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Team Lily Bow still accepting new team members Team Lily Bow, sponsored by Konk Life, is still accepting new members for its 2014 team. There …

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, …

Nyad honored on anniversary of triumph   By C.S. GILBERT KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   A grateful city and county embraced a grateful hero and …

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 …

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 …

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 BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Despite the often frantic pace of …

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 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 BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR After hearing from some 32 witnesses …

Mayor Cates wins reelection Slaton out of judicial runoff   BY MARK HOWELL KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   The results are in for a Primary …

Couple seeks financial help for legal costs SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER A Key West couple hoping to overturn Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage …

PHOTO/Andy Newman, Florida Keys News Bureau Diana Nyad comes up out of the water and onto Smathers Beach after her successful swim from Havana to …

PHOTO /Carol Tedesco Shirrel Rhoades introduces ‘Marvel Renaissance’at the Tropic French Fanboys’ movie about Marvel features Shirrel Rhoades BY MARK HOWELL KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER …

Geraldine Street reconstruction gets OK – at a price BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Follow the money. That’s what Key West City Commissioners …

PHOTO/Leigha Fox A rider takes advantage of the new bicycle lanes on N. Roosevelt Blvd.  Bikers can use road, but promenade safer SEAN KINNEY KONK …

Yaniz proposes to move shelter to Big Coppitt BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Key West City Commissioner Tony Yaniz, a stalwart proponent of …

  Change in building height limits on Nov. 4 ballot BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Nobody likes storm-related flooding. But not everyone agrees …

Commissioners balk at raising City Marina mooring rates BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Key West city commissioners approved a no-brainer Aug. 19 when …

Konk Life’s Political Questionnaire: Konk Life has invited every candidate in the upcoming elections to answer the following questions about themselves and their candidacy. Roger …