MIAMI – The City of Miami says the spoil islands will remain closed until further notice. Just before the Memorial Day holiday, officials completed a mammoth clean-up project of the islands. Then they ...

Somewhere in the middle of Tampa Bay, about two miles offshore, sits a nine-acre island that technically shouldn’t exist. The island is man-made – what’s known as a spoil island, created when sand and ...

MIAMI — When boaters hit Miami’s waters for Memorial Day weekend, there are some spots that they won’t be able to visit. Effective Friday, the city will close all four spoil islands in Biscayne Bay to ...

MIAMI — Several boaters were spotted early Thursday morning at the Watson Boat Ramp in Miami, trying to secure their spots on the water before things get too busy. That included one group of jet ...

Boaters who visit the islands were advised to seek alternate destinations. If the closure has "spoiled" your plans, here are other places to celebrate the holiday and watch the fireworks. "The Miami ...