Category: Sustainability

The Alfred Browning Parker Foundation for Historic Preservation recently wrote to the City of Coral Gables requesting the involvement of our government in the preservation of the 140 Arvida Pkwy historic property. The email and letter state as follows: Mr. Juan Riesco,…

Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Today, the fight for a clean environment continues with increasing urgency as the preservation and environmental issues have merged as important…

Keep Coral Gables Beautiful will host a Recycling Drive-Thru Event on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the parking lot behind City Hall. Residents can bring old electronics and large cardboard boxes for recycling, dispose of household hazardous…

On this edition of Leaders & Coffee presented by Marketseur on Gables Insider, we speak with BJ Birtwell, Founder and Executive Producer of Electrify Expo. Electrify Expo will take place at the Miami Marine Stadium this weekend, October 16 and…

Get ready to join millions of volunteers around the globe for the Ocean Conservancy’s 36th annual International Coastal Cleanup – the world’s LARGEST one-day volunteer effort for our oceans and waterways.  Join Keep Coral Gables Beautiful on Saturday, Sept. 18…

King Tides are once again expected this Thursday through Saturday. For those with coastal properties in Coral Gables, now is the time to make any necessary preparations. Below you will find information from the City of Coral Gables as well…

By: Marlin Ebbert, Sustainability Board Chairman Last Saturday, April 24th, the City of Coral Gables and the City’s Sustainability Board held its bi-annual collection event at the City Hall parking lot and at the First United Methodist Church parking lot….

The Gables Accountability Project (GAP) will be holding an Environmental Justice presentation on Monday, February 22nd at 8:00PM with the University of Miami’s Abigail Fleming. Abigail Fleming is the Fredman Foundation Practitioner in Residence at the University of Miami School…

Always on trend, Shops at Merrick Park announced today that they will now be providing shoppers with complimentary vehicle charging stations, courtesy of Volta, the industry leader in electric vehicle charging networks. With Consumer Reports recently reporting that electric vehicles…

Social Distancing has been accompanied by a period of drought in South Florida. Just today, rain was forecast for Coral Gables, yet most of the City did not see a drop of rain. The drought has caused Miami-Dade to implement…