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WEB6 days ago — Seahawks roll to 24-3 win over Dolphins as Miami deals with another QB injury. Geno Smith threw for 289 yards and a 71-yard touchdown to DK Metcalf, Zach Charbonnet rushed for two TDs, and the Seattle Seahawks beat Miami 24-3 on Sunday where the…. September 22, 2024. August 30, 2024. The Key Biscayne Independent is owned by Miami Fourth ...
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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%.
Helene's flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory.
WEB8 hours ago — Share articleTennessee state authorities said Wednesday they were investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by cataclysmic flooding unleashed by Hurricane Helene. As the nearby Nolichucky River swelled from rainfall, employees in the Impact Plastics factory in Erwin, a small community in rural Tennessee, kept working. Several asserted that […]
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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 ...
Could County vote open door to relaxed e-bike rules?
WEB3 days ago — Share articleMiami-Dade is set to grant Key Biscayne power to regulate e-bikes on Crandon Boulevard, in a carefully crafted inter-government agreement that might allow a future Village Council to relax the island’s micromobility ban. The question is whether there is a political appetite for the Village Council to relax the ban on battery-powered devices put […]
State will replace Key Biscayne sand after storm
WEBNov 26, 2023 — Florida state officials agreed to replace thousands of yards of sand on Key Biscayne after a storm washed part of the beach out to sea earlier this month. Village Manager Steve Williamson wrote Council members Nov. 17 that the Department of Environmental Protection will pay for up to 25,000 cubic yards of …
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WEBAug 6, 2024 — Election 2024: Rhetoric heats up for state, county races, but Key Biscayne’s mayoral contest remains tepid. The dog days of summer are heating up political races all over, but Key Biscayne’s mayoral race is comparatively tepid as challenger Charles Collins reported raising zero funds to incumbent…. Tropical Storm Debby will flood the ...
E-bike tragedy: Key Biscayne parents propose plan to regulate – …
WEBFeb 21, 2024 — Share articleIn 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 …
Soggy Key Biscayne recovers from storm packing nearly 60 mph …
WEBNov 16, 2023 — Wind gusts near 60 mph and as much as seven inches of rain on Wednesday night and Thursday morning left large tree limbs, bleachers and canopies blocking roadways in Key Biscayne. Fire Chief Eric Lang, getting a strong cup of coffee in the afternoon, had been up since 2 a.m. after getting reports that the weather turned from a steady drizzle on ...
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WEBSep 11, 2024 — Key Biscayne moved forward with $37 million worth of measures to fight sea level rise Tuesday, part of a record-setting $95 million budget that passed first reading 6-1, staying the…