In the Press
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Village loses one of its community anchors, former shop owner Bob Bristol
- July 10, 2022
- Posted by: KBCF
- Category: In the Press
No CommentsThe huge anchor that graces the entrance to the Beach Club on Key Biscayne typifies the type of person Bob Bristol was. After all, he had a hand in getting the enormous salvage piece from San Salvador to where it’s, well, anchored today. Bristol, a long-time resident of the island whose family started a toy
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Island residents learn about area’s ‘backyard birds’
- June 13, 2022
- Posted by: KBCF
- Category: In the Press
This past week, Rumya Sundaram, Citizen Scientist coordinator for the Key Biscayne Community Foundation, hosted a lecture at the Community Center featuring Brian Rapoza of the Tropical Audubon Society. The topic was “Miami’s Backyard Birds,” featuring year round resident birds of Key Biscayne plus birds that migrate over the winter season. …Continue here
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Advertiser who paid to run “columns” apologizes to Key Biscayne Community Foundation in court settlement
- June 3, 2022
- Posted by: KBCF
- Category: In the Press
Tony Campaigne, whose caustic “Pepe the Parrot” paid ads touched off a libel suit, agreed to apologize to the Key Biscayne Community Foundation and make a donation to the nonprofit as part of a legal settlement reached this week. The agreement calls for Campaigne to purchase ads in the Islander News and The Miami Herald
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Hundreds say farewell to Ron Erbel, firefighter, family man, and friend
- May 8, 2022
- Posted by: KBCF
- Category: In the Press
More than 300 people gathered Saturday to mourn Ron Erbel, a man whom just about everyone on Key Biscayne knew, but in strikingly different ways. For the honor guard and those in a procession of fire trucks on village streets, he was the hero firefighter who responded to 9/11, contracting the cancer that would take
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Aqua Party brings out the community to show support for KBCF
- April 10, 2022
- Posted by: KBCF
- Category: In the Press
With the sunning Key Biscayne Yacht Club as its backdrop, the Key Biscayne Community Foundation held their spectacular Aqua Party. The gala represents one of the most significant fundraising events for KBCF. We hope you enjoy this look back at that magical night. …Continue here.