PHOTO BY MARK HOWELL City Manager Bob Vitas with Christina Oxenberg of Konk Life.   PHOTO BY MARK HOWELL Bob Vitas, with back to camera, …

Neighbors   By Ian Brockway   In what might have been a one joke film under less skillful hands, director Nick Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) …

Hey That’s No Way To Say “Hello”   By Jeff Johnson And Paula Forman   Dear Short Answers: I recently sent out invitations for a …

Children Walking To America   By Louis Petrone   My people immigrated from Italy at the turn of the century. Not the most recent turn. …

The Comforts Of Home Roasting A Chicken   By Kerry Shelby   Ask chefs what they cook for themselves on that rare and precious day …

Fun With Firearms   By Mark Howell   “Offhandedly” is a gun term, meaning shooting a rifle or pistol without aiming and without premeditation.

Hooray Summer Theater Lives   By C.S Gilbert   On June 11, wearing his producer’s hat, Bob Bowersox issued a rather breathless announcement: “In a …

Contract Interpretation Part 1   By Albert L. Kelley   There are two decision makers in a court of law. The judge sits as the …

VNA/Hospice to hold its 30th annual July 4th Picnic at Casa Marina     The Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of the Florida Keys’2014 Fourth …

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Garbage … A dirty business! BY TERI JOHNSTON Key West City Commissioner Many of you, including me, were stunned when the …

Formalities aside, Scott, Crist in the race By JIM SAUNDERSTHE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDAForget suspense. Rick Scott and Charlie Crist are in the race for …

Vietnam War memorial nears fundraising goal   BY PRU SOWERS KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER   Two thousand dollars is all that’s needed for the proposed Vietnam …

Energy manager needed, says sustainability board chair   BY PRU SOWERS KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER   As budget negotiations for the upcoming fiscal year begin in …

‘Sailing Down the Mountain’ is a fun ride   REVIEW BY C.S. GILBERT   Author/singer/songwriter/musician Ben Harrison’s new book, Sailing Down the Mountain, centers on …

The Konk Life Political Questionnaire: Sloane Bashinsky Conducted by Mark Howell   Konk Life has invited each and every candidate in the upcoming elections to …

The Konk Life Political Questionnaire             Craig Cates Conducted by Mark Howell   Q:Mayor Craig Cates: Tell us your age, what office you’re running …

Tropic Sprockets BY IAN BROCKWAY The Immigrant With a story that is unapologetically cold, grim and more understated than the work of Albert Camus, James …

Snowden And The FDLE   By Rick Boettger   Edward Snowden exposed our federal mass spying program over a year ago. He saw our National …

The Price Of Things   By Jeff Johnson And Paula Forman   Dear Short Answers: I’m at an age (let’s just say over 60) where …

Three Classic Summer Cocktails   By Kerry Shelby   It’s summertime and our thoughts immediately turn to…summer cocktails! Summer calls for light, crisp, ice-cold coolers …