A Tale Of Two Cruises By Rick Boettger   Not all cruise ships, and their cruisers, are alike. Some cruise ships are full of people …

Short Answers By Jeff Johnson And Paula Forman Dear Short Answers:   I am engaged to be married to a man I dearly love. Every …

Howelings By Mark Howell   Is it possible that Phil Ochs, the iconic American protest singer of the Sixties, was driven to hang himself because …

Fdot Updates Key West Lower Keys Projects, Holiday Vacation Extent Until Jan. 4 or Jan. 6 By Konk Life News Staff   The Florida Department …

Four Days Of Wine And- My Kind Of Party! By Steve Caulderwood   Yep, write me off for the end of the month. From Thursday, …

THEY DID NOT TELL US By Louis Petrone   My Catholic upbringing drummed into me the Jesuit difference between acts of commission and those of …

Letter to the Editor By Roger Kostmayer THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE PERFECT   If your house is on fire you have no choice …

Christmas is a time for reflection By Guy deBoer / Publisher For me Christmas childhood memories with my family are as real as if they …

COMPASSION and the MULTIPLIER EFFECT  By Roger Kostmayer Sometimes doing the right and compassionate thing is also the smart and economically prudent thing.   But …

Schools Auditor Goes Rogue By Rick Boettger Roger McVeigh, member and former chair of the Monroe County School Board’s Audit and Finance Committee (AFC) has …

By John L. Guerra It’s possible that some homeowners have been victims of the so-called “Grave Yard Burglar” and don’t know it. It wasn’t readily …

New Buses to Fill Serious Void By C.S. Gilbert Purchasing orders for the ten new school buses approved by the school board this month are …

Key West Food and Wine Festival to tempt appetites Jan. 22-26 SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Among other events are a barefoot evening beach party, seminars …

Musical Review by Harry Schroeder MUSIC IN PARADISE CONCERT   Music in Paradise, the organization established and run by Linda Sparks and Michael Kilgore, gave …

By John L. Guerra   As a homeowner described how he chased a serial burglar down the street in the middle of the night, police …

By Mark Howell Key West City Planner Donald Craig, now working with the city and collaborating with the county to finalize plans for the Higgs …

Reviewed by Mark Howell “Leading Ladies” Is a Riot at Waterfront Playhouse Uncork the Champagne … take delight in the bubbles! Danny Weathers has done …

By C.S. Gilbert   CULTURE VULTURE / How Lucky Are We? Redux   OMG, I mean really, how lucky are we to live in Key …

BY RALPH MORROW NEWS EDITOR Takes Stock in Children is ‘model program for Florida’   Monroe County’s Take Stock in Children program has won the …

BY RALPH MORROW NEWS EDITOR   The Dream Lives On   23-year-old Drew Rivera hasn’t given up on being a pro baseball pitcher   For …