👋🏽 Hiya, South Florida. Here are some of the top stories that we are looking at this morning. 📰 Find more regional news here: wlrn.org

my last story with WLRN Public Media this summer has been a month in the making... Virginia Key Outdoor Center was shut down one month ago today due to code violations and rent problems. but the shutdown came days after they spoke out against the City's "tiny homes" proposal... wlrn.org/local-news/202…

Thank you for covering this. You did an amazing job and got all the FACTS across. For those wondering about the picture being referenced in the article, it’s this one:

Recessed Commission Meeting for Sept. 13, 2022. Live from City Hall. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The majority of commenters are here about Virginia Key. All of those who have spoken on VK have asked the city to reopen the Virginia Key Outdoor Center. Several parents here say their children have become environmentalists because they went to camp there.

Good morning from Miami City Hall for today's commission meeting. During public comment, most speakers are asking city to reconsider the forced closure of the Virginia Key Outdoor Center.

Joshua Ceballos Virginia Key Outdoor Center My kids went to camp there and it had a positive affect on them, especially my oldest daughter. We spend a lot of time there as a family. Taking this away will be devastating to families and homeless people will not be helped from that location.

I can’t think of a better display of who Americans really are than the people of Martha’s Vineyard coming together to show humanity to strangers. #MarthasVineyard

Went biking to the Virginia Key mtb for the first time this past week. This place is awesome, took everything I had out of me but I'll be back soon.

It's Take a A Kid Mt-Biking Day out at the #VirginiaKey mountain bike trail and pump track. Great family fun. Many ride in via the Rickenbacker too, emphasizing yet again why we need safe, equitable protected bike lanes for riders of all ages.

Join Engage Miami at Miami City Hall TOMORROW 9 AM to advocate for the Virginia Key Board of Trustees!! City of Miami Commissioners are voting to dissolve the board and appoint themselves. Tomorrow is the final vote. Virginia Key Outdoor Center Historic Va.Key Beach Park

Overt political retaliation from the corrupt 🤡s on the City of Miami commission. It's a story we've sadly seen play out before with retaliation against Virginia Key Outdoor Center and Ball & Chain. Unreal that they keep getting elected and getting away with it.

That's it: the commission votes 4-1 to take over the Virginia Key Beach Park Advisory Board. Ken Russell is the sole dissenting vote, says he wanted to be able to appoint someone to the board who knows the issues better than him.

In a 4-1 vote, with Russell in opposed, the Miami City Commission votes to name itself the new board for the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust, with Christine King as chair, and she gets to appoint 2 more members to make a 7-member board. They ousted the current board.

No apology made and no discussion of the dozens of comments from community members against the item.

Leaders from South Florida's Black community have signed onto a letter asking Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez to veto last week's legislation to remove the board of the majority-Black Virginia Key Beach Trust. They appeal to Suarez's famous "How can I help" tweet.

Miami’s disrespectful takeover of Virginia Key Beach Trust is sudden — and suspect | Editorial miamiherald.com/opinion/editor…

At Miami City Hall: protestors shout “restore the trust,” rallying against city commissioners’ takeover of the Virginia Key Beach trust NBC 6 South Florida

Last month, Miami City Commissioners moved to oust the entire board of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust, which has overseen the development of the city's historic Black beach for over two decades. Many are calling the decision suspicious. wlrn.us/3h9nPXn