COMMENTARY Key West Lou By Louis Petrone OUR LEGAL SYSTEM IS DISINTEGRATING Part 2 Detroit. A poor man’s ghetto. Detroit is in bankruptcy. Municipal bankruptcies are …

PHOTO/Rock Solomon/Aurora Phoenix making progress.   Aurora Phoenix passing milestones   BY RALPH MORROW MANAGING EDITOR Aurora Phoenix, the daughter of Rock Solomon and Michele …

Keep your phone safe – or lose it   SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The Oct. 19 arrest of four Miami men who allegedly …

TROPIC SPROCKETS A Walk Among the Tombstones BY IAN BROCKWAY Konk Life Staff Writer Liam Neeson has done so many revenge pictures ala Nicolas Cage …

LOCAL OBSERVATION Of Parrots and Ducks BY CHRISTINA OXENBERG Konk Life Staff Writer Autumn in the northern hemisphere is a perfect time to travel, and …

Halloween Safety Tips SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Halloween is a special time for children, but children don’t always know what is and is not safe. …

  Assistant City Manager pay hike raises questions BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   A surprise four percent raise awarded to Key West …

  Scholl signs on for another year; now city manager   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Talk about a ringing endorsement. Less …

Culture Vulture on the Wing Feminism and media manipulation By C.S. GILBERT Note: The following is a column I wrote (by-line Constance Gilbert-Neiss) which appeared …

The Big Story School Board Covers Hiney By Rick Boettger   The School Board did just enough to stop me from filing a Writ of …

Mosquito District takes six-figure hit SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Weeks after adopting a 2014-15 budget, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District took a …

PHOTO/C.S. Gilbert The community circled to bless eight-month-old River. 36th Spiritfest honors elders, embraces youth   BY C.S. GILBERT KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   The …

Howelings   Our Two Tonys in the Geographic   By Mark Howell   As everyone should know in the Keys by now, two local Key …

LKMC says it’s up to date in disease preparation BY JOHN L. GUERRA KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER After mistakes at a Texas hospital raised the …

Rehabilitation Center gains national top 10 percent award BY JOHN L. GUERRA KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The Key West Health and Rehabilitation Center—the nursing home/long-term …

Key West Kitchen Weeknight Gourmet – Chicken Roulades with Prosciutto and Basil By Kerry Shelby One of the best skills a home cook can learn …

Short Answers By Jeff Johnson and Paula Forman   WEIGHTY ISSUES Dear Short Answers: I have a really good friend who has been on a …

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Padget in favor of extending sales tax To the editor I’m passionately supporting the continuation of the ½ cent sales tax; …

Gift exchange with meaning SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE During a kickoff open concert for the annual Parrot Heads “Meeting of the Minds” here on Wednesday …

Our Two Tonys In The Geographic   By Mark Howell   As everyone should know in the Keys by now, two local Key West characters …