Key Biscayne

One magazine called developer David Martin the “King of Miami.” Now, a deal in front of a bankruptcy judge might grant him another title of nobility: ‘King of the Rickenbacker.” For some Key Biscayne leaders, that’s not necessarily a bad thing — as they reacted mostly positively to news that Martin is planning a takeover of the Miami Seaquarium, the one-time home of the 1960s TV’s “Flipper” and, Lolita, the killer whale.

Melissa White, the executive director of the Key Biscayne Community Foundation, tried to resist the siren call that is pickleball. But when her 12-year-old son, Johnny, and her 12-year-old niece, Tori, begged her, White’s willpower wore down.

A nonprofit started by the Everglades champion Marjory Stoneman Douglas three decades ago to build and run the Biscayne Nature Center in Key Biscayne says it has no plans to leave, after Miami-Dade County park officials ordered it to pack up by November.

A First Amendment expert says the Village violated the state’s open meetings law, a government transparency provision it has violated before, costing taxpayers more than $35,000.

Key Biscayne environmentalists are mobilizing after learning that the Biscayne Nature Center, a nonprofit that educates thousands of Miami children each year about coastal ecology, is being evicted from its building in Crandon Park. They have launched a petition drive demanding a reversal of the decision by the County parks department.

On tolls, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s budget would cause resident annual plan tolls to triple from $24 to $72 under the 2026 budget coming up for a first vote Thursday. The regular toll would rise $1 to $3.25.

Key Biscayne’s Village Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to take up her plan — dubbed “The Shoreline” — at a special council meeting July 1.

Two Miami-based developers groups have acquired the former Silver Sands Beach Resort property in Key Biscayne for $205 million — the highest-priced land sale in the island’s history.

The Key Biscayne Council on Tuesday deferred a proposal to grant immigration enforcement powers to local cops, a move being demanded by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Key Biscayne residents angered by gridlock on the Rickenbacker Causeway demand officials take a stronger hand in mitigating the congestion.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he still thinks that the “Plan Z” approach to renovating the Rickenbacker Causeway is a solid plan, but also said he is open to other solutions for the often-jammed roadway connecting Miami with its barrier islands.

Republican Maria Elvira Salazar wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida's 27th Congressional District.