San Diego to get Marathon jewel
PHOTO/Andy Newman, Florida Keys News Bureau Matt Brochhausen, left, measures ‘Sapphire,’ Tuesday at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital. San Diego to get Marathon jewel SPECIAL …
KWGC upset about shelter
KWGC upset about shelter BY KONK LIFE STAFF With the building of a homeless shelter at the site of the Easter Seals on College Road …
Reeling Dolphins lose to Chiefs, 34-15
Reeling Dolphins lose to Chiefs, 34-15 STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins had a 100-yard rusher, a two-turnover edge and …
Veliz, Castro fill top city management positions
Veliz, Castro fill top city management positions BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Interim City Manager Jim Scholl has filled two high-ranking holes …
THE LOST SOUL: KHALIL GREENE
THE LOST SOUL Former Key West baseball star Khalil Greene finds solitude in South Carolina The following story on Khalil Greene, one of Key West’s …
Homeless shelter design riles commissioners
Homeless shelter design riles commissioners BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Hoping to light a fire under hesitant Key West city commissioners, a landscape …
Key West Kitchen / Tailgating Try The Crowd Pleasing Muffuletta
Tailgating Try The Crowd Pleasing Muffuletta By Kerry Shelby Ah, the legendary muffuletta sandwich, the icon of New Orleans, a must-have treat on …
City property taxes to rise 5 percent
City property taxes to rise 5 percent BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The cost of paradise is going up five percent. That …
Key West publishing world expands
Rhoades Woods Key West publishing world expands BY MARK HOWELL KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Two leading players in the publishing and popular-culture …
Culture Vulture / When Life Is A Pain In The Neck, Literally And Then Not
When Life Is A Pain In The Neck, Literally And Then Not By C.S Gilbert Dateline Key West, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. There’s …
Howellings / Flashback
Flashback By Mark Howell It was 30 years ago this week that millions of TV viewers first encountered a growling, chained alligator named Elvis who lived …
Business Law 101 / History Of Employment Laws
History Of Employment Laws By Albert L. Kelley There were four major employment laws passed in the 1930s – the Davis-Bacon Act (setting …
Big Story / Home For The Homeless
Home For The Homeless By Rick Boettger I met with Rev. Stephen Braddock to discuss the recent forum on decriminalizing homelessness, which ran …
Short Answers / Good Things Get Better Bad Get Worse
Good Things Get Better Bad Get Worse By Jeff Johnson And Paula Forman Dear Short Answers: I’m well past 50 years old, but …
Aurora Phoenix celebrates one month
PHOTO/Courtesy of Rock Solomon Aurora Phoenix Solomon is taking more breaths on her own. Aurora Phoenix celebrates one month BY RALPH MORROW KONK LIFE …
KW Lou: Mob Rule
KEY WEST LOU Mob Rule BY LOUIS PETRONE There is a sickness in the land. It is growing. It permeates society’s thought process. It …
Drone use over Key West curtailed
Drone use over Key West curtailed BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s an unmanned aerial …
US scientist: Ebola unlikely to become airborne
US scientist: Ebola unlikely to become airborne LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s incredibly unlikely that Ebola would mutate to …
Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition Offers Child Safety Event for Families
Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition Offers Child Safety Event for Families The Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition invites all parents and caregivers to attend …
Beginning October 1, the City of Key West will begin a new residential parking program
Beginning October 1, the City of Key West will begin a new residential parking program in Old Town aimed at ensuring marked residential parking spaces …