Letter to the Editor / Politics, Jobs and the School District
Letter to the Editor Politics, Jobs and the School District Larry Murray Mr. Highsmith: In Wednesday’s edition of the Keynoter, you were interviewed …
BACKROOM BRIEFING: SCOTT KEEPS DISTANCE FROM GAY MARRIAGE FIGHT
BACKROOM BRIEFING: SCOTT KEEPS DISTANCE FROM GAY MARRIAGE FIGHT By DARA KAM AND BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, September 4, …
Skip Bradeen marks 50 years as a Keys charter captain
Skip Bradeen marks 50 years as a Keys charter captain SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Captain Skip Bradeen is in the cockpit of his beloved Blue …
Local Observation/Pass It On
LOCAL OBSERVATION Pass It On BY CHRISTINA OXENBERG 1000 years ago, as I was sorting through my first divorce, (second happiest day of my life), …
Howelings/Tinsel Town Takes on Stony Man
Howelings Tinsel Town Takes on Stony Man BY MARK HOWELL Most people simply don’t believe it when they hear that Harlequin Books, the publishers and …
Nyad honored on anniversary of triumph
Nyad honored on anniversary of triumph By C.S. GILBERT KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER A grateful city and county embraced a grateful hero and …
Local music classes for babies through 7-year-olds start soon
PHOTO/ Lilly Eppler, who turns 2 on Sept. 6, holds scarves waved about to illustrate rhythm. Music Together in the Keys uses props, games and …
LTTE A Recipe for Corruption
LETTER TO THE EDITOR A Recipe for Corruption To The Editor: How do you create a delicious dish, served to special interests? Start with a …
Next Astronauts? Your Own Kids!
Next Astronauts? Your Own Kids! SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Launching a campaign for his debut non-fiction space careers book, “The Astronaut Instruction Manual for Pre-Teens”, on …
KW Kitchen / Homemade Pizza
Key West Kitchen Homemade Pizza – Easy as Pie! BY KERRY SHELBY Often we fall under the spell of believing that some foods are only …
Short Answers / Hosting 101
Short Answers By Jeff Johnson and Paula Forman HOSTING 101 Dear Short Answers: If you are having a party and you know for certain that …
City cancels BV TIF grants for fiscal 2015
City cancels BV TIF grants for fiscal 2015 BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Calling it “kind of critical,” Key West City Planner Don …
Business Law 101/More on Agency
BUSINESS LAW 101 More on Agency BY ALBERT L. KELLEY When a person has made another his agent, the agency ends upon the death of …
SEARCHING OUT SOLUTIONS
PHOTO/C.S. Gilbert Panelist Kirsten Clanton addresses the crowd at the Searching Out Solutions forum on homelessness. SEARCHING OUT SOLUTIONS Criminalization of homeless is costly, doesn’t …
New residential construction to be allowed for first time in 20 years
New residential construction to be allowed for first time in 20 years BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Despite the often frantic pace of …
Gay marriage case sent to Florida Supreme Court
Gay marriage case sent to Florida Supreme Court By DARA KAM NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA Florida’s ban on gay marriage is now in the hands of …
Stinky beach may have to stay that way
Stinky beach may have to stay that way BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Living across the street from the beach is not always, …
Grand Jury finds officers’ acts ‘appropriate,’ but offers concerns in arrest, death of Eimers
Grand Jury finds officers’ acts ‘appropriate,’ but offers concerns in arrest, death of Eimers BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR After hearing from some 32 witnesses …
The Chorale as Phoenix
The Chorale as Phoenix: First credit/noncredit class deemed ‘amazing’ By C.S. GILBERT KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER It was with a certain trepidation that I, a …
Mayor Cates wins reelection,
Mayor Cates wins reelection Slaton out of judicial runoff BY MARK HOWELL KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The results are in for a Primary …