Looking at the future of Virginia Key Beach 02:19. MIAMI - The future of Virginia Key Beach remains in question after Miami commissioners voted to remove the board of trustees overseeing improvements.

After years of delay, Miami-Dade County is ready to start the $45 million reclamation of Virginia Key’s toxic old landfill, with plans to transform the site into the city of Miami’s largest park.

Miami Commission chairwoman Christine King, who was named chair of the newly reconfigured Virginia Key Beach Park Trust board. The city voted 4-1 in October to remove the old board’s members.

In addition to the stunning scenery, Virginia Key Beach Park has a notable history. It dates back to 1896, when Miami was also established. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries ...

N. Patrick Range, chair of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust, defends his stewardship of the historic Black beach at an October 13, 2022, Miami city commission meeting.

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In 2001, county commissioners approved steering $5 million in convention development taxes toward construction of a civil rights museum in Virginia Key Beach Park. In 2004, Miami-Dade voters ...

The area is recognized today as a landmark place of Black history and culture, according to Virginia Key Beach Park Trust Executive Director Guy Forchion. “Miami was always a vacation spot.

Virginia Key Beach was once the only beach accessible to Black Miami and during times of segregation. “That was the beach that we could to recreate, to celebrate,” Range said.

VIRGINIA KEY, FLA. (WSVN) - The Virginia Key Outdoor Center is closed until further notice. City of Miami Police officers showed up Friday afternoon — as seen on cellphone video — with orders ...