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
Florida's Amendment 3 could strip $1.6 million annually from Key Biscayne's property tax revenue by 2028, Village CFO Benjamin Nussbaum estimates, as the Council navigates a new budget proposal and state constraints on raising tax rates.
Local Government
NOAA issued an Alert Level 1 coral bleaching designation for Florida Keys waters on Tuesday, July 7, with sea temperatures matching 2023's record-breaking heat, prompting restoration groups to evacuate more than 600 elkhorn and staghorn corals from nurseries near Key Biscayne and the Keys to land-based facilities.
Local Government
Gulliver Prep shortstop Jacob Lombard, a former Ransom Everglades soccer standout, is projected to be selected among the top four picks when the 2026 MLB Draft begins Saturday, July 11, making him one of the highest-drafted South Florida high school players since 2012.
Local Government
Miami-Dade families, including those at MAST Academy, Key Biscayne K-8, and Carver Middle, have until Monday, July 20, to register to vote in the Aug. 18 primary, which includes two school board races and comes weeks after the board voted to close nine schools.
Local Government
The Key Biscayne Village Council advanced a $2.38 million contract for Harbor Drive milling, resurfacing, and roadway reconstruction on first reading at a special meeting Tuesday, June 30, and separately approved a public waterfront access easement at 200 Ocean Lane Drive.
Local Government
The Miami City Commission votes Thursday, July 9, on zoning exceptions needed for Phase 2 of the Coconut Grove Playhouse restoration, including a parking garage to replace the deteriorating surface lot at 3500 Main Highway.
Local Government
The team studying whether the Rickenbacker Causeway can be rebuilt as a split-level highway with expanded public beaches will present findings and take community input at a public open house on Wednesday, July 8, on Key Biscayne.
Local Government
Florida Task Forces One and Two, comprising 159 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue members and 11 canines, returned to Miami International Airport on Monday, July 6, after an eight-day search-and-rescue deployment in earthquake-devastated Venezuela that included helping free a man trapped for eight days.
Local Government
A National Weather Service heat advisory for Tuesday, July 7, warns Key Biscayne and Coconut Grove residents that feels-like temperatures could hit 106 degrees, prompting safety guidance from local fire rescue and affecting outdoor activities at Crandon Park, Peacock Park, and CocoWalk.
Local Government
The Key Biscayne Village Council is set to vote Tuesday, July 7, on placing a citizen-initiated charter amendment on the November 3 ballot that would require voter approval for any stormwater or flood-prevention project exceeding $50 million within three fiscal years.
Local Government
Miami-Dade County Public Schools earned its seventh consecutive A rating after Spring 2026 state test scores showed district-wide gains in every subject, though individual results for Key Biscayne K-8, MAST Academy, and Carver Middle have not yet been released.
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