Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
Key Biscayne's Village Council is weighing a photometric study's recommendation to add 546 streetlights at a cost of $3.6 million, with Vice Mayor Oscar Sardinas and Councilmember Michael F. Bracken arguing the island should prioritize dark spots rather than commit to a full buildout.
Community
Key Biscayne Magazine profiles three island-based women entrepreneurs — realtor-author Maraly Cabán, cashmere designer Angela Horton and artist Dafne Heinzmann — who run businesses with international reach from Key Biscayne.
Community
The Village of Key Biscayne opened free padel and pickleball courts for residents, available daily from noon to 5 p.m., with registration through the Playtomic app and residency verification at Village Hall or online.
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Friends of Cape Florida hosts the 10th Annual Haunted Hike at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on Saturday, Oct. 24, with carnival rides, food trucks, a pumpkin patch and a haunted trail that has drawn close to a thousand costumed attendees in past years. Tickets go on sale Sept. 15.
Community
Eighteen West Grove neighbors and the nonprofit Preserve the West Grove filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court seeking to overturn the Miami City Commission's 5-0 approval of the Coconut Grove Playhouse redevelopment, arguing the city ignored its own zoning rules and failed to study the project's impact on the historically Black neighborhood.
Community
St. Christopher's by the Sea held its annual Blessing of the Backpacks service on Sunday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m., with a school-supply drive for Bridge to Hope and a coffee hour to follow.
Community
Three Key Biscayne organizations collaborated to handcraft onesies, bibs, socks and baby blankets for families with newborns in neonatal intensive care units across Florida through the nonprofit ICU Baby.
Community
A free AutoCross car racing event on Sept. 13 will be the first public event at Miami Marine Stadium since Miami voters approved a 40-year management deal, giving Key Biscayne residents a preview of the revived Virginia Key venue at their doorstep.
Community
The Village of Key Biscayne, KBCF, and the Chamber of Commerce will co-host a community festival on Sept. 26 to celebrate 35 years of incorporation, with a Vendor Village open to local businesses, nonprofits, and creators.
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The Key Biscayne Soccer Club is hosting a free season-kickoff cookout Saturday, Aug. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Village Green Park, with burgers, choripanes and milanesa sandwiches served first-come, first-served.
Community
Crandon Park will host two cleanup events for the 41st International Coastal Cleanup: a mangrove paddle and walking cleanup on Sept. 12 and a beach cleanup on Sept. 19, part of a county-wide effort with more than 70 sites.
Community
A new searchable digital archive at coconutgroveplayhousearchive.org documents all 521 productions from the Coconut Grove Playhouse's 50-year run, funded by a $100,000-plus Knight Foundation grant and assembled by former artistic director Arnold Mittelman.
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