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Miami’s global sports spotlight grows, and so do law enforcement concerns

6 days ago | kbindependent.org | Carla Mendez |Carla Méndez

World Cup tournament kicking off Saturday, the FIFA World Cup set for next year and Formula 1 races at Hard Rock Stadium now confirmed through 2041. Along with this distinction come concerns over the region’s ability to manage huge sporting crowds — especially after the major security breach at the Copa America final last year — and an uptick in human trafficking that law enforcement believe comes with these events.
Holocaust survivors are fast disappearing. 'The Last Ones' project is racing to record their stories

1 week ago | kbindependent.org | Christine Dimattei

Warning: The following article includes details about murder and brutality some may find disturbing. When Leslie Gelrubin Benitah shows up at their homes, she rarely comes empty-handed. Once inside the door, she usually hands her host a lekach — a traditional Jewish honey-sweetened cake — that she baked herself. “The taste and the smell is going to bring them back there,” says Gelrubin Benitah.
16 months after Megan Andrews death, e-bike and scooter bill becomes Florida law - Key Biscayne Independent

1 week ago | kbindependent.org | Tony Winton

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday that will allow local governments to regulate the use of e-bikes and scooters by age, a provision that the Village of Key Biscayne had long sought. The measure had failed in the Legislature before, but had more urgency this session after the tragic death of Megan Andrews, a Key Biscayne resident, Feb. 14, 2024. The measure, tucked into a state transportation bill, was shepherded by Rep.
A $900,000 ask: Regalado seeks Village funding for Rickenbacker plan

1 week ago | kbindependent.org | Tony Winton

Extolling the virtues of her idea to build a viaduct over Virginia Key and create stunning new beaches for Miami residents, Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado made an urgent request for $900,000 from Key Biscayne taxpayers to help put details on her plan for the Rickenbacker Causeway. Key Biscayne’s Village Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to take up her plan – dubbed “The Shoreline” – at a special council meeting July 1. “We have to start talking about it,” said Mayor Joe Rasco.
Condo-vs-condo case in Key Biscayne heads to appeals court over $220K fee demand

1 week ago | kbindependent.org | Tony Winton

Owners weary of litigation at Key Biscayne’s biggest luxury condo complex should brace themselves for even more expense: the complex’s master association filed an appeal last month in its long-running case against the EmeraldBay condo. EmeraldBay, which won the case in March, is seeking $222,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs from the Key Colony Homeowners’ Association, according to court papers.
New Seaquarium owners secure control, plan to break up Dolphin Company’s marine park properties

1 week ago | kbindependent.org | Tony Winton

After wresting control of an international network of marine tourist attractions, the new owners of the Miami Seaquarium are asking permission to put all of the Dolphin Company businesses up for sale, according to court papers filed Friday. Fearing that legal chaos may have contributed to the death of a dolphin named Samira at Panama City’s Gulf World Marine Park, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein held the former CEO, Eduardo Albor, in contempt of court on June 5.
Inter-Miami starts Club World Cup with 0-0 tie. Ustari shines with saves

1 week ago | kbindependent.org | Tony Winton

Lionel Messi was denied on a long shot in extra time and Inter Miami and Egypt’s Al Ahly settled for a scoreless draw in the opening game of the Club World Cup on Saturday night. Argentina’s eight-time Ballon d’Or winner kicked a long, curling shot from the right side that was tipped by diving goalkeeper Mohamed Elshenawy and brushed off the crossbar in the 96th minute front of a crowd of more than 60,000 at Hard Rock Stadium.
In Miami and U.S., anti-Trump 'No Kings' demonstrations draw big crowds

1 week ago | kbindependent.org | Tony Winton

Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks and plazas across Florida and the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump before a Washington military parade marking the Army’s 250th anniversary that coincides with the president’s birthday. In Miami, thousands gathered at the Torch of Friendship near Biscayne Bay. In St. Augustine, more than a thousand gathered and marched at the Castillo San Marcos.
Two killed in “assassination” of Minnesota Democratic politicians.

1 week ago | kbindependent.org | Tony Winton

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — Police have recovered writings that mentioned the names of multiple lawmakers and other officials in the fake police car they believe a suspect used in the shooting of two Democratic lawmakers. Authorities mounted a dragnet for the suspect, who is still at large. Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House speaker, and her spouse were shot and killed early Saturday in their Brooklyn Park home. A second state lawmaker, Sen.
Test vote on Big Dig? Council OKs 10% hike in stormwater fees

2 weeks ago | kbindependent.org | Tony Winton

Property owners in Key Biscayne will see a 10% increase in stormwater fees after the Village Council’s 6-1 vote Tuesday. The vote’s implications set the stage for a much bigger decision next month about the future of the Big Dig project. The stormwater fee is one component of how the Village plans to finance the project to pressurize miles of drainage pipes and pump rainwater into Biscayne Bay.