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 …

By Roger Kostmayer The US rescued Afghanistan and President Hamid Karzai from the grip of the Taliban and al Qaeda, and protected them for more …

By Konk Life Contributors The hilarious and heartwarming “BINGO! The Winning Musical” by Michael Heitzman and Ilene Reid, opens next week with madcap capers, Mermanesque …

By Mark Howell   Kill Your Darlings,” the movie featured at Tropic Cinema that stars Daniel (Harry Potter) Radcliffe, tells the true-life story of Lucien …

By Mark Howell It won’t be the mega disruption we’ve been experiencing for months on North Roosevelt Boulevard, yet the work soon to get underway …

By Konk Life Contributors   Monroe County School District yesterday released its Federal High School Graduation Rate for the 2012-2013 school year, based on a …

By Harry Schroeder   The Waterfront Theater opened its season on Friday and Saturday night with a concert presenting songs which had earned Academy Awards: …