Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado said she has no plans on tossing her hat into the mayor’s race and unveiled plans to refurbish Crandon Park Golf Course on the latest episode of the Anti-Social podcast.
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Who dunnit? The case of the purloined sign-in sheet
It’s a real life game of Clue – Key Biscayne style. Who took the sign-in sheet in the Commodore Lounge at the Yacht Club following a meeting about sea walls?
It’s a “only on Key Biscayne type” of story that involves security footage, a former mayor and an irate Village Council.
Video surveillance obtained by the Independent through a public records request shows former Mayor Mayra Peña Lindsay with the sign-in sheet at the June 13 meeting. It appears the sign-in sheet is in the vicinity of her purse when it vanishes from view.
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Key Biscayne doctor seeks protection order in potential defamation case
Dr. George Mendia, a well-known OB-GYN on the island, wants a judge to stop Yahoo! from turning over email information in a potential defamation court action being pursued by one-time Village Council candidate Jennifer Allegra, who claims she was smeared by a mysterious letter writer.
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How Key Biscayne became a pawn to secure $3 million for Hispanic chamber
A Central Florida lawmaker falsely claimed support from Key Biscayne’s top official to secure $3 million in taxpayer dollars for a Hispanic chamber of commerce for a storm water technology.
The $3 million budget item sailed through the Legislature – but Village Manager Steve Williamson never knew lawmakers were using his name to win the funding.
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Recycled Orchestra from impoverished slum in Paraguay to play on Key Biscayne
Featured in numerous news articles, NPR and 60 Minutes, the story of the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura is one of how art can elevate the human spirit despite crippling poverty. And the musicians are coming to Key Biscayne to perform this weekend at Paradise Park.
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After months of traffic snarls, new Crandon lane opens
The brand new $484,000 right-turn lane from Crandon Boulevard onto Harbor Drive opened for business on Sept. 25 after months of construction that sometimes snarled traffic all the way to the Rickenbacker Marina.
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Young Marlins flop against Phillies in NL Wild Card Series sweep
The Miami Marlins couldn’t solve Zack Wheeler or Aaron Nola. Their pitching couldn’t shut down Philly’s big boppers. And the Marlins sure couldn’t quiet a Phillies crowd that came primed for another postseason party.
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Messi misses Inter Miami’s 4-1 loss to Chicago with scar tissue ailment
Lionel Messi wasn’t in Chicago with Inter Miami on Wednesday night for a game against the Fire, missing his fifth match in the last six with the MLS club.
The 36-year-old Argentine star had been listed as questionable on Inter Miami’s injury report because of a scar tissue ailment that has nagged him since shortly after World Cup qualifying. He worked out independently of the team Tuesday.
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January trial date set for former EmeraldBay manager
A judge has set a Jan. 8 trial date for Maria Ferrer Rodriguez, the former property manager at tony EmeraldBay condominium who is accused of pilfering more than $7,000 in maintenance fees. The State Attorney’s office postponed Rodriguez’s arraignment three times before filing two charges of grand theft and one charge of organized scheme to […]
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McCarthy becomes first House speaker ever to be ousted
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.