KEY BISCAYNE

Zoo Miami Animal Health team members successfully released a juvenile Green Sea Turtle back to the wild from Bill Baggs State Park on Key Biscayne Wednesday morning, Zoo Miami’s Ron Magill confirmed.

The Miami Seaquarium's famed killer whale could soon be on the move as there are plans in the works to free Lolita from captivity.

Police in Miami-Dade County are investigating after a bicyclist was struck by a car that did not stop.

A small plane made an emergency landing on the Rickenbacker Causeway in Key Biscayne, according to Miami Fire Rescue.

Miami-Dade police opened a death investigation after someone fishing off Key Biscayne noticed a body floating in the water Tuesday afternoon, officers said.

A group of migrants landed Thursday afternoon on Virginia Key near Key Biscayne.

A group of young friends went out fishing just after New Year's Day when an unexpected real-life National Geographic moment happened right in front their faces.

A pair of grinches were arrested Friday after being accused of stealing multiple Christmas gifts from a mail truck in Key Biscayne.

The Department of Health in Miami-Dade County issued a swimming advisory Thursday morning for Crandon Park South.

A statewide grand jury empaneled at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has called for lawmakers to create new criminal penalties for harboring undocumented immigrants.

A Christmas tree lot owner in Aventura is stepping up to bring some Christmas cheer to Key Biscayne.

The staff at the Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park was expecting Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday in Key Biscayne.

The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department reported heavy rain caused the sewer overflow at the Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant on Wednesday in Virginia Key.

Flu activity is the highest in the Southeastern U.S. and Washington D.C. right now. It is also very high in New York City and New Jersey.

U.S. Border Patrol agents have detained nine Cuban migrants who arrived in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning via a homemade boat, officials confirmed.

Dozens of PETA supporters protested outside Miami Seaquarium Saturday.

Voters in Miami-Dade County will cast their ballots Tuesday for the Midterm Election, deciding who will represent them in the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.

Local and federal authorities responded to a migrant landing on Key Biscayne Friday morning.

The U.S. Border Patrol has apprehended 26 Cuban migrants who they said came ashore Thursday morning in Key Biscayne.

The midterm elections are getting closer and closer.

From Broward to Miami-Dade counties, Kurt Kaminer said although drivers need to learn how to share the road, there is also a need for infrastructure improvements.

The night was perfect, a few days after a full moon. Balmy air. Calm water. All the conditioned aligned for staghorn coral to mingle their eggs and sperm on the gentle incoming tide. But these weren't just any staghorn coral. They were lab babies bred by researchers at the University of Miami in an effort to find the "Lionel Messi" of the reef: corals more resistant to climate change.

Scientists and students from the University of Miami dove into the dark waters a few miles off the shores of Miami as part of an effort to develop hybrid reefs.

A controversial proposal to create pop-up communities for the homeless across Miami, including on Virginia Key, was approved by commissioners last week.

After some storms cleared, Wednesday became a busy day for boaters and divers taking advantage of Florida’s 2-day spiny lobster season.

U.S. Border Patrol Agents from the Miami sector patrolling the waters off Key Biscayne noticed something unusual floating in the water Thursday afternoon.

Authorities have detained a group of migrants who arrived on a boat Tuesday morning in Key Biscayne.

New details are emerging about a deadly boat crash off the coast of Key Biscayne that left two people dead and nearly a dozen others hurt.

Officials say two people were killed and 10 others had to be rescued after a nighttime boat collision near Key Biscayne, Florida.

The two boats collided at around 10:30 p.m. in an area near the Nixon Beach Sandbar, one mile west of Key Biscayne, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Seven people were one boat, five on the other.

The collision occurred near Key Biscayne, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Authorities recovered the bodies of two people following a boat crash off the coast of Key Biscayne that left 10 others injured, according to a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard Saturday afternoon.

The much-awaited independent assessment of Lolita's health says the beloved 56-year-old orca is doing much better.

New bike safety measures were implemented on the Rickenbacker Causeway, in hopes to prevent future accidents.

Cyclist and cycling activist Eli Stiers joined the ride, calling attention to the deadly dangers along the Rickenbacker Causeway.

The cycling community unloaded at the Miami-Dade County Commission on Tuesday, demanding more protection, and saying that painted unprotected lanes are not enough

The causeway was built as a highway, but it is now an iconic but dangerous mix of vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians.

Two cyclists were killed Sunday afternoon after being struck on Miami, Florida's Rickenbacker Causeway, partially shutting down the only access to Key Biscayne.

The fun begins at 7 p.m. and will honor long time Lori Brener Scholarship Fund supporter, Norma Jean Abraham. This year’s event which will benefit the scholarship fund is co-chaired by Betty Barrios, Sonia Gibson, Neyda Raola, and Miriam Salazar (mother of Lori Brener for whom the scholarship fund was named). For more information on the organization, visit https://womensfundmiami.org/Finally, right in our backyard, we have the UM Frost School of Music. The UM Frost School of Music faculty and its students are remarkably gifted and shows like this are a resource not to be overlooked. Until next time, keep making each day count and share an act of kindness every day.

Earth Day in South Florida continues throughout the weekend and there's plenty to do to celebrate Mother Earth.

The first "Keys on the Key" Piano Festival is taking place on April 1-3.

Miami-Dade County announced that with the Miami Seaquarium under new ownership, third party veterinarians will be allowed onto the property to examine the health of the famed Orca.

South Florida students hold protests against Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill Thursday, which lawmakers passed earlier this week and which the governor is expected to sign into law.

USDA inspectors were back at the Miami Seaquarium Tuesday following last June's scathing 17-page report citing numerous serious animal welfare violations.

There are conflicting reports about the health of Lolita, the 56-year-old orca that lives at the Miami Seaquarium.

The rescue happened in the waters off Key Biscayne near Crandon Park.

Family members and loved ones took part in a memorial service off the South Florida coast.

Miami differentiates its communities: Wynwood, Mimo, Little Haiti, Doral, Allapattah, Downtown Dadeland, Hialeah, Little River, Coral Gables, South Beach, Brickell, Calle Ocho, Lincoln Road, Design District, Sunset Harbor, South Miami, Key Biscayne, etc. So let’s explore one area at a time over the next few months starting with Coconut Grove. Old timers spoke of the old Grove or West Grove, young folks know the new Grove and Cocowalk, but with the effects of our blessed developers and beloved gentrifiers, let’s just leave it with the Grove. Jaguar, Strada, Ariete, Bombay Darbar, Glass & Vine, Peacock Garden, Lulu, Kush, Atchana’s, Mister 01, Harry’s and Sapore di Mare all bring cred. The Barnacle, Kennedy Park and Peacock Park are spacious and busy.

Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms caused power outages and flooded roads on Thursday evening in areas of Miami-Dade County.

Key Biscayne’s big victory in coastal risk areas by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

The Home Team, a nonprofit organization founded by former University of Miami Offensive Lineman Alex Pou, will host its 3rd annual golf tournament on Oct. 21 in the Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne.

Key Biscayne beach efforts for federal funding look better by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

Key Biscayne looks for better way to handle Rickenbacker Causeway by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

A Miami-Dade judge has ruled Adel Piedrahita continue to be held on no bond following his arrest for second-degree murder.

Older adults who are childless in the U.S. are more likely to be college educated, working and white than those with children.

U.S. Border Patrol and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were among the responding agencies.

Sunday morning’s thick smoke over downtown Miami that was visible over Biscayne Bay from Miami Beach and Key Biscayne came from a house fire in Little Havana that Miami Fire Rescue battled for three hours.

Causeways deal or not, Bear Cut Bridge must be replaced by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

The tragedy in Miami-Dade County’s town of Surfside had a ripple effect on residents of condominium buildings in south Florida who had safety concerns that actually turned out to be unfounded.

Troy Vincent wrapped up the NFL’s three-day General Manager Forum and Quarterback Coaching Summit with a passionate plea to anyone who still thinks there aren’t worthy Black candidates for head coaching positions.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to help protect Biscayne Bay on Thursday at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne. It allocates $20 million for projects.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Thursday morning at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne.

Bicycle sales were in high gear in pandemic – then supplies dried upAdvertisementThe Miami Beach Bicycle Center on Fifth Street is a South Beach institution. “There wasn’t enough product coming in.”Since the coronavirus hit, bike shops from Florida City to Aventura have been overrun. “I have never seen as many people enjoying the outdoors as I have during the pandemic,” he said. The Miami Bike Shop on Biscayne Boulevard is among the most handy for the thousands of young people who have moved to Midtown and the Omni in recent years. So, it has been repairs that have been the backbone of the business.”The Miami Bike Shop is expecting a large shipment of bicycles within the next few weeks, but inventory won’t match pre-Covid-19 levels.

Ahead of today’s forum hosted by the Miami-Dade League of Cities, the Daniella Levine Cava for Miami-Dade Mayor campaign announces additional endorsements from local elected leaders including Key Biscayne Mayor Michael Davey, Bay Harbor Mayor Stephanie Bruder, and Aventura Commissioner Denise Landman. Key Biscayne Mayor Michael Davey shared, “During this moment of uncertainty, one thing is clear: Daniella Levine Cava is the right choice to lead Miami-Dade County. Daniella has earned her reputation for cooperation, transparency, and respect through decades of dedicated work with local leaders like myself on some of our biggest issues. As climate change and an economic crisis threaten our homes and families, we need people like Daniella to fight back. I’m supporting Daniella Levine Cava because I know that she is that leader who will work with us, not against us, to bring our residents up and to invest in the next generation.

The Rome Program, with the participation of the School of Architecture, held a Golf Tournament at Crandon Golf in Key Biscayne to fund its study abroad program, Friday, Oct. 11. Undergraduate students can register during the last two years to study design, drawing, history, the theory of architecture and urban design. One hundred twenty players registered a record for the golf tournament. At the end of the afternoon, the school held a networking reception, an auction and a raffle. For questions about the Rome program go to https://www.arc.miami.edu/academics/umsoa-in-rome/index.html or contact Carmen Guerrero by email carmeng@miami.edu.

Miami looks at luxury Virginia Key hotel at civil rights museumWritten by Gabriel Poblete on September 17, 2019AdvertisementTo help revitalize Virginia Key Beach and create a stable funding stream for a civil rights museum to rise there, Commissioner Keon Hardemon proposed a potential source of revenue: a luxury hotel. As the Miami City Commission discussed the Virginia Key Trusts proposed budget last week, Mr. Hardemon floated the idea to mixed reviews. In the past it was pretty simple; it was called segregation, Mr. Hardemon told Guy Forchion, executive director of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust. He cited Virginia Keys tenuous ecology and said a Virginia Key masterplan that the public has approved does not contemplate a hotel. Though the commission passed the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust budget on first reading, the trusts and the citys proposed budgets werent the same.

Piedrahita is known among the bicyclists as being friendly to them sometimes riding his motorcycle alongside the riders to help with traffic control, videotaping them and posting about their rides on Facebook, the Miami Herald reported.