Canes Baseball: Friday Scrimmage

After an embarrassing lackluster performance on the opening day of preseason, we had a different quality of baseball all around from pitching, fielding, and even hitting. Where pitching should be front and center over hitting at this stage, one player…

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Raises, Executive Benefits & More: Senior Staff Compensation Rises At Taxpayer Expense

When an individual chooses to work for government, they do it knowing that the compensation may well be inferior to a similar position in the private sector. The attractive points of government work are job security and a pension that…

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Canes Baseball: First Fall Scrimmage

OH ME, OH MY! I was clearly disappointed if I was expecting to see some semblance of baseball. Yes, it is day one, but some of these kids looked like they were playing baseball for the very first time. Defensive…

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Cooking Our Way Home: Familia Kitchen Cookbook Book Reading Friday At Books And Books

Lisa Hunt Stevens and Kim Caviness of FamiliaKitchen.com are coming to Coral Gables to launch The Familia Kitchen Cookbook, an authentic collection of Latino family recipes, on Friday, Oct. 7 at Books and Books in the Gables. The mission of Familia…

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Agenda Digest: City Commission (10/11/2022)

On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, the Coral Gables City Commission will hold its next City Commission meeting. Here is a rundown of the agenda for this upcoming meeting. Click here to see the full agenda. Non-credited quotes in this article…

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Coral Gables’ City Budget 2022-2023

On Monday, October 3rd at 5:01PM, the City of Coral Gables Commission will hold its second and final hearing on the 2022-2023 Budget. The City is proposing to maintain the millage rate at 5.559 once again. The rate has remain…

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Fairchild To Hold First Bacon & BBQ Classic

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is hosting the FIRST annual Bacon & BBQ Classic with all the great B’s, bacon, BBQ, of course, Bourbon, and lots of beer. On Saturday, October 8th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, taste savory bites…

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Buildings On Biltmore Way And Coral Way Displace Cars And Dump Underground Flood Water Onto City Sidewalks And Streets

It happens every storm. It doesn’t require a monsoon or a hurricane. Our average strong rainstorms bring the same result. It rains, their underground parking garages take on water and residents are forced to move their cars onto the streets,…

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One Hundred Voices Event This Sunday

Although the walls of the Merrick family home can’t talk, people certainly can! And there are plenty of stories to tell. As Coral Gables approaches its 2025 centennial, the Merrick House brings you One Hundred Voices. This series of informal gatherings highlights…

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Hurricane Ian: How To Help Those Affected

We prepared, we waited it out, we were spared. As South Florida breathes a sigh of relief from missing a direct hit from Hurricane Ian, the rest of the Florida peninsula is dealing with the catastrophic effects of this destructive…

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