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Pharmaceutical scientist David Haus joins us to discuss the real impact of the Governor's order lifting all COVID restrictions. How much of a danger does he see? We ask him about COVID variants and vaccine effectiveness.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show Subscribe to the Key Biscayne Independent today

TWO JUVENILE SUSPECTS were arrested in connection with a what police say was a brutal beating on Crandon Boulevard, setting the tranquil Island Paradise on edge.  We talk to Charles Press, the island's longtime police chief, who is serving as interim village manager about the case, the facts , and the larger issue of a rise in youth offenses in Key Biscayne and elsewhere.  And then Thom and T...

Fausto Gomez was recently  named president of Key Biscayne Condominium Presidents Council. He stops by to tell us where the priorities are for the organization that speaks for the Key's condo owners.  Plus Tony and Thom have a meaty discussion about steak.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show Subscribe to the Key Biscayne Independent today

LUIS DE LA CRUZ didn't win when he ran for mayor, but he now holds an even more coveted island post -- Commodore of the Key Biscayne Yacht Club . We talk to him about the job -- and also about the endgame and controversy  in the search for Key Biscayne's village manager and the controversy over the selection process..... And we also talk about the ejection of Tony's ejection from at...

There's controversy over possibly making Police Chief Charles Press the next Village Manager. Why? Our guest is Council Member Luis Lauredo .  In our second segment, we talk about a major marketing foul-up and the lessons that can be learned.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show Subscribe to the Key Biscayne Independent today

Executive Director of the Key Biscayne Community Foundation , Melissa Whit e, talks about  COVID testing and COVID vaccine availability on the Key. Find out the "wheres" "whens" and most importantly "whys." Also, veteran reporter Associated Press  Correspondent Thelma LeBrecht educates us on the history of the filibuster and gives us a peak behind the latest attempts...

The district covering Key Biscayne was the subject of statewide news when a political operative and an a "ghost candidate" were charged with election crimes. We talk to another local lawmaker, District 112 Rep. Nick Duran about that. And also a bill to create a new authority to protect enviromentally-threatened Biscayne Bay.  In our second segment, we talk to pollster Fernand Amandi abou...

Barbara Stein, Executive producing director of Actors Playhouse at Miracle Theater talks about what it's like now that live theater is back in Miami, the impact of COVID on venues like hers, and what is being done to make sure you can safely  go out to the theater. Also, Alex Roy, Cannonball Run record holder, rally car racer,  film producer and  Director of Special Operations for Argo (self...

SOME 74 MILLION PEOPLE live in condominiums and homeowner associations, organizations that have many of the powers of government, but don't play by the same rules. Increasingly, they are playing political roles outside of their communities. Is that a good thing? And in Key Biscayne, there's a new president at the island's largest complex Guests Professor Evan McKenzie of the Univers...

Local newsrooms are dying all across America - and in South Florida, both major daily newspapers are under the control of hedge funds. But a new movement of Independent, nonprofit journalism is taking root. Our guest is Jonathan Kealing from the Institute for Nonprofit News which has welcomed the Key Biscayne Independent into membership. Is nonprofit news the future? In our second segment, we talk...

WE WRAP UP OUR SERIES on the finalists for the top job in Key Biscayne  - the village manager. This  job pays $200K a year and whoever is selected will be faced with sea level rise and other major challenges.  Tom Bradford is the former manager of Palm Beach Chris Rose is the City of Miami's former budget director  Then, Tony and special guest host Brian Andrews talk about other big stories d...

Who better to put out the fires that are sure to come with the top Village job than a former fireman?  Joe Fernandez, one of five finalists, stops by the studio to make his case as to why he's who the Village should hire into the most important job on Key Biscayne . Then, attorney Jan Jacobowitz , a former law professor and expert on social media  ethical issues, joins us to talk about all th...

THERE ARE FIVE FINALISTS for Key Biscayne's top job. The two frontrunners for Village manager are both accomplished military men. We asked how that would be of help on an island threatened by sea level rise and acrimonious politics.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show Subscribe to the Key Biscayne Independent today

MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS ARE QUARANTINED at MAST Academy as Key Biscayne gets close to 2000 cases. Dr. Hamid  Keshvari-Rasti gives his thoughts and how variant strains are spreading -- and  what vaccines mean Also, historian and author Kristin Du Mez talks about her new book, Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. We also hear from Crossbridge Key Bisc...

Key Biscayne Fire Chief Eric Lang gives us the latest information about the Beach Cub fires. If you have any information about the incident, please call (305)365-5555.  Thom and Tony discuss the inauguration of our 46th president, Joe Biden. They'll give their opinions on whether unifying the country is a realistic goal.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show Subscribe to the Key Biscayne Indepen...

VETERAN PHOTOJOURNALIST J.SCOTT APPLEWHITE made shocking images of the siege of the Capitol January 6th. He shares his experience about that attack and tight security for the inauguration of Joe Biden.  Closer to home, new Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado talks about COVID-19 vaccine issues and how she's working to resolve a lawsuit about the Key Biscayne library.  Finally, Key...

Former Mayor Mayra Peña Lindsay joins us to share her insights about the search for the next Key Biscayne Village manager. She talks about the fine line between "national level professionalism" and "home grown" knowledge. Then Thom and Tony debate the effort by Texas and 17 other states to overturn the presidential election.  And -- we talk about how and why you can help local...

COVID FINES? With cases surging again, Mayor Mike Davey joins us to talk about the reinstitution of Key Biscayne's mask mandate.  We'll talk about how that will be enforced, who gets fined, and if any of it could actually stand up. WILL PEOPLE TAKE THEIR SHOT? Also, Sarah Kreps from Cornell Tech Policy Lab joins us to discuss her ongoing research regarding public opinion about taking a v...

THE ELECTION IS OVER , but can different factions on Key Biscayne's Council work together on issues like sea level rise, burying power lines, and collective bargaining with police and fire unions? Our Guests are Council Members Ed London and Allison McCormick. We'll put them to the civility test.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show Subscribe to the Key Biscayne Independent today

TROPICAL STORM ETA  is threatening with nearly a foot of rain, storm surge, and sustained winds of 65 mph - and the barrier island of Key Biscayne is in the warning area. Our guest is Village Fire Chief Eric Lang, who talks about the threat and how residents should prepare before Eta arrives late Sunday THE OTHER POLITICAL STORM -- is the election. Now that Joe Biden has been called the winner, do...

TRICK OR TREAT -- - Key Biscayne Police Chief Charles Press joins us to talk about how his team took down a group of suspected  car thieves, his recommendations for Halloween safety, and what is being done to gear up for election day security. Also We discuss a case of a candidate demanding a retraction for a letter to the editor and the use of a bullhorn in politics And we attempt to do a Hallowe...

SINKING FEELING Author, reporter and climate change expert Mario Ariza joins us to talk about his new book "Disposable City: Miami's Future On The Shores of a Climate Catastrophe .  Can Key Biscayne escape the rising tides, and what will that cost? STATE OF THE RACE Plus, we thought Republican strategist, Adam Belmar and Democratic strategist, Fernand Amandi would give us very different...

HAVE  WHATSAPP CHATS GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL? Join us with former Key Biscayne Council Member Luis de la Cruz to discuss the vitriol going on in the "4LTX" discussion group and other social media forums. How do the online conversations and attitudes bleed into real life? And how does that impact politics, policy, and to civility? We also talk about the recent meltdown in the collective bar...

WILL SHE BE MIAMI-DADE's FIRST WOMAN MAYOR? Daniella Levine Cava stops by the studio to tell us why she should be elected to the most powerful position in South Florida. Also, the Miami Herald's Mary Ellen Klass makes sense of the sometimes confusing Florida constitutional amendments on this year's ballot. Plus, learn about the dark money tactics that helped get some of those amendm...

ARE SCARY THINGS HAPPENING BOTH NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY? AUTHOR INTERVIEW  Rhetoric professor Jennifer Mercieca, Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump a joins us to talk about the last Presidential debate. Also joining us: Sunny Isles Beach commissioner and expert on homeowners association law, Dana Goldman comes to save Tony and Thom from being sued. She also clarifies the...