Key Building Consultants performs all types of real estate inspections including: home inspections, building inspections, windstorm shutter certificate inspections, 3+4 point update inspections, and new construction walk throughs. Key Building Consultants also performs structural engineering services as well as construction management. KBC does no contracting work, as that would be a conflict of interest.

Stella Maris Cosmetic Health Center is now on Key Biscayne. With Dr. Angela M. Puerta (Aesthetic Doctor), Dr. Beatriz Bocanegra (Aesthetic Doctor) and Dr. Carlos E. Wiegering (Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery), Stella Maris offers a full range of beauty and spa needs including:

Pesqueira Gallery is an art gallery specialized in works on paper, unique limited edition prints and portfolios such as etching, lithographs and silkscreen. They have affordable art for your home, condominium or business. The Gallery is open 9am to 3pm or by calling Andres at 305.361.0905 for an appointment. It would be his pleasure to help you or your interior designer choose the perfect art for your home.

January 22 -- Enter the Year of the Monkey

The day following the second new moon after the winter solstice marks the start of Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival. Each year is governed by one of 12 animal symbols. Like other Chinese festivals, this event - the most significant in the Chinese calendar - is based upon the lunar or agrarian calendar. Chinese New Year never falls on the 1st of January, but instead varies from year to year. This year, 4702 in the Chinese calendar, Chinese New Year falls on Jan. 22, and is the Year of the Monkey.

Jan 24 & 25 Saturday & Sunday from 10 am until 5 pm -- Key Biscayne Art Festival

Free Admission - located on the south end of Crandon Blvd

The 40th Annual Festival sponsored by the Rotary Club and United Capital Markets will have over 150 regional and national artists in this juried art event. In additional to the fine art and crafts for sale, there will be a children's section with a rock climbing wall and kid's activities, an international food court and live music from "BIG", the MAST Academy Steel Drum Band and the Chowder Chompers.

On Saturday at 6 p.m. the public is also invited to an Artist Party at the Boaters Grill. Tickets may be purchased at the Festival - $15 for adults, $7 for children, which includes dinner and live entertainment.

Jan 24 & 25 Saturday & Sunday from 10 am until 5 pm -- Youth Council

At the Key Biscayne Art Festival, Jan.24-25, the Youth Council will be in charge of the children's area. Stop by our booth and meet the Youth Council and see what we have planned. We will be conducting a recreational center survey and would like the youth of Key Biscayne tell us what they would like to see in our Recreation Center.

We would like you to come to our meetings! They are the first and third Monday of each month at 6:30 pm at the Council Chamber. If you can't make it, they are televised on the Key Biscayne Channel 16.

January 26th - Beginning Computers for Adults - This 6 week class meets on Mondays from 10 a.m. ­ 12 p.m. The cost of the class is $45.00. To register or for more info. call 305-365-8953.

January 27th - Bridge Lessons - Take this 6-week class to learn the basics of the game. The class will meet on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Village Hall Community Room. The cost for the program will be $60. To register or for more information call 305-365-8953.

January 27th - Painting & Drawing with Tony Coro - The instructor will work with individual styles and mediums. This class will meet for 8 weeks at Calusa Park on Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The cost for the program is $55 plus materials. Registration begins January 2nd. Call 305-365-8953 for more info.

January 28th - Social Security In Village - A bilingual SSA representative will be in the Office of Senior Services, at 88 W. McIntyre, Suite 230 from 9:30a.m. ­ 12:00p.m. For more info, call 305-365-8953.

Thursday January 29 - - Citibank will host "A Taste of Citi" to benefit the Key Biscayne Rotary Club Children's Polio Foundation -- 6pm to 8pm

As part of a community outreach initiative, Citibank will host "A Taste of the Citi" at the Key Biscayne Financial Center located at 84 Crandon Boulevard. "A Taste of the Citi" is a food festival that unites local restaurants for a sampling of their international cuisine. Sponsors include Bacardi, U.S.A who will donate beverages for the festival.

The Key Biscayne Rotary Club will be selling Teddy Bears during the event in order to raise funds for the Children's Polio Foundation. For more information regarding "A Taste of the Citi" please contact Rosamaria Franchy, Citibank Key Biscayne Financial Center Manager at 305-361-7994.

Participating restaurants include: Paella Party, Francesco Peruvian Cuisine, China Garden, Ad Gustum Deli & Restaurant, The Links Grill Restaurant, Costa Med Restaurant and Mena Catering

To confirm attendance, please call 305-599-5546

The Village of Key Biscayne Youth Council will be hosting a Super Bowl Night fundraiser whose proceeds will go to Relay for Life. Watch the Super Bowl (and the commercials) on a super-size screen outside in the field at Key Biscayne Community Church.

Admission is free and food and drinks will be sold.

You will need to bring a chair or blanket to sit upon.

Bayside Hut Super Super Bowl Party

Linda B.'s Steakhouse Super Sunday Superable Party

Join us in our Desires Lounge for Superbowl Sunday!

Watch the kickoff on our big screen TV and room wide TV Monitors.

Enjoy Samuel Adams draft half price all night !!

Thursday and Friday night from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in February at the Sandbar Grill at The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne

Island dining just steps away from the sand...what South Florida is all about. Sip tropical cocktails and savor "Floribbean" specialties in a beautiful Chickee Hut, surrounded by swaying palms and ocean breezes. Miami's newest oceanfront dining experience features special nights of salsa, samba and Caribbean jazz. Don't miss our bountiful Raw and Ceviche Bar, beginning every Thursday and Friday night from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in February.

Open Sunday and Monday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. For information or reservations, please call (305) 365-4286.

Friday January 30 -- Free Spa Event! -- 5:30pm

Pamper yourself with relaxing music, luxurious anti-aging skin treatments for your face, hands and feet and experience the calming joy of deep relaxation and personal renewal. Attend our Open House Spa Escape or schedule a private session for you and your friends!

Each guest will receive:

• Complimentary Skin Age Analysis to determine how old your skin is acting - a $250 value!
• Therapeutic Facial Masque and Anti-Aging Skin Treatment.
• Rejuvenating Eye Treatment.
• Lip Exfoliation and Conditioning.
• Soothing Mineral Foot Bath and Exfoliating Treatment for hands & feet.
• Heated Herbal Neck Wrap to soothe tight muscles.
• Relaxation and Centering Meditation Exercises to achieve total calm in 60 seconds.

Valentine Special - Get ready for Romance! Take advantage of our Winter Clearance Event and make this Valentine's Day extra special with outstanding savings! All in-stock merchandise 30% off! All special order products 20% off! Our Make-Over Consultations are Half Price! PLUS: we can deliver gifts items to your home or office for ultimate convenience!

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Admission to Miami Children's Museum is free the third Friday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Visitors can explore all of the Museum's twelve interactive exhibits, participate in drop-in art activities for kids and meet the museum's mascot, MiChiMu. For more information call 305.373.KIDS (5437) or visit the website at www.miamichildrensmuseum.org

Miami-Dade DERM expanded the County's already extensive Artificial Reef Program by creating yet another artificial reef in the waters of the Atlantic about 3.5 nautical miles east of Key Biscayne. For more information click here: http://www.miamidade.gov/derm/reefs/home.asp

Fun Florida Facts:

• More hurricanes have made landfall in Florida than anywhere else in the world. No other state has suffered as many hurricanes as Florida - 58 have made landfall since 1900.
• At least 60 species of mosquitoes live in Florida
• No part of the state of Florida is more than 75 miles from Atlantic or Gulf waters.
• Miami Beach passed its first zoning ordinance to regulate new development in 1933 because most of the land had been sold to investors.
• Sawgrass, endless stretches of which fill the Florida Everglades, is not a grass at all but a member of the sedge family.
• The Apalachicola River is the only river in Florida to receive snow melt from the Georgia mountains by way of the Chattahoochee River.
• Florida's Sanibel and Captiva islands are home to more than 400 species of seashells.
• In 1890, Key West was the most populous city in Florida.
• There are more than 800 keys stretching from Biscayne Bay in Miami to the Dry Tortugas. There are 882 islands in the Florida Keys. Florida has 4,510 islands that are 10 acres or larger in size, the second highest total in the U.S. behind Alaska. The Florida reef tract, extending from Key Biscayne to the Dry Tortugas (200 miles), contains approximately 6,000 coral reefs.