Commission Approves 1.5% Solid Waste Assessment Increase
For a second year in a row, the City of Coral Gables commission voted to pass through a 1.5% tipping fee solid waste increase to residential property owners resulting in approximately a $4 increase. The item was moved by Commissioner…
City To Resume In Person Meetings
The July 12th, 2020 City Commission meeting will once again be held live and in person in Coral Gables. At least three commissioners would have to be in the chambers and the public would only be able to attend and…
Coral Gables To Raise Garbage Fees Again
Last year Gables Insider informed you that fee’s were being increased. Gables Insider has now learned that, at the June 9th City Commission meeting, the city administration will present a new plan to increase fees and eliminate the early payment…
Registration Now Open For City’s Summer P.L.A.Y. Care Program
It’s official…this summer, instead of summer camp the City of Coral Gables – Government Community Recreation Department will be offering Summer P.L.A.Y. Care for children attending K-5th grades for two four-week sessions starting Monday, June 15th. All specialized summer camps…
Commissioner Calls For Further Discussion To Combat Structural Racism And Just Practices
Commissioner Mike Mena has placed an item for commission discussion on what steps the Coral Gables Police and the City Administration can take to continue self-evaluating and implement policies that compact structural racism and incentive just policing practices. The meeting…
Vice Mayor Lago: Spreading The Word
Posted by Vice Mayor Vince Lago via Facebook: This past week, Miami-Dade County, including the City of Coral Gables, experienced a weather event that left approximately 17.5 inches in a span of over three days. An estimated 8 inches of…
Coral Gables Lifts Curfew, County Curfew Changed
Following violence in downtown Miami on Saturday night, Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli placed Coral Gables under curfew on Sunday evening. That curfew has now been lifted. Protests have continued throughout the country in response to the brutal death of George Floyd…
Fritz & Franz Has Provided 900 Meals To Homeless, And Counting
The COVID-19 pandemic has served to bring out the best in many in our community. Although restaurants have struggled through mandated closures and numerous restrictions, some have sought opportunities to make a difference in our community, during a time of…
OPINION: Proud Of Coral Gables Response To Peaceful Protest
Please let it be known that the citizens of Coral Gables are extremely proud of how our city government officials starting from our tremendous mayor and staff, on down to our police officers and first responders managed and cooperated with…
Peaceful Protest And Meeting Between Police And Protesters In Coral Gables On Saturday
Images of violent protests and riots from cities across the country, including the ones in downtown Miami, filled social media throughout the weekend, as thousands took to the streets to protest the deadly actions of a police officer in Minneapolis…
