Hillard Grossman

Satellite Beach

Planning Editor, Digital and Print Producer at Florida Today

I have a way with words, literally. I am a veteran journalist who has a passion for baseball, surfing, racing and skating. Love the beach life and salt air.

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Traffic Alert: Races, Festival, and Easter holiday crowds may slow causeway

6 days ago | islandernews.com | Hillard Grossman

If Saturday's inaugural Polynesian cultural festival and the accompanying spectator-friendly Black Belt Paddler Challenge doesn't slow traffic along the Rickenbacker Causeway, then perfect-weather beach forecasts for Easter weekend certainly might.
Village Council meeting roundup; ZORC committee approved, clean financial audit

6 days ago | islandernews.com | Hillard Grossman

The most recent Village Council meeting was loaded with key presentations regarding MAST Academy, Ritz construction and the Rickenbacker Causeway among other key items. Some of the other items Council members heard or acted on included:The Village's annual comprehensive financial report came back with a "fairly clean opinion" regarding the financial statement and balance sheet, said Andrew Fierman of the firm, Caballero Fierman Llerena & Garcia LLP.
Who are this year’s Kemper Awards for medicine winners?

6 days ago | islandernews.com | Hillard Grossman

Flying planes and scuba diving are just some of the hobbies of this year’s recipients of the Robert Kemper Awards for Professionalism in Medicine. Spare time often is rare for Kalin Stoyanov and Zachary Blashinsky, the two bright Florida International University medical students, who recently were honored as this year’s Kemper Award winners during a ceremony at the Key Biscayne Yacht Club.
Silver Sands site construction can proceed

6 days ago | islandernews.com | Hillard Grossman

A petition to block, or at least delay, the sale of the Silver Sands Beach Resort on Key Biscayne by a group linked to late billionaire Sheldon Adelson was denied Friday by a three-member panel of judges in Miami's 11th Judicial Circuit. That decision opens the way for the Terra Group's 56-unit ultra-luxury condominium to be built at 301 Ocean Drive on the site of the Silver Sands, which was constructed in 1956. "I am happy to hear," Village Manager Steve Williamson said Monday morning.
Silver Sands construction can proceed

6 days ago | islandernews.com | Hillard Grossman

A petition to block, or at least delay, the sale of the Silver Sands Beach Resort on Key Biscayne by a group linked to late billionaire Sheldon Adelson was denied Friday by a three-member panel of judges in Miami's 11th Judicial Circuit. That decision opens the way for the Terra Group's 56-unit ultra-luxury condominium to be built at 301 Ocean Drive on the site of the Silver Sands, which was constructed in 1956. "I am happy to hear," Village Manager Steve Williamson said Monday morning.
Key Biscayne kids can participate in Financial Challenge

1 week ago | islandernews.com | Hillard Grossman

What better time than now for students to learn smart money habits at the annual Bank of America Financial Literacy Challenge, which takes place at the Key Biscayne Community Center Computer Lab on Saturday, April 19. Hosted by Commissioner Raquel Regalado's office, the hands-on experience is open only to students in 7th-12th grade.
Council approves ban on single-use plastics

1 week ago | islandernews.com | Hillard Grossman

Last week, Key Biscayne Village Council members unanimously approved a resolution pertaining to the elimination of the distribution of single-use plastics and polystyrene on Village property, in government facilities and sponsored events. The new regulation will now be written into future vendor contracts. The implementation period begins June 1, with the only exception being prepackaged foods, such as snack packs and ready-to-eat meals.
Key Biscayne Council defers decision on immigration enforcement agreement

1 week ago | islandernews.com | Hillard Grossman

Key Biscayne Police Chief Frank Sousa never got a chance to step into the "batter's box" during last week’s Village Council meeting. Instead, his resolution calling for the Village Police Department to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement to be a component with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was deferred by Village Council members in a motion that went against Mayor Joe Rasco's vote and the approval recommendation by Village Manager Steve Williamson.
"Go big or go home,” Rickenbacker / Bear Cut process gets rolling

1 week ago | islandernews.com | Hillard Grossman

Key Biscayne residents will soon learn of an ambitious plan to restructure the famed, but often congested, Rickenbacker Causeway. "Go big or go home" is the way Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado described the proposal, which will be unveiled at a May 6 public meeting. "I think we need a 50-year solution, not a 10-year, 15-year or 20-year solution," she said at last week's Village Council meeting.
Golden Game: 50 years of All-Island Tennis on Key Biscayne

1 week ago | islandernews.com | Hillard Grossman

Wooden rackets, "catgut" strings and white Slazenger balls typified the sport of tennis up until the mid-'70s. Then, when the likes of Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova began to revolutionize the game with new equipment, new strategies and new energy, along with their distinctive personalities, it suddenly was difficult to find an open court, especially on Key Biscayne.