Drums have life of their own BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR Soon, North Roosevelt Blvd. will be wide open with five smooth lanes. Gone will …

County staff looking for savings, revenues SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Following a detailed budget discussion on July 24, Monroe County staff will work …

Incorrectly packed city documents may cost taxpayers $168,000 BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Many of the almost 2,500 boxes of government documents currently …

Ode to Sir Peter Anderson, Secretary General of the Conch Republic By Trinidad Joe/Joe Allen/Sir Lancelot   Peter came to Key West On a full …

Interim CM Scholl may want job permanently BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Retirement doesn’t seem to be working out for Interim City Manager …

Property tax may go up $13 a month   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Not surprisingly, the cost of living in Key West …

KEY WEST LOU JOHN PAUL JONES Part 2 BY LOUIS PETRONE In last week’s Part 1, I shared that which is popularly known regarding one …

Merendino Failed suicide puts man in jail SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER A 48-year-old Key Largo man’s botched suicide attempt has landed him jail …

THE BIG STORY Update on Drone Crash at Fourth of July Fireworks BY RICK BOETTGER This is an update of previous articles in the KONK …

Multi-award-winning The Whale to close out Key West Summer Stage SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Key West Summer Stage has wowed audiences so far this month …

Compassion wins out King Stephen ‘Sunshine’ Sunday BY C.S. GILBERT KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Fantasy Fest 2013 King Stephen “Sunshine” Sunday grew up in …

Work hard, play hard  Queen Diane May BY C.S. GILBERT KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Queen Diane May raised three children in Reston, Va., before moving …

TROPIC SPROCKETS  BY IAN BROCKWAY Snowpiercer One can imagine Korean director Bong Joon-ho (The Host) pulsing with manic manga energy, his head covered with ink-black …

Locals protest same sex marriage stay BY C.S. GILBERT KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER About 50 people braved threatening skies Tuesday morning to protest the stay …

PHOTO/ Ryan,  left, Drake and Holly Raschien. Holly Raschein gets in her opinions BY MARK HOWELL KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   One of the leading — if …

Connecting the Dots Washburn keeps moving with Island Resort Realty   BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR If this were a child’s game, it might be …

3-judge panel next step in same-sex marriage SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Marriage for same-sex couples in the Florida Keys will have to wait …

EMAIL TO THE EDITOR The Housing Crisis BY PEGGY BUTLER A few weeks ago, I commented to a post on Facebook from a story in …

The Konk Life Questionnaire Q&A with Margaret Romero conducted by Mark Howell   Q:Tell us your name, age, what office you’re running for and any …

Drunk driving, biking and walking accidents on the rise   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Being number one is not always a …