Category: Opinion

By: Patricia Cox This park is on track to close from October to May during the worst pandemic in our history. Hammock Lake residents opposed drivers entering the park from the county road. Miami-Dade County wants to build a 1/3…

By: Dr. Karelia Martinez Carbonell, Local Preservationist Recently, the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation announced the inclusion of the MacFarlane Historic District in its 2020 Florida’s 11 to Save, a list of the most threatened historic properties in the state….

By: Randall Robinson, co-author of MiMo: Miami Modern Revealed and Miami Architecture: An AIA Guide Featuring author of MiMo: Miami Modern Revealed and Miami Architecture: An AIA Guide Featuring Downtown author of MiMo: Miami Modern Revealed and Miami Architecture: An…

The overwhelming numbers are a blowout win for preservation, but in the City of Coral Gables, when it comes to preservation, the game is tied By Dr. Karelia Martinez Carbonell, Local Preservationist It is ironic, that precisely this month of…

By: Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in our community, the City of Coral Gables has been focused on the well-being of our more than 50,000 residents and our more than 800 team members…

A Tribute to Virginia McAlester    by Brett Gillis, Vice President, Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables Preservationists across the nation join the residents of Dallas, Texas in mourning the death of Virginia McAlester, longtime preservationist, activist, and author of A Field…

By: Brett Gillis, Vice President, Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables (HPACG) 1220 South Alhambra Circle is a structure located in the Coral Waterway Sub-Division of the Riviera Section of Coral Gables. It was built in 1949 as per the Dade…

“Today I contacted Mr Hermes Diaz, CG Director of Public Works to ask about the surveying crews in our neighborhood. At first he didn’t know what I was talking about so he called me back. He put me on speaker…