Key Biscayne Independent

Miami Mayor’s proposed $450 million bond will not go to voters this August

For as much as Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins has pushed for a new bond program for the city's public safety infrastructure, residents and city commissioners just don't have the appetite for it yet. The Miami Commission voted 4-1 on Thursday to defer a vote on the mayor's proposed $450 million bond, effectively killing the chance to have a bond referendum on this August's primary ballot....

Miami Mayor’s proposed $450 million bond will not go to voters this August For as much as Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins has pushed for a new bond program for the city’s public safety infrastructure, residents and city commissioners just don’t have the appetite f…

Survivors of plane crash off Florida were on a life raft for hours with no idea if help was coming

For five hours, the 11 survivors of a plane crash off the coast of Florida floated on a life raft, with no means of calling for help and no idea if anyone was coming to save them. As a thunderstorm approached, they gathered under a tarp for whatever protection it might offer. Then, search and rescue crews from the U.S. military appeared overhead, members of those crews recounted during a news conference Wednesday....

Survivors of plane crash off Florida were on a life raft for hours with no idea if help was coming For five hours, the 11 survivors of a plane crash off the coast of Florida floated on a life raft, with no means of calling for help and no idea if anyone was coming to save them. As a thunderstor…

World Cup travel sluggish for some U.S. hotels

NEW YORK — The promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn’t matched expectations, at least not yet, for U.S. hotels. Room bookings have been lighter than expected in most of the 11 U.S. cities hosting the world’s most watched sporting event, according to an April survey by the American Hotel & Lodging Association. In several cities, including Kansas City, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle, a majority of hotel operators said bookings were actually running behind typical seasonal demand....

World Cup travel sluggish for some U.S. hotels NEW YORK — The promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn’t matched expectations, at least not yet, for U.S. hotels. Room bookings have been lighter than expected in most of the 11 U.S. cities…