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WEBSep 30, 2024 — The Miami Dolphins’ thoughts after a second straight blowout loss were a mix of accountability for their struggles and optimism that they can fix them as the season goes on.…. September 23, 2024. August 30, 2024. The Key Biscayne Independent is owned by Miami Fourth Estate, Inc. a nonprofit with its own independent board of directors.
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WEBAug 8, 2022 — News. Final vote on Key Biscayne budget Tuesday kicks off the “Big Dig.”. It raises taxes on some, lowers for others. by Tony Winton September 23, 2024. Overall taxes would rise about 5.5%, but about 37% of residents who are in Homesteaded properties would see a property tax cut of about 1.5%.
Powerful Hurricane Milton takes aim at Tampa
WEB4 hours ago — Tony Winton is the editor-in-chief of the Key Biscayne Independent and president of Miami Fourth Estate, Inc. He worked previously at The Associated Press for three decades winning multiple Edward R. Murrow awards. He was president of the News Media Guild, a journalism union, for 10 years. Born in Chicago, he is a graduate of Columbia University.
Cost of living, condo fee issues dominate senior citizen candidate ...
WEB3 days ago — Share articleIn an attempt to reach the influential senior voting demographic, six candidates vying for three Village Council seats used the opportunity at a forum Wednesday to find ways of easing rising costs at a time when the island will be launching the “Big Dig” set of public works projects. Moderator Teri Scott asked candidates […]
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WEBSep 27, 2024 — by Safiyah Riddle September 28, 2024. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The police officers who arrested a Black pastor while he watered his neighbor’s plants can be sued, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, reversing a lower court judge’s decision to dismiss the pastor’s lawsuit. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously ...
$95 million Key Biscayne budget faces first vote, raises taxes 7%
WEBSep 7, 2024 — Manager Steve Williamson’s 2025 budget clocks in at $95.2 million, a spending plan that would still raise property taxes about 7% on average, even though the tax rate is decreasing. The budget contains nearly $55 million in capital projects — including funding the first steps of the “Big Dig,” the plan to replumb the island’s aging ...
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WEBSep 17, 2024 — Overall taxes would rise about 5.5%, but about 37% of residents who are in Homesteaded properties would see a property tax cut of about 1.5%
“It’s really tough to be in business.” High rents pummel Key …
WEB3 days ago — Share articleOn many nights, Novecento is filled with loyal customers. But even for the popular Argentine restaurant times are tough on Key Biscayne. Novecento had to move earlier this year from its long-term location at the Key Biscayne Shopping Center to a slightly smaller space at The Square. Why? Rents are simply too high for […]
Key Biscayne COVID-19 Positivity Soars to 28%
WEBDec 29, 2021 — Share articleThe COVID-19 positivity rate in Key Biscayne is up to 28 percent, a stunning indicator of the rapid spread of the omicron variant, officials said Tuesday. The seven-day average figure was provided to the Village by Curative from data at two testing stations. The County’s rate was 25%. The number came on a day […]
PODCAST: Council candidates Caplan, Fried take opposing views …
WEBSep 2, 2024 — Share articleCouncil candidate Mark Fried says he’s open to pausing the Big Dig resilience project for a cost review and a possible do-over. At the same time, incumbent Frank Caplan defended the estimated $310 million set of projects, saying the Council’s decisions were based on science and sound judgment. Fried and Caplan, both lawyers and […]