Behind the Struggle to Bring Covid-19 Tests to Key Biscayne
While Village worried for weeks about what to do, the Key Biscayne Community Foundation stepped in and made it happen.
Charles D. ShermanApr 25
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Council Meeting Roundup: Water, Bonds, Ethics and More
Tuesday’s Village Council meeting featured an energized Council engaging with gusto in the first meeting of the year. The Council...
Annali HaywardJan 29
Key Biscayne Policing Scrutinized at Council Meeting
Tuesday’s Council meeting featured an occasionally uncomfortable exchange between a Council member and the Key Biscayne Chief of Police...
Annali HaywardNov 21
Council Meeting Roundup: Firefighters, Fishing, Tallahassee To-Do List and – yes – the Library
Tuesday’s council meeting was a marathon – read our guide to keep up with all the issues racing through the community.
Annali HaywardOct 30
Communication Confusion: Council Considers Program as Community Battles Misinformation
Village leaders struggled to communicate with each other last week about plans for a program that would partly address the proliferation of...
Annali HaywardOct 28
Council Meeting Roundup: Parks, Fishing, Firefighters and More
Buckle up for a whistle-stop tour through the Oct. 15 Village Council meeting highlights.
Annali HaywardOct 21
Cheat’s Guide to the Village Council Meeting
What’s a pocket park? Are we banning Mashta Bridge fishing? And what’s up with our water? These and many other questions answered in...
Annali HaywardOct 14
Board Recommends Purchase of Lots for Key Biscayne’s First ‘Resilient’ Park
With resiliency a hot topic throughout this summer’s budget cycle, the Parks and Open Spaces Board is hoping the Village approves a $4...
Annali HaywardOct 7
Narrow Vote Grants Pensions More Funding
The public pension plans for Key Biscayne’s fire and police departments received a quarter of proposed Village funding in a tight vote...
Annali HaywardSep 30
Stormwater Fees Raised As Resiliency Issues Dominate Budget Hearing
Key Biscayne is nearly done with the 2020 budget. Is it doing enough about environmental resilience?
Annali HaywardSep 16
Ethics Commission Closes Key Biscayne Investigation
The Miami-Dade County Ethics Commission is closing a conflict of interest investigation into four current and former members of the Village...
Tony WintonSep 9
Outpouring of Love for the Bahamas Sparks Aid Debate
The Bahamas is reeling from its worst-ever hurricane. Key Biscayners know they want to help – but can’t always agree how
Annali HaywardSep 9
Questions Swirl Over $36 Million KB Budget Vote
UPDATED with council votes late Tuesday night
Tony WintonSep 9
Agha Updates $36 Million Village Budget
Key Biscayne Village Manager Andrea Agha sent a revised $36 million budget to the Village Council last week, a more detailed draft that...
Tony WintonSep 2
Village Moves to Ban Fishing on Mashta Bridge
Key Biscayne’s Village Council suspends fishing permits for Mashta bridge, but many want fishing to continue
Annali HaywardSep 2
$4 Million Pocket Park Inches Closer to Reality
Plans for a so-called ‘pocket park’ on Key Biscayne advanced this week. But is the price right?
Annali HaywardSep 2
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
Segurola Acknowledges Giving Information to Ethics Panel
Village Council Member Ignacio Segurola acknowledged Friday he provided information to a Miami-Dade Ethics Commission panel about his...
Tony WintonJul 22
Segurola, London Discuss Ethics Inquiry
Key Biscayne Village Council Members Ignacio Segurola and Ed London participated in a “sunshine meeting” at Village Hall....
Tony WintonJul 19
Ethics Questions Raised For 3 Key Biscayne Council Members
Ethics inquiry is second involving Village officials within a year.
Tony WintonJul 15
Equal Time: Charity Responds after Council Member’s Criticism
The Key Biscayne Village Council is holding a previously unscheduled meeting Tuesday to discuss the future of the Key Biscayne Community...
Curt AndersonJul 1
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
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
Council Says “No” To Referendum on Undergrounding
An idea to hold a referendum on whether to go forward with a utility undergrounding project was deep-sixed by the Village Council Tuesday,...
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
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
