Island news for Key Biscayne and the Grove.
Island news for Key Biscayne and the Grove.
Latest reporting from the Business desk.
Latest reporting from the Business desk.
Latest reporting from the Business desk.
Business
Good Apple, a Miami-born small-batch juice brand available at Coconut Grove's Navi Coffee & Flowers, has grown to 15-plus retail locations in its first year and plans to expand across South Florida with a website and delivery service.
Business
Ophelia, the scratch-made pastry café launched by husband-and-wife chefs Ana De Sa Martins and Juan Vieira from a retrofitted RV in Coconut Grove in 2025, will open its first Broward County location at Huizenga Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale this fall.
Business
Key Biscayne's two gas stations remain locked at $5.79 per gallon for a third straight week while the Miami metro average rose 4.6 cents to $3.93 during back-to-school week, leaving island drivers paying a $1.86 premium per gallon.
Business
Five Key Biscayne restaurants, including 17-year veteran Novecento, are participating in Miami Spice's 25th anniversary season with three-course menus from $40 to $65, while a new $95 Reserve tier debuts program-wide.
Business
Grand Public Kitchen & Bar and Da Angelino Cucina Italiana, both at CocoWalk's 3015 Grand Ave., are making their Miami Spice debut with prix-fixe menus ranging from $40 to $50 through Sept. 30.
Business
Miami Slice, the acclaimed New York-style pizza shop, is targeting a late August or early September 2026 opening at 2996 McFarlane Rd. in Coconut Grove, filling the former Harry's Pizzeria space across from CocoWalk.
Business
Miami-Dade commissioners approved up to $700 million in PortMiami bonds on July 30, locking in 30 years of debt at 5.5% interest before incoming director Jonathan Daniels starts August 10, with Commissioner Raquel Regalado casting the lone dissenting vote over concerns about the Fisher Island fuel facility's uncertain price tag.
Business
Erin Compton, who ran Coconut Grove's The Last Carrot for 25 years before its February 2026 closure, has launched Coconut Grove Catering, a boutique company serving private events and weekly meal plans across South Florida.
Business
Miami-Dade luxury home sales jumped 29% in June with nearly 38% of purchases made in cash, according to the Miami Association of Realtors, intensifying competition in Coconut Grove and Key Biscayne where multimillion-dollar deals and shrinking inventory define the market.
Business
Key Biscayne's two gas stations are charging $5.79 per gallon for regular gasoline as of Monday, July 27, the highest price in Miami-Dade County and a 30-cent increase from the prior week, according to GasBuddy data.
Business
Miami-Dade County Public Schools broke ground on a $20.6 million new main building at MAST @ FIU and commissioned a $15.2 million three-story classroom building at Coconut Grove Elementary, bringing $35.8 million in school construction to communities serving Key Biscayne and Coconut Grove families.
Business
The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau's 25th Miami Spice program runs Aug. 1 through Sept. 30 with updated pricing and a new Reserve tier, featuring longtime Key Biscayne and Coconut Grove participants alongside first-time entries.
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