TOKYO — It’s all been very messy. We’re talking about Lionel Messi and Inter Miami’s global tour of exhibition games where the main show has been Argentina’s 2022 World Cup-winning captain. The matches are about promotion and marketing, hoping to build a new brand by using stars like Messi and Uruguayan Luis Suarez. Instead, the tour is […]
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King Charles III has cancer, Buckingham Palace says
King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Less than 18 months into his reign, the 75-year-old monarch will suspend public duties but will continue with state business, and won’t be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state. The palace didn’t say […]
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Women rock the Grammy awards as Taylor Swift sets music milestone
It’s Taylor Swift’s world, and she just allows us to live in it. After weeks where she attracted endless attention for her football star boyfriend and a mystifying right-wing campaign against her, the Grammy Awards put the focus squarely back on her art. “Midnights” earned Swift her fourth career Grammy for album of the year […]
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U.S. Marshals set to auction Joe Carollo’s home over $63.5 million judgment
U.S. Marshals have warned Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo that they’ll soon be selling his home in Coconut Grove over the $63.5 million judgment against him in a federal civil rights lawsuit. On Friday afternoon, Marshal Gadyaces S. Serralta posted the following notice of levy outside Carollo’s property: “I have levied this day upon all right, […]
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PODCAST: Key Biscayne Film Festival to emphasize coastal living around the world
The inaugural Key Biscayne Film Festival aims to create something unique from others of its kind: a celebration of the celluloid arts that captures life in coastal and island communities around the world.
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Florida House votes to loosen child labor laws
A year after Florida enacted a new law making it more difficult for employers to hire immigrants in the country illegally, the House passed a bill Thursday to let 16- and 17-year-olds work longer and later hours. Rep. Vicki Lopez, whose district includes Key Biscayne, voted for the bill. Supporters said teenagers and their parents know […]
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National Hurricane Center to add inland predictions
The “cone of uncertainty” produced by the National Hurricane Center to forecast the location and ferocity of a tropical storm is getting an update this year to include predictions for inland areas, where wind and flooding are sometimes more treacherous than damage to the coasts. The Miami-based hurricane center said Thursday on the X social media […]
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Move to regulate scooters on Crandon hits legal snag as injuries skyrocket nationally
A move to tighten regulation of scooters and e-bikes on Crandon Boulevard has hit a legal snag, even as a federal study is showing that injuries involving the devices are soaring. There is also growing concern in Congress about e-bikes and electronic scooters catching fire. Key Biscayne is an epicenter for micromobility, where electric e-bikes […]
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Disney appeals dismissal of free speech lawsuit
Disney on Thursday appealed a judge’s dismissal of its free speech lawsuit over what it described as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ retaliatory takeover of Walt Disney World’s governing district, as the Florida governor separately called any appeal “a mistake.” “They should move on,” DeSantis said at a news conference in Jacksonville a day after the ruling. Disney filed […]
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Commentary: Blasting Biden’s immigration bargain is short-sighted
Immigrant advocates now denouncing President Biden forget the U.S. needs to reform asylum and aid Ukraine — and that doing both can help ease America’s immigration calamity. I received an email from several local immigrant advocate organizations this week — and it helped remind me, frankly, how politically short-sighted immigrant advocates themselves can be when […]