Below is a letter from Sam Van Leer, executive director of Urban Paradise Guild, Miami. It also recently appeared in the Miami Herald. The letter addresses growing frustration surrounding development of Virginia Key, the island between Miami and Key Biscayne. An important part of the development is a trail system for mountain bikers. —- [...]

    The city of Miami drafted a master plan for Virginia Key, an ecologically rich island on which Miami Seaquarium stands, and the quickest item to implement was a system of mountain-bike trails. After all, no major buildings needed to be constructed and the cycling group that maintains Markham Park’s well-loved trails volunteered to [...]

Dragonboat racing is one of the fastest growing sports in the country and HydroBlades Dragonboat Team is looking for new paddlers. Practices are at the Miami Rowing Club on Virginia Key on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:15 p.m. and on Saturdays at 8:15 a.m. Now 9 months old, the team has won medals in Long [...]