Gov. Declares Emergency as Dorian’s Track Shifts South
Dorian Forecast Track Shifts South, Key Biscayne Steps Up Emergency Planning
Tony WintonAug 28
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Storm Over Stormwater: Condo Group Opposes Higher Fees
Can there be a bridge over stormwater?
Tony WintonAug 26
Budget Fumble: Council Holds Special Workshop After Complaints
Key Biscayne's Budget Getting a Makeover?
Tony WintonAug 26
Manager Changes Course with Revised $35.9 Million Budget
A revised $35.9 million budget changes course on some popular Village of Key Biscayne programs and calls for a smaller tax decrease, but...
Tony WintonAug 19
Suarez: Key Biscayne’s Beaches Need Help
It’s been a long, tough summer for Miami’s marine environment. Sargassum seaweed piling up on the beaches. Bacteria in Crandon Park...
Tony WintonAug 12
Is Gloomy Rickenbacker Bond Report an Opportunity?
Key Biscayne has long dreamed of a "Causeway Authority"
Tony WintonAug 12
Mayor: Now Not the Time for Tax Cuts
Key Biscayne Mayor Mike Davey expects taxes will remain flat next year, with the only major capital spending being beach renourishment and...
Tony WintonAug 5
Committee: Consider Raising Key Biscayne’s Debt Cap
There are more than $100 million in resiliency and other projects, but the island's charter limits borrowing.
Tony WintonJul 29
Sea Level Rise Calls KB’s Stormwater Plan Into Question
The flooding threat to Key Biscayne drew new attention this week with federal warnings on sea level rise, raising the question of whether...
Tony WintonJul 15
Hacking Attack: Investigation Continues
Law enforcement is continuing to investigate the hacking of Village of Key Biscayne computer systems that impaired some operations for...
Tony WintonJul 1
Budget Battle: How Quick Should an Ambulance Come?
As Key Biscayne looks to both cut costs and simultaneously approve massive public works spending for environmental resiliency, attention is...
Tony WintonJul 1
Council Keeps Village Taxes Flat as Budget Battle Begins
A divided Key Biscayne Village Council began the 2020 budget process by keeping property taxes flat in a preliminary vote that pitted...
Tony WintonJun 24
Vice Mayor: Segurola Attack on KB Foundation is “Ugly”
Key Biscayne Village Council Member Ignacio Segurola is taking aim at the Key Biscayne Community Foundation, saying the charity should no...
Tony WintonJun 24
KB Manager Proposes Tax Cuts in Operating Budget
Tension Between Taxes, Services As Council Holds First Budget Meeting Tuesday
Tony WintonJun 17
Labor Leader: Key Biscayne is “Union Busting”
Key Biscayne’s largest public employee union reacted with surprise this week to a sudden privatization of a Village office and a plan by...
Tony WintonJun 17
Will the Curse of 530 Crandon Continue?
A Park for 530 Crandon Boulevard Has Been Planned for 16 Years. Will it Happen?
Annali HaywardJun 17
Emotions High as Ex-Mayor Lindsay Wins $35K for Ethics Probe Fees
Former Key Biscayne Mayor Mayra Peña Lindsay will get about $35,000 to cover her legal bills in an ethics investigation that ultimately...
Tony WintonJun 12
Sargassum Showdown: Residents, Experts and Village At Odds Over Seaweed
Residents, officials, and some naturalists clashed this week over what to do about massive deposits of seaweed on island beaches. The...
Annali HaywardJun 10
Village Looks To Double Franchise Income From FPL
The Village Council is being asked to OK a 30-year-deal with Florida Power & Light on Tuesday that could increase revenues, but at...
Tony WintonJun 10
Budget Crunch: KB Could Lose Up to $700K in Tax Revenue
Key Biscayne’s Village government is staring at a potential loss of up to $700,000 in future tax revenue due to slipping property values,...
Tony WintonJun 3
Beach Blues: Village Hoping Army Corps Will Reconsider Renourishment Decision
Key Biscayne is working with Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez to reverse a negative decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about...
Tony WintonJun 3
Ultra: Virginia Key Off The Table, But Miami & Homestead Wooing
Miami’s City Commission is making one last pitch for the Ultra Music Festival to be held downtown, even as the City of Homestead has...
Tony WintonMay 27
Council Unites On Resiliency, Efficiency Goals
In a daylong informal brainstorming session, Key Biscayne Village Council members appeared to reach broad consensus on combining major...
Tony WintonMay 20
Ex-Mayor Lindsay Demands Payment For Ethics Probe Fees, Says She Acted ‘Correctly’ In Closing Meeting
UPDATE: The Village Council deferred action on Lindsay’s request for reimbursement until it could study a proposed change to a...
Tony WintonMay 20
Rent-Free Paddleboard Deal Up For Approval
UPDATE — The village council Tuesday approved the paddleboard agreement with significant changes that will make it a one-year trial...
Tony WintonMay 20
After Ultra, Should KB Pay for New Virginia Key Plan?
Less than an hour after word broke that the Ultra Music Festival was canceling its Virginia Key contract, Key Biscayne Mayor Mike Davey’s...
Tony WintonMay 13
Undergrounding: Full Stop
A controversial $46 million proposal to bury the island’s power lines has come to a full stop with news the Florida Legislature has...
Tony WintonMay 6
Should KB Have a Lawyer on Staff?
Village Council members will discuss an idea to make a departure from decades of legal precedent Tuesday —- not in the law itself, but in...
Tony WintonApr 29
Scientists: Ultra Stressed Fish
Fish suffered excess levels of stress because of loud music at the Ultra Music Festival last month, according to University of Miami...
Tony WintonApr 24
Manager Rejects $35K Legal Bill in Former Mayor’s Ethics Investigation
Village Manager Andrea Agha this week rejected a request by former Mayor Mayra Peña Lindsay for $35,457 in legal fees stemming from an...
Tony WintonApr 22