Category: Community
2023: Merrick Festival Caroling Competition
The Caroling Competition is an eagerly awaited holiday tradition in the City of Coral Gables. It was 1987 when the 550 Biltmore Way Building first presented the City with the spectacular poinsettia tree. The event is hosted by the 550…
Aerial Oversight: Navigating the Pros and Cons of Coral Gables’ Drone Surveillance Experiment”
The City of Coral Gables has made a significant leap into the future of policing with the approval of the “Drone as First Responder” pilot program, in partnership with the company Bond. For a span of three months and a…
OPINION: SAY NO TO A BAD PROJECT
On Thursday, October 19 at 8:30 a.m. the proposed project at the Garden of Our Lord located at 110 Phoenetia Avenue will be presented in front of the Board of Architects for the fifth time. The proposed design remains the…
Israel Is Under Attack – What Can We Do to Help? A Message From Rabbi Avraham Stolik, Chabad in the Gables
These past few days have been the most difficult for the Jewish people in the last fifty years. It was the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, a time for rejoicing, yet it was a time of horror. On Saturday morning,…
In the Wake of Le Parc Café Closure: Uncertainty Looms Over Coral Gables Country Club’s Dining Future
For a dozen years, the modest yet inviting eatery nestled at the entrance of the Granada Golf Course within the Coral Gables Country Club served as a cherished haven for local residents seeking respite from the hustle and bustle of…
Gables Gallery Night
October 6, 2023 · January 5, 2024 Coral Gables Museum, 285 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Coral Gables galleries and participating art venues open their doors on the first Friday of the month from 6 to 10 p.m. as…
Sunshine Meeting – Design District Parks and Building Height October 5, 2023 • 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Public notice is hereby given that the City of Coral Gables, Florida City Commission will be postponing the Sunshine Neighborhood Meeting for the purpose of discussing text amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code to create a parks incentives…
Parks Pollinator Palooza
When: September 23, 2023 Where: War Memorial Youth Center, 405 University Dr., Coral Gables, FL 33134 Participate in a family friendly event while giving back to nature. September is all about pollinators as we learn more about butterflies, build birdhouses…
Annexation Debates Stir Coral Gables as Three Neighborhoods Await Their Fate
In a determined effort to extend the boundaries of its city limits, Coral Gables stands on the brink of reigniting longstanding debates that center around the prospective annexation of three distinct neighborhoods: High Pines, Ponce Davis, and the perpetually contested…
The Placemaker-Poet: Coral Gables Museum
“The Placemaker Poet” is a “dramatic curation” exploring the life and legacy of Coral Gables’ visionary developer, George E. Merrick. About this event Inspired by the acclaimed biography “George E. Merrick: Son of the Southwind” by Arva Moore Parks What…
