Biscayne Bay

Port of Miami Deep Dredge Clears Final Hurdle As Environmentalists Drop Lawsuit

Prepare to be dredged.After a five-month legal standoff over a controversial plan to deepen the Port of Miami using explosive charges, environmentalists have relented. Three groups opposed to the project have dropped their lawsuit in exchange for legal fees and the establishment of a $1,310,000 trus ... More >>

Top Five Places for Brew With a View

​The following compendium is not to be confused with our Top Five Restaurants for Outdoor Dining. The former isn't concerned with how good the restaurant is overall, and just having outside seating doesn't cut it. The great outdoors on this list has to come with something lovely to look at, and th ... More >>

Deep Dredge Opponents Release 'Battle for Biscayne Bay' Video as Senate Pushes Ahead

​The fight over Biscayne Bay is heating up.Environmentalists who have sued to stop the Port of Miami's Deep Dredge have adopted a new tactic: a public appeal for sympathy -- and funds -- to stop the controversial project. Meanwhile, a bill is barreling through the Florida Senate that will force a ... More >>

Environmentalists Sue to Stop Port of Miami Deep Dredge Project

Environmentalists are suing to stop a $150 million dredging project from tearing up Biscayne BayFaced with up to two years of underwater blasting that they say will forever scar Biscayne Bay, local environmentalists played their last card yesterday to stop the Port of Miami "Deep Dredge" project: Th ... More >>

Video: Worker Dangling from Downtown High Rise Rescued

​You thought you were having a bad morning? At least you didn't spend it dangling helplessly from the side of the 63 floor 900 Biscayne Bay building in downtown Miami. Luckily, the maintenance worker was rescued without injury, though another worker who witnessed the incident was treated for shock ... More >>

Get Happy at Sambal

​You thought you were having a bad morning? At least you didn't spend it dangling helplessly from the side of the 63 floor 900 Biscayne Bay building in downtown Miami. Luckily, the maintenance worker was rescued without injury, though another worker who witnessed the incident was treated for shock ... More >>

Offshore Thrills

​You thought you were having a bad morning? At least you didn't spend it dangling helplessly from the side of the 63 floor 900 Biscayne Bay building in downtown Miami. Luckily, the maintenance worker was rescued without injury, though another worker who witnessed the incident was treated for shock ... More >>

Grand Royal

​You thought you were having a bad morning? At least you didn't spend it dangling helplessly from the side of the 63 floor 900 Biscayne Bay building in downtown Miami. Luckily, the maintenance worker was rescued without injury, though another worker who witnessed the incident was treated for shock ... More >>

Drunk Astronomy

​You thought you were having a bad morning? At least you didn't spend it dangling helplessly from the side of the 63 floor 900 Biscayne Bay building in downtown Miami. Luckily, the maintenance worker was rescued without injury, though another worker who witnessed the incident was treated for shock ... More >>

Common to Speak at FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus February 9

via twitter.com/common​Chicago native Common (AKA Lonnie Rashied Lynn Jr.) has often been dubbed "hip-hop's Renaissance Man." His socially conscious music has won him Grammys, been utilized by Barack Obama, and survived the phases of an often fickle music industry. Buddy's acting chops aren't to ... More >>

Island in the Sun

via twitter.com/common​Chicago native Common (AKA Lonnie Rashied Lynn Jr.) has often been dubbed "hip-hop's Renaissance Man." His socially conscious music has won him Grammys, been utilized by Barack Obama, and survived the phases of an often fickle music industry. Buddy's acting chops aren't to ... More >>

Pictures of LeBron James' New $9 Million Coconut Grove Mansion

This really is LeBron's House​Maybe the fact that the Heat are finally coming together on the court has something to do with the fact that their three big stars have finally found places to call home. We've already shown you pictures of Chris Bosh's and Dwyane Wade's new mansions. Those are both i ... More >>

City Square isn't Miami's craziest project

This really is LeBron's House​Maybe the fact that the Heat are finally coming together on the court has something to do with the fact that their three big stars have finally found places to call home. We've already shown you pictures of Chris Bosh's and Dwyane Wade's new mansions. Those are both i ... More >>

Dead in the Water

This really is LeBron's House​Maybe the fact that the Heat are finally coming together on the court has something to do with the fact that their three big stars have finally found places to call home. We've already shown you pictures of Chris Bosh's and Dwyane Wade's new mansions. Those are both i ... More >>

Area 31 Hosts Ice Cream Social for Charity

D Sharon Pruitt via Wikimedia Commons​Ice cream socials mostly invoke thoughts of church gatherings and neighborhood get-togethers, but not when you're eating your ice cream overlooking Biscayne Bay at Area 31. The restaurant will celebrate National Ice Cream Month by hosting Scoops for Success to ... More >>

Humpback Whale in Distress in Biscayne Bay

via Wiki CommonsAn adult humpback whale, though not the one caught in the Bay​There's a humpback whale in Biscayne Bay off Bear Cut, possibly in distress. The U.S. Coast Guard believe he could be caught in a rope attached to an anchor. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati ... More >>

Behind the Line: Gibraltar on Grove Isle

photos by 305247.comOutside at Gibraltar on Biscayne Bay​Gibraltar on Grove Isle is one of the sexiest dinner joints in Miami. Set on a romantic island floating in Biscayne Bay just a stones throw from South Bayshore Drive, the location has seen more weddings than a Vegas chapel.Last Friday, Short ... More >>

Take Me to the River

photos by 305247.comOutside at Gibraltar on Biscayne Bay​Gibraltar on Grove Isle is one of the sexiest dinner joints in Miami. Set on a romantic island floating in Biscayne Bay just a stones throw from South Bayshore Drive, the location has seen more weddings than a Vegas chapel.Last Friday, Short ... More >>

News Roundup

A 50-foot yacht went up in flames yesterday on Biscayne Bay. [CBS4]A woman with amazing hair stole an ambulance yesterday. [Herald]Miami-Dade Transit got $64.5 million in stimulus money to use on the Metromover and Metrorail. [SFBJ]Driver's license, tag, title, and registration fees are all set to i ... More >>

You’ll Never Walk It, But Ride on Water

A 50-foot yacht went up in flames yesterday on Biscayne Bay. [CBS4]A woman with amazing hair stole an ambulance yesterday. [Herald]Miami-Dade Transit got $64.5 million in stimulus money to use on the Metromover and Metrorail. [SFBJ]Driver's license, tag, title, and registration fees are all set to i ... More >>

More Body Parts Found in Biscayne Bay

Today police found more body parts floating in Biscayne Bay, this time near I-195. Two other bags of body parts were found floating in separate locations yesterday. One bag near the 79th Street causeway, and another set that washed ashore at 7899 NE Bayshore Court. Police id ... More >>

Missing This Would Be a Drag(on)

Today police found more body parts floating in Biscayne Bay, this time near I-195. Two other bags of body parts were found floating in separate locations yesterday. One bag near the 79th Street causeway, and another set that washed ashore at 7899 NE Bayshore Court. Police id ... More >>

Comedy Unleavened

Today police found more body parts floating in Biscayne Bay, this time near I-195. Two other bags of body parts were found floating in separate locations yesterday. One bag near the 79th Street causeway, and another set that washed ashore at 7899 NE Bayshore Court. Police id ... More >>

Hopeful YouTube Videos of Herald Publisher Turn out to Be Only Mildly Robotic

Seems there are more preemptive obituaries for the Miami Herald than actual obituaries the paper runs nowadays. The boys over on Biscayne Bay have lately made it a point to let everyone know that in fact they aren't dead. First with letters to readers by both Executive Editor Anders Gyllenh ... More >>

Herald Cutting 175, Ceases International Edition

What can be said about the newspaper meltdown that hasn't already been said? The Miami Herald announced today it's letting 175 people go, reducing the salaries of anyone making more than $25k, slimming page size down, and ceasing publications of the international edition.&nb ... More >>

Still Lazy After All These Years

Baleen continues to coast.

Rock the Bay, Not the Boat

A new concert series hits Bayside.

Bad to the Bonefish

A new concert series hits Bayside.

The New Bohemians

A new concert series hits Bayside.

Get High

Enjoy the view from the top with Level 25’s Elevated Fridays.

A Rum with a View

Enjoy the view from the top with Level 25’s Elevated Fridays.

BEST ERRATUM

August 3, 2004

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To The Finish

August 3, 2004

Miami Herald

BEST PICNIC SPOT

Bicentennial Park

BEST NEW ARCHITECTURAL TREND

High-rise lofts

BEST NATURAL HIGH

Jumping off the Rickenbacker Causeway on a hot day

BEST TOUR

Miami Duck Tours

BEST SAILBOAT RENTAL

Sailboats of Key Biscayne

Crandon Marina

BEST RESTAURANT FOR A POWER LUNCH

Rusty Pelican

Best Fishing Hole

Island View Park

Best Picnic Spot

Alice Wainwright Park

Best Dog Park

Kennedy Park

Best Cheap Romantic Outing

Moon Over Vizcaya

Best Hotel

Mandarin Oriental

Best Down-Home Russian Cooking

Pelmennaya

Best Picnic Spot

Legion Memorial Park

Best Snorkeling Spot

Biscayne National Park

Best Sailboat Rental

Sailboats of Key Biscayne

Straight Flush

Experts say the big sewage pipeline under Biscayne Bay could burst at any moment. If it does -- bye, bye, Miami.

You Can Get There From Here

Experts say the big sewage pipeline under Biscayne Bay could burst at any moment. If it does -- bye, bye, Miami.