Posts in category Feature Stories

GOLDEN GLOBE OUTLINE:  RULES, ROUTE, AND RIDE By Davin Rose Konk Life Staff Writer With the start of the around the world Golden Globe Sailboat …

A Personal Story by Carolyn De Paula, Certified Lactation Counselor and Breastfeeding Peer Counselow for WIC KONK LIFE FEATURING PUBLIC HEALTH WRITER Whether you take …

School Health BY DANA PORTILLO  KONKLIFE FEATURING PUBLIC HEALTH WRITER Because summer is officially in the air, parents and children are acutely aware that the …

The Cafe: A Vegetarian/Pescatarian Dream BY MAGGIE OLIVE KLEIN  KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER AND EDITOR  Are you a vegetarian/vegan/pescatarian, struggling to satisfy your palate and nutritional …

GOLDEN GLOBE OUTLINE:  RULES, ROUTE, AND RIDE By Davin Rose Konk Life Staff Writer With the start of the around the world Golden Globe Sailboat …

Transforming Florida One Student at a Time (TSIC) BY MAGGIE OLIVE KLEIN  KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER AND EDITOR  Take Stock in Children (TSIC) is a nonprofit …

Summer Sounds, With Larry Baeder and Ben Harrison BY MAGGIE OLIVE KLEIN KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER AND EDITOR  Have you heard? There is an upcoming concert …

I’d Vote for Liz BY JOANNE CELI KONKLIFE FEATURING WRITER I’m a lifelong Democrat, but I would vote for Liz Cheney. Here is someone with …

Cheryl Cates Bridge  BY MAGGIE OLIVE KLEIN KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER AND EDITOR  On July 26, 2022, the bridge over Cow Key Channel will be renamed …

New Director of Community Health Improvement & Planning Announcement BY DR. CARLA A. FRY  KONKLIFE FEATURING PUBLIC HEALTH WRITER The Florida Department of Health in …

What Does the Health Department’s Environmental Health Division Do? BY JAMES M RACHAL, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER MONROE COUNTY KONKLIFE FEATURING PUBLIC HEALTH WRITER Environmental Health (EH) …

Hemingway Days (July 19-24) BY MAGGIE OLIVE KLEIN KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER AND EDITOR Hemingway Days 2022, an annual Key West festival, is being held from …

DOH-Monroe Stock Island Community Health Survey BY JENNIFER LEFELAR, COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNER KONKLIFE FEATURING PUBLIC HEALTH WRITER  The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County …

Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden Art Exhibition  BY MAGGIE OLIVE KLEIN KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER AND EDITOR  The beautiful duo of art and nature …

MENINGITIS ON THE RISE IN FLORIDA BY DR. MARK WHITESIDE  KONKLIFE FEATURING PUBLIC HEALTH WRITER Meningitis means infection and/or inflammation of the lining of the …

Womankind: A Medical Center for Everyone  BY MAGGIE OLIVE KLEIN KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER AND EDITOR  Located at 1511 Truman Avenue, Womankind is a non-profit medical …

Monkeypox… What is it? BY DR. CARLA A FRY KONKLIFE FEATURING PUBLIC HEALTH WRITER Monkeypox is a virus from the Orthopox family. Some of the …

Florida Health Monroe County BY MAGGIE OLIVE KLEIN KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER AND EDITOR  With a motto stating “To protect and promote the health of all …

HUMANITY IS A PROCESS BY DAVIN ROSE KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Humanity, by definition, is a noun, and we have all been taught that a …

MLK Community Pool  BY MAGGIE OLIVE KLEIN  KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER AND EDITOR  On July 7th, 2022, during a Bahama Village Redevelopment Advisory Committee Meeting, board …