/tags/virginia-key-beach-park Virginia Key Beach Park en-US SA���ʴ�ı Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:26:13 GMT /arts-culture/2026-06-18/virginia-key-beach-ceremony-commemorates-slave-trade-loss Dozens of people came to honor the estimated 2 million people who died at sea during the Middle Passage — the brutal forced voyages that carried over 10 million African captives across the Atlantic. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:26:13 GMT /arts-culture/2026-06-18/virginia-key-beach-ceremony-commemorates-slave-trade-loss Amara Evering /arts-culture/2026-05-08/food-wine-fete-caribbean-festival-florida-virginia-key Music, upscale Caribbean food, and a drone show. An annual beachside festival at the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park continues to grow in popularity within South Florida’s Caribbean community. Fri, 08 May 2026 16:18:24 GMT /arts-culture/2026-05-08/food-wine-fete-caribbean-festival-florida-virginia-key Wilkine Brutus /government-politics/2026-01-08/new-city-manager-election-date-change-and-a-new-day-at-miami-city-hall Miami has appointed James Reyes to be its next city manager at the first meeting under new Mayor Eileen Higgins, where a number of high profile initiatives were voted on including the Watson Island sale and a Black history museum at Virginia Key Beach Park. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:25:33 GMT /government-politics/2026-01-08/new-city-manager-election-date-change-and-a-new-day-at-miami-city-hall Joshua Ceballos /government-politics/2026-01-07/miami-watson-island-sale-tower-theater-commission-meeting The first Miami City Commission meeting of 2026 has a stacked agenda, with Watson Island, the Tower Theater and the fate of city elections in the balance. Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-01-07/miami-watson-island-sale-tower-theater-commission-meeting Joshua Ceballos /news/2022-08-02/virginia-key-encampment-approval-causes-uproar-among-many-miami-residents The motion to pilot the “transition zone” passed in a 3-2 vote. But many Miami residents see the Virginia Key location as less than ideal. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:32:39 GMT /news/2022-08-02/virginia-key-encampment-approval-causes-uproar-among-many-miami-residents Ali Bianco /local-news/2022-06-05/virginia-key-beach-closed-as-sewage-overflow-leads-to-no-swim-advisory-in-miami-dade Heavy rainfall from the tropical disturbance overwhelmed Miami-Dade County’s sewage treatment system, causing overflows that prompted officials to close at least one beach and issue a no-swim advisory for parts of the coast. Sun, 05 Jun 2022 15:45:00 GMT /local-news/2022-06-05/virginia-key-beach-closed-as-sewage-overflow-leads-to-no-swim-advisory-in-miami-dade Joey Flechas | Miami Herald /environment/2019-10-14/pump-failure-at-sewer-plant-prompts-another-south-florida-beach-warning A weekend sewer spill at Miami-Dade County’s Virginia Key treatment plant triggered another round of beach warnings.Health officials advised swimmers to… Mon, 14 Oct 2019 21:33:07 GMT /environment/2019-10-14/pump-failure-at-sewer-plant-prompts-another-south-florida-beach-warning Jenny Staletovich /news/2019-07-14/volunteers-seek-to-restore-historic-virginia-key-beach-park-with-thousands-of-native-trees Volunteers planted more than 200 trees at the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park in hopes of creating more habitat for migratory birds and native… Sun, 14 Jul 2019 22:00:00 GMT /news/2019-07-14/volunteers-seek-to-restore-historic-virginia-key-beach-park-with-thousands-of-native-trees /news/2019-06-19/miami-kicked-ultra-out-of-bayfront-park-now-the-city-may-bring-the-festival-back In the telenovela of Miami politics, the relationship between City Hall and Ultra Music Festival might be one of its greatest on-again, off-again… Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:10:36 GMT /news/2019-06-19/miami-kicked-ultra-out-of-bayfront-park-now-the-city-may-bring-the-festival-back Joey Flechas /news/2019-06-14/city-resolution-unlocks-funds-for-historic-virginia-key-beach-park-museum After years of standstill, Virginia Key Beach Park took a step toward constructing its proposed civil rights museum.Miami leaders unanimously passed a… Fri, 14 Jun 2019 13:07:16 GMT /news/2019-06-14/city-resolution-unlocks-funds-for-historic-virginia-key-beach-park-museum Allyson Waller