African vultures. Already perceived as …

Key West Lou COMMENTARY / THE EIFFEL TOWER By Louis Petrone Paris is much in the news these days because of the terrorist bombing. I …

CRANE POINT PRESENTS “ASTRONOMY TONIGHT” PROGRAM Marathon, FL (December 3, 2015) – Crane Point Museum & Nature Center presents a new “Astronomy Tonight” program beginning …

FLORIDA KEYS MOSQUITO CONTROL to Canvas Big Pine Key In an effort to control the Aedes albopictus population on Big Pine Key, Florida Keys Mosquito …

CRANE POINT PRESENTS “EVENING WITH THE STARS” Marathon, FL (December 2, 2015) – Join Crane Point on Tuesday, December 8th for another Evening with the …

Sidewalk protest on Duval Street Photo: Bruce Mitchell and Tevis Wernicoff of the Key West Rip Off Rapid response team protest in front of Oro …

Gastesi contract up for renewal County administrator poised to serve four more years BY TERRY SCHMIDA When the Monroe County Commission next meets at 9 …

Florida Bay Forever Exhibit Comes to Islamorada Keys History & Discovery Center Features Photographic Exhibit   Islamorada, FL – Florida Bay Forever: A Photographic Exhibit, …

LETTER TO THE EDITOR I am a daily reader of your “E News Blast KONK Life”. I enjoy the local coverage of Key West and …

FEMA finds County in Compliance – eligible for Community Rating System (CRS) Through the years, the County has been in and out of favor with …

Papa Doble Social Club Presents The 8th Annual Holiday Show Spectacular: A Classic Key West Christmas Cabaret! On Friday December 4th, the Keys most luxurious …

Bug Board may get second chance to stay on Stock Island BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER A divided and frustrated Key West City …

KEY WEST LOU – COMMENTARY MUSLIM REFUGEES…..NO   By Louis Petrone Syria has opened the door to  a serious discussion of Muslim immigration. Whether the …