Virginia Key Beach Park in Miami to celebrate 80th anniversary with 3-day festival

Virginia Key Beach Park will celebrate its 80th anniversary August 1–3 with cultural events, history, family activities, and poetry.
Miami’s only Colored beach celebrates 80th anniversary milestone

Virginia Key Beach Park marks its 80th anniversary with a three-day celebration featuring culture, family fun, and poetry, August 1–3.
Raccoons and sea turtles: a local non-profit organization’s quest to balance Virginia Key’s ecosystem

Raccoon overpopulation on Virginia Key threatens sea turtle nests. MORAES is monitoring and relocating raccoons to protect turtles.
Raccoons and sea turtles: a local non-profit organization’s quest to balance Virginia Key’s ecosystem

Raccoon overpopulation on Virginia Key threatens sea turtle nests. Nonprofit MORAES works to protect turtles through monitoring and relocation.
Key Biscayne

Key Biscayne, minutes from Miami, features scenic beaches, nature parks, watersports, waterfront dining, and family-friendly activities.
I still remember the fun at Virginia Key Beach. We must bring that back | Opinion

When the beach opened on Aug. 1, 1945, I was 7. Too young to know about the brave men who staged a “wade-in” at the then whites-only Haulover Beach, protesting how Blacks weren’t allowed to go to beaches in South Florida.
Historic Virginia Key Beach Park’s 80th birthday party brings intergenerational joy

The beach celebration mirrored many that came before it — full of food, laughter and music
Raccoons and sea turtles: a local non-profit organization’s quest to balance Virginia Key’s ecosystem

MORAES started observing raccoon populations after they received an official sea turtle permit for Virginia Key in 2022.