Skip Bradeen marks 50 years as a Keys charter captain SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Captain Skip Bradeen is in the cockpit of his beloved Blue …

LOCAL OBSERVATION Pass It On BY CHRISTINA OXENBERG 1000 years ago, as I was sorting through my first divorce, (second happiest day of my life), …

CULTURE VULTURE History one apparently never learns at school, Part V The Abortion Wars BY C.S. GILBERT Nobody, but nobody in their right mind can …

Howelings Tinsel Town Takes on Stony Man BY MARK HOWELL Most people simply don’t believe it when they hear that Harlequin Books, the publishers and …

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

Homelessness   By Susan Mitchell   On the day Mona Lisa Helms was born, she was named after the famous Da Vinci painting because her …

Something Stinks In Ferguson   By Louis Petrone   Something stinks in Denmark as the saying goes. The same smell has engulfed Ferguson, Missouri. The …

Calvary   By Ian Brockway   Taking a sinister cue from his brother, the playwright Martin McDonagh, director John Michael McDonagh steers this tense and …

Biking the Boulevard   By Rick Boettger   Yesterday I followed the advice of FDOT to ride my bicycle in the right traffic lane of …

PHOTO/ Lilly Eppler, who turns 2 on Sept. 6, holds scarves waved about to illustrate rhythm. Music Together in the Keys uses props, games and …

LETTER TO THE EDITOR A Recipe for Corruption To The Editor: How do you create a delicious dish, served to special interests?  Start with a …

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 …

Key West Kitchen Homemade Pizza – Easy as Pie! BY KERRY SHELBY Often we fall under the spell of believing that some foods are only …

Short Answers By Jeff Johnson and Paula Forman  HOSTING 101 Dear Short Answers: If you are having a party and you know for certain that …

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 …

BUSINESS LAW 101 More on Agency BY ALBERT L. KELLEY When a person has made another his agent, the agency ends upon the death of …

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, …