Weekly News update from the KBI
February 26, 2024
There’s been a flurry of new ideas for e-bike and scooter laws in the wake of the Valentines’ Day death of a beloved Key Biscayne tutor in a collision with an e-bike. Some are aimed at a compromise solution.
And other municipalities are watching.
In the wake of an e-bike-caused fatality, a group of Key Biscayne parents are pushing back on plans to ban micro-mobility devices, saying it will hurt families and law-abiding students, adults who rely on them and clog traffic.
The parents and supporters, who organizers say number about 300 residents, formed online on WhatsApp following the Village Council’s approval Friday of a 60-day ban on all micro-mobility devices on all streets but Crandon Boulevard.
Key Biscayne’s scooter crackdown continues. The arrest of Roger Hernandez Perera of Miami for resisting arrest without violence – a misdemeanor – came after a scooter stop at the Mobil…
The Key Biscayne Independent has received many calls and messages about Megan Andrews. Here is what readers shared.
Former Key Biscayne attorney William McCaughan Jr. now faces new and more serious federal charges that he lured two minors to engage in sexual activity.
The four new charges come with Key Biscayne already on edge because of McCaughan Jr’s case and another investigation into allegations made against a gymnastic coach.
Key Biscayne has been battered in 2024 with numerous crises. Has the Village and its leaders responded correctly to residents’ concerns? Media expert Thom Mozloom thinks not.“
The political willpower isn’t there,” said Mozloom, the owner of the M Network, on the Anti-Social podcast.
the couple focused on not just collecting art, but furthering art education. “From the very beginning, Rosa and Carlos wanted the mission of education to go beyond the walls of…
Davey served two terms as Key Biscayne mayor after previously being a council member. A former Republican, he changed parties in 2019 b
Facing up to 55 years in prison, the man who took an AK-47 to a Key Biscayne falafel shop before leading police on a wild chase, accepted a plea deal…
When Village Manager Steve Williamson interviewed Colleen Blank for capital improvement & grants manager, her skill set didn’t exactly fit the position, he said. “But on closer look, there was…
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