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BY RICHARD BOETTGER My wife and I are not alone in being burglarized while we slept in our bed. As previously reported, last month someone …

BY MARK HOWELL We came a cropper among the literary cognoscenti in town a while ago when we transcribed an opinion by the controversial Michiko …

The Big Story: SCHOOL SECRETS By Rick Boettger It is not easy to get the Monroe County School District to comply with Florida’s Sunshine Law. …

By Mark Howell John Waters, 67, the cult film director of transgressive hits such as “Hairspray” (not to mention “Hag in a Black Leather Jacket” …

Joanna Brady Schmida arrived in Key West in 1995 after a long career as a Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather advertising in Toronto. She …

  Harry Schroeder began writing music reviews for the old Island Life paper and moved from there to nearly two decades at Solares Hill under David …

  KONK Life is proud to run stories and other features from a wide range of Keys (and other) contributors. Listed here are some of …

Constance (C.S.) Gilbert sort-of retired to Key West in 1994 after a life as a textbook writer, traveler, college teacher, actor, mom, activist, PR consultant …

By JT Thompson I have been hearing locals talk about LUPITA’S Mexican Restaurant for a while, saying they get lunch there and how the food …

By Kimberley Denney Thank you, everyone, for giving me such inspiration that Part Two of my ongoing series came together in about ten minutes: I’ve …

By Jenessa Berger What is the one thing almost every woman fears as they age?  Ok, well there are many different things, but this discussion …

By Mark Howell One of the finest films released over the past couple of years never got its fair shake at the box office. Reason …

Jeff Johnson received his Ph.D. in psychology from New York University.  He has worked as a psychologist for New York State, New York City and …

By Mark Howell The Keys at any price: Hammacher Schlemmer’s latest catalog offers a Key lime pie that has “earned four national championships at the …

by Scott McCarthy & Kimberley Denney Gadabout and Bitchin’ Paradise have joined forces to help the human race. So many think of us as their …

Local Observation: HOT AND BOTHERED   By Christina Oxenberg The Fantasy Fest migration stampeded in and disrobed and got body painted. Half way through the …