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Leo Brooks, a Miami native with country roots, returns to South Florida for new music festival
Read full article: Leo Brooks, a Miami native with country roots, returns to South Florida for new music festivalAlready considered a hub for Latin, hip-hop and electronic music, Miami is now going country.
Commissioners pass resolution promising fixes to Miami Marine Stadium
Read full article: Commissioners pass resolution promising fixes to Miami Marine StadiumA resolution relating to projects planned for improvements to Miami Marine Stadium was passed unanimously Thursday by Miami city commissioners.
Miami goes country with new music festival
Read full article: Miami goes country with new music festivalTickets for the Country Bay Music Festival went on sale Tuesday. The event is scheduled for Nov. 11-12 at the historic Miami Marine Stadium, just southeast of downtown on Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay.
Miami Marine Stadium basin threatened by dangerous boaters, proposed ramp
Read full article: Miami Marine Stadium basin threatened by dangerous boaters, proposed rampRowers and paddlers say that ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Miami Marine Stadium basin has become packed with party boats and water bike riders who don’t always play nice.
‘We have to do better’: Litter is killing beloved Biscayne Bay
Read full article: ‘We have to do better’: Litter is killing beloved Biscayne BayTrash from careless residents and visitors has put Miami's beloved Biscayne Bay in a perilous condition. Environmental activists say we all need to do our part to save this natural resource.
1 person dead after watercraft accident near Marine Stadium
Read full article: 1 person dead after watercraft accident near Marine StadiumVIRGINIA KEY, MIAMI, Fla. – A watercraft accident near Miami Marine Stadium has left 1 person dead, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officials who are conducting the investigation. The crash happened around 5 p.m. Saturday when the unidentified victim was riding a personal watercraft near Miami Marine Stadium on Rickenbacker Causeway and lost control, colliding with a concrete structure, according to investigators. Miami Fire Rescue transported the victim to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial where he died from his injuries. Local 10 is working to obtain more detailed information.) Assignment desk editor Wilson Louis contributed to this story.
Coast Guard stops illegal charter boat near Miami Marine Stadium
Read full article: Coast Guard stops illegal charter boat near Miami Marine StadiumMIAMI An illegal charter boat was busted by the U.S. Coast Guard over the weekend near Miami Marine Stadium, authorities said. According to Coast Guard officials, 12 people were aboard the 62-foot boat named the Odyssey on Saturday. Illegal charters can be dangerous with unqualified and untrained operators without the required safety equipment and awareness of what to do in maritime emergency situations.Owners and operators of illegal charter boats can face maximum civil penalties of $60,000, or more for illegal passenger-for-hire-operations. Charters that violate a Captain of the Port Order can face more than $95,000 in fines. Officials did not disclose details about the civil penalties given to the owner or operator of the Odyssey.
Miami’s Virginia Key to become world capital of maritime luxury industry this weekend
Read full article: Miami’s Virginia Key to become world capital of maritime luxury industry this weekendThe director of the Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show and Miami Yacht Show has turned a large area of Virginia Key into a boaters’ paradise. On Wednesday morning, workers flooded nine piers at the Miami Marine Stadium Park in an effort to turn the area into the world capital of the maritime luxury industry this weekend. An area of Virginia Key is being turned into a boaters' paradise this weekend. The Miami International Boat Show will be held Thursday to Monday in Virginia Key's Miami Marine Stadium Park area. The Miami International Boat Show opens Thursday in Virginia Key.
June 2017 community events calendar
Read full article: June 2017 community events calendarIt's your one-stop shop to finding out about events taking place around your community. Cost: Free and open to the publicFor more information, visit the website or call 954-201-6681. For more information, visit your local McDonald’s or visit https://restaurantjobs.mcdonalds.com/. For more information, visit marlins.com/playcatch or contact the Marlins Foundation at 305-480-2550 or foundation@marlins.com. Cost: VariesFor more information, visit the Miami-Dade Parks Summer Camps web page, call your local park, or call 3 - 1 - 1 for Miami-Dade County information.