Island news for Key Biscayne and the Grove.
Island news for Key Biscayne and the Grove.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Miami Beach will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, July 24, for a $13 million, three-story Marine Patrol Facility at Maurice Gibb Memorial Park that consolidates police and fire marine operations on Biscayne Bay, with construction expected to last about 13 months.
Local Government
The Miami-Dade County Commission meets Tuesday, July 21, with agenda items including confirmation of new PortMiami director Jonathan Daniels, a proposed Boater Safety and Bay Education Advisory Board, and the backdrop of a $14.3 billion budget proposal that would cut 12 bus routes and drain transit reserves.
Local Government
The Key Biscayne Village Council voted 6-0 on first reading to award a $2,384,688 Harbor Drive reconstruction contract to V&G Construction Solutions Corp., with Miami-Dade County covering $1.9 million and the Village paying $469,629; a second reading is still required.
Local Government
Miami-based Kind Designs closed a $10 million funding round to scale its 3D-printed Living Seawalls, a technology already installed in nearby Miami Shores and under exploration for Key Biscayne's own shoreline protection.
Local Government
The Florida Department of Health lifted swim advisories at Golden Beach, Bark Beach, and North Shore Ocean Terrace on Tuesday, July 14, after Enterococcus bacteria levels dropped below state thresholds following a four-day warning period.
Local Government
Palmer Trinity's Audrey Roachell won a national sailing event and represented the U.S. at the 2026 Optimist World Championship in Morocco, while Ransom Everglades golfer Cole Durham earned a USGA-AJGA leadership honor and St. Thomas Aquinas captured its first rowing national title.
Local Government
Miami-Dade's Water and Sewer Department is offering Key Biscayne and Coconut Grove homeowners free irrigation evaluations and rebates of up to $500 per year for five years during Smart Irrigation Month, which runs through Friday, July 31.
Local Government
A Florida State Board of Education rule that took effect June 17 requires all districts, including Miami-Dade, to grant excused absences for off-site religious instruction, part of a broader state push to expand religious expression protections in public schools.
Local Government
Gulliver Prep shortstop Jacob Lombard went No. 14 to the Marlins and Stoneman Douglas lefty Gio Rojas went No. 16 to the Rangers in Saturday's first round, giving South Florida two first-round picks in the 2026 MLB Draft.
Local Government
City of Miami voters will decide on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, whether to approve a public-private partnership with Oak View Group to restore the historic Miami Marine Stadium on Virginia Key, bringing up to $10 million in private investment to the shuttered waterfront landmark adjacent to Key Biscayne.
Local Government
Key Biscayne Police Chief Frank Sousa was appointed to the Commission for Florida Accreditation during the week of June 30, joining four other police chiefs and five sheriffs in reviewing law enforcement agencies statewide.
Local Government
Gulliver Prep shortstop Jacob Lombard, a former Ransom Everglades soccer standout, and Stoneman Douglas lefty Gio Rojas are both projected top-10 picks when the 2026 MLB Draft opens Saturday, July 11, potentially becoming the first pair of South Florida high schoolers drafted in the first round since 2012.
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