233 Days: Iguanas, Taxes, and Resilience with Mayor Joe Rasco of Key Biscayne
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233 Days: Iguanas, Taxes, and Resilience with Mayor Joe Rasco of Key Biscayne

JOE RASCO IS 233 DAYS into his term as mayor of Key Biscayne, and is fresh off some big wins. This week, after months of delay, the Village Council restarted a stalled $250 million project to protect the island from sea level rise. And the Village Council achieved a rare 7-0 vote on a potential tax increase for the 2024 budget -- but some 'wish list' projects may not make it. We talk with mayor about all that -- as well as the iguana 🦎 problem. And John and Ton...

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Racism Rising? A conversation with the NAACP's Harold Ford

Racism Rising? A conversation with the NAACP's Harold Ford

RACISM ALLEGATIONS are in the news almost nonstop. Accusations of racial slurs at MAST Academy, a prestigious Miami magnet school. A Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action. And other co...

6 Heinä 202342min

Pride Month: LGBTQ+ advocate Orlando Gonzalez

Pride Month: LGBTQ+ advocate Orlando Gonzalez

IN FLORIDA and across the nation, legislatures have passed restrictive laws that many in the LGTBQ+ community feel are targeting their right to exist. In Florida, the "Don't Say Gay" law was expanded,...

23 Kesä 202339min

Seawall Pushback: Mike Davey

Seawall Pushback: Mike Davey

SOME KEY BISCAYNE residents are up in arms over a proposal to mandate flood barriers on private property in Key Biscayne. And some members of council have delayed the next big step in advancing the is...

17 Kesä 202340min

Condo Crisis: after Surfside, expert Dana Goldman sees looming issues

Condo Crisis: after Surfside, expert Dana Goldman sees looming issues

THE TRAGIC COLLAPSE OF THE CHAMPLAIN TOWERS SOUTH in Surfside two years ago this month had huge impacts on condominiums where millions of Floridians live. New inspections and new costs are coming at a...

2 Kesä 202341min

TOP COP: Freddy Ramirez wants to be Miami Sheriff

TOP COP: Freddy Ramirez wants to be Miami Sheriff

FEW VOTERS KNOW that a mammoth change in law enforcement is coming to Miami-Dade County. That's because for the first time in decades, voters will elect a sheriff who will run the nation's sixth-large...

19 Touko 202344min

Guns, Immigration, and Money: Rep. Vicki Lopez Talks Tallahassee

Guns, Immigration, and Money: Rep. Vicki Lopez Talks Tallahassee

THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED LEGISLATIVE SESSION was one for the books with contentious votes on abortion, immigration, guns, and a fight with Disney. It also brought a million dollars to Key Biscayne -- bu...

11 Touko 202346min

Sick Bay with Miami Waterkeeper

Sick Bay with Miami Waterkeeper

A RECENT REPORT CARD gave Biscayne Bay another set of poor ratings for water quality. And despite increased attention and new regulation in recent years, the bay is getting worse, not better. It's at ...

4 Touko 202334min

BONUS - GAIA - Artist Luke Jerram talks about an exhibition on Earth Day

BONUS - GAIA - Artist Luke Jerram talks about an exhibition on Earth Day

A conversation with U.K artist Luke Jerram about an illuminated globe installed for Earth Day weekend in Key Biscayne. Measuring nearly 23 feet in diameter, this installation is a scale replica of Ear...

22 Huhti 202311min

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