Island Life

OPINION: Is Living on the Key Expensive? Compared to What?

In any group conversation about things — cars, houses, services and more — there is dependably a person who will assert that a thing being discussed is “too expensive.” Typically,...

Matt Bramson

Aug 19

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Diver Hospitalized After Possible Shark Bite Near Cape Florida

Man hospitalized after saying he was bitten by shark.

Tony Winton

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KB Resident, Dolphins’ Hall of Fame Linebacker Buoniconti dead at 78

Buoniconti and his son raised half a billion dollars in the search for a paralysis cure.

Steven Wine

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Key Biscayne Police Start Ticketing For Texting

Enforcing a flawed law will be a challenge, but police say it’s a start.

Tony Winton

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KB Remembers Moonshot 50 Years Later

Apollo 11 Memories Are Still Strong, and some Key Biscayne residents have personal connections to the lunar landing.

Tony Winton

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Rare Low Mark at K-8 Center Leaves More Questions Than Answers

A failing English grade for the sixth graders could have multiple causes.

Annali Hayward

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Ron Erbel: Retiring after 44 Years, But Not Hanging Up His Fire Helmet

Veteran Firefighter Ron Erbel celebrated his retirement Saturday before a large crowd. He recieved a framed U.S. flag that flew over the...

Tony Winton

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Patriotism and Pride: KB’s 60th 4th of July Parade

It wasn't just U.S. History Being Celebrated on July 4th. KB Marked its Own Milestone

Tony Winton

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Sixty Years of Red, White, and Blue

Get your flag-waving game on, because this Thursday’s Fourth of July Parade is set be something special – the 60th running of the...

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Inaugural Key Biscayne Yoga Day a Success

Key Biscayners united with yogis all over the world this past Friday to celebrate their first International Yoga Day. Instigated by Indian...

Annali Hayward

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Botanica Condo President Julius González Dead at 66

Julius Eladio González, the president of the Botanica Condominium, a lover of bebop jazz whose life’s journey was profiled in the New...

Matt Bramson

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Police Arrest Man on Drug Charges

Key Biscayne Police arrested a 20-year-old Hialeah man on drug-related charges last month after making a traffic stop at the intersection...

Tony Winton

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Rib Off: United We Smoke

There was charcoal. There was grilling apparatus in all shapes and sizes. There was even a water-submerged form of barbecue. But in the...

Tony Winton

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Start Your Engines: Car Week Makes KB Debut

It’s not every day that a Formula One race car, its engine gunning, traverses Crandon Boulevard, but at least there was little doubt...

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Memorial Day: Recall Their Valor

These remarks were prepared by Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mark Blumstein, who gave the keynote speech at Key Biscayne’s Memorial...

Key News Contributor

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Key News Joins The Associated Press

TO OUR READERS: A report from the publisher Key News Joins The Associated Press Several months now into our Key News foray, we continue...

Franklin Caplan

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KB Resident Among 4 Indicted On Fraud Charges in Vermont

By LISA RATHKE and KATHY McCORMACK BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The former owner and former president of a Vermont ski resort accused in a...

The Associated Press

May 22

Beat The Drum: KB’s 60th Fourth of July Parade Coming Up

More than 300 people gathered for lively music, Shorty’s BBQ, and cold beer to support Key Biscayne’s annual Fourth of July...

Tony Winton

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OPINION: Hopes for 2040 Key Biscayne

By MATT BRAMSON Matt Bramson Key News Contributor Like most people, I suppose, I’ve always been fascinated with time travel. I’ve...

Key News Contributor

May 27

Chopper Airlifts Golf Cart Accident Victim

A woman thrown from a golf cart was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center Thursday, with first responders using a St....

Tony Winton

May 6

Crossbridge Nixes Charter School; Magic of Learning to Close

Educational options for parents of young children on Key Biscayne could tighten soon with one institution dropping plans for a charter...

Annali Hayward

May 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 Hayward

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“The Bridge” Premieres to Tears, Hugs

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Tony Winton

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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...

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Local News Determines the Fate of the Republic

Local news can be what happens on your block or in your neighborhood or community, but everyone agrees its coverage has fallen on hard...

Nancy Beth Jackson

Apr 29

Brazilian Carnival Takes Over the Reflecting Pools

For a short while this past week, the center of town resembled Rio de Janeiro, as residents took in the sights and sounds of award-winning...

Donald Elisburg

Apr 22

Beach Club Elects New Board In Bitter Ballot

Brushing aside criticism from several board members, officers of the Key Biscayne Beach Club counted ballots Friday for a new board of...

Tony Winton

Apr 22

53 Students Flunk Address Verification Inquiry at MAST Academy

By ANNALI HAYWARD Key News contributor With demand still outstripping available seats, a Village committee wants to build on a program that...

Key News Contributor

Apr 15

KiteFest 2019

Nearly 100 teams of children — including many from Liberty City — did a bit of soaring April 6 when they built, decorated, and...

Donald Elisburg

Apr 15

Battle for the Beach Club

UPDATE (4/16) — The leadership of one of Key Biscayne’s most iconic institutions remains in doubt tonight after another meeting...

Tony Winton

Apr 15

Island Life

OPINION: Is Living on the Key Expensive? Compared to What?

In any group conversation about things — cars, houses, services and more — there is dependably a person who will assert that a thing being discussed is “too expensive.” Typically,...

Latest from Island Life

Diver Hospitalized After Possible Shark Bite Near Cape Florida

Man hospitalized after saying he was bitten by shark.

KB Resident, Dolphins’ Hall of Fame Linebacker Buoniconti dead at 78

Buoniconti and his son raised half a billion dollars in the search for a paralysis cure.

Key Biscayne Police Start Ticketing For Texting

Enforcing a flawed law will be a challenge, but police say it’s a start.

KB Remembers Moonshot 50 Years Later

Apollo 11 Memories Are Still Strong, and some Key Biscayne residents have personal connections to the lunar landing.

Rare Low Mark at K-8 Center Leaves More Questions Than Answers

A failing English grade for the sixth graders could have multiple causes.

Ron Erbel: Retiring after 44 Years, But Not Hanging Up His Fire Helmet

Veteran Firefighter Ron Erbel celebrated his retirement Saturday before a large crowd. He recieved a framed U.S. flag that flew over the...

Patriotism and Pride: KB’s 60th 4th of July Parade

It wasn't just U.S. History Being Celebrated on July 4th. KB Marked its Own Milestone

Sixty Years of Red, White, and Blue

Get your flag-waving game on, because this Thursday’s Fourth of July Parade is set be something special – the 60th running of the...

Inaugural Key Biscayne Yoga Day a Success

Key Biscayners united with yogis all over the world this past Friday to celebrate their first International Yoga Day. Instigated by Indian...

Botanica Condo President Julius González Dead at 66

Julius Eladio González, the president of the Botanica Condominium, a lover of bebop jazz whose life’s journey was profiled in the New...

Police Arrest Man on Drug Charges

Key Biscayne Police arrested a 20-year-old Hialeah man on drug-related charges last month after making a traffic stop at the intersection...

Rib Off: United We Smoke

There was charcoal. There was grilling apparatus in all shapes and sizes. There was even a water-submerged form of barbecue. But in the...

Start Your Engines: Car Week Makes KB Debut

It’s not every day that a Formula One race car, its engine gunning, traverses Crandon Boulevard, but at least there was little doubt...

Memorial Day: Recall Their Valor

These remarks were prepared by Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mark Blumstein, who gave the keynote speech at Key Biscayne’s Memorial...

Key News Joins The Associated Press

TO OUR READERS: A report from the publisher Key News Joins The Associated Press Several months now into our Key News foray, we continue...

KB Resident Among 4 Indicted On Fraud Charges in Vermont

By LISA RATHKE and KATHY McCORMACK BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The former owner and former president of a Vermont ski resort accused in a...

Beat The Drum: KB’s 60th Fourth of July Parade Coming Up

More than 300 people gathered for lively music, Shorty’s BBQ, and cold beer to support Key Biscayne’s annual Fourth of July...

OPINION: Hopes for 2040 Key Biscayne

By MATT BRAMSON Matt Bramson Key News Contributor Like most people, I suppose, I’ve always been fascinated with time travel. I’ve...

Chopper Airlifts Golf Cart Accident Victim

A woman thrown from a golf cart was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center Thursday, with first responders using a St....

Crossbridge Nixes Charter School; Magic of Learning to Close

Educational options for parents of young children on Key Biscayne could tighten soon with one institution dropping plans for a charter...

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...

“The Bridge” Premieres to Tears, Hugs

A homegrown documentary showing a life-changing journey for a group of nine young men in Miami’s inner city opened to emotional reactions...

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...

Local News Determines the Fate of the Republic

Local news can be what happens on your block or in your neighborhood or community, but everyone agrees its coverage has fallen on hard...

Brazilian Carnival Takes Over the Reflecting Pools

For a short while this past week, the center of town resembled Rio de Janeiro, as residents took in the sights and sounds of award-winning...

Beach Club Elects New Board In Bitter Ballot

Brushing aside criticism from several board members, officers of the Key Biscayne Beach Club counted ballots Friday for a new board of...

53 Students Flunk Address Verification Inquiry at MAST Academy

By ANNALI HAYWARD Key News contributor With demand still outstripping available seats, a Village committee wants to build on a program that...

KiteFest 2019

Nearly 100 teams of children — including many from Liberty City — did a bit of soaring April 6 when they built, decorated, and...

Battle for the Beach Club

UPDATE (4/16) — The leadership of one of Key Biscayne’s most iconic institutions remains in doubt tonight after another meeting...

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