Budget Fumble: Council Holds Special Workshop After Complaints
Key Biscayne's Budget Getting a Makeover?
Tony WintonAug 26
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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
Court Strikes Down Styrofoam Ban. Does Ruling Threaten Ban on Plastic Bags, Too?
Dealing a blow to proponents of local environmental regulations, a Florida appeals court says state law prohibits the City of Coral Gables...
Tony WintonAug 19
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
Party Switch: KB Mayor Davey Becomes a Democrat
Joining a trend being seen across suburban America, Mike Davey switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democratic last month. ...
Tony WintonJul 15
Community Rallies Around Village’s Charitable Foundation
It was standing-room only in the Council chamber last night for a turbulent three-hour discussion of the Village’s relationship with the...
Annali HaywardJul 3
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
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
Should Cops Go to Jail For Cowardice?
Should a cop in Key Biscayne or elsewhere go to jail if he or she is deemed a coward? It’s a question on the minds of officers,...
Staff and Wire ReportsJun 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
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
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
Plastic Straw Ban Survives
At least 11 Florida cities which had banned single-use plastic straws, including Key Biscayne, can continue to enforce their local laws...
Tony WintonMay 13
OPINION: Reverberations from Ultra: What’s Next?
By FRANK CAPLAN, LUIS DE LA CRUZ, and GARY GROSS Frank Caplan, Luis de la Cruz, and Gary Gross Key News Contributors Responding to...
Key News ContributorMay 13
In Surprise, Ultra Cancels Virginia Key Deal
Just hours before Miami commissioners were to vote on a 2020 repeat of the Ultra Music Festival on Virginia Key, concert organizers...
Tony WintonMay 8
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
KB Leaders Urge Unity in the Face of Anti-Semitism, Hatred
Village officials and spiritual leaders showed solidarity Tuesday with the Chabad of Key Biscayne at a vigil in response to the April 27...
Annali HaywardMay 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
Safety, Noise Issues Drive Ultra 2020 Debate
Reports of noise and heavy demands on first responders during the Ultra Music Festival — including confirmation that two people went...
Tony WintonApr 15
Ultra: Under Review By City of Miami?
In the wake of miles-long traffic snarls, bus transportation foul-ups, and loud complaints about noise from the Ultra Music Festival, Miami...
Tony WintonApr 8
Should Key Biscayne Run the Rickenbacker Causeway?
Saying that a redesign of the Rickenbacker Causeway is inevitable, Mayor Mike Davey is putting forward a plan for the Village to manage the...
Tony WintonApr 8
$50 Million Utility Bond Issue Up for Preliminary Vote
In another step toward burying power lines, Village Manager Andrea Agha is asking the Village Council to approve a formal resolution of...
Tony WintonApr 8
Ultra Gridlock in Wee Hours
Ultra Music Festival officials say they’re changing the traffic plan for tonight’s concert as a result of large unexpected pedestrian...
Tony WintonMar 30
