Opinion: Stop The Proliferation Of Blocky Non-Mediterranean Buildings In Residential Coral Gables

Talk to someone who has lived in our beautiful South Florida communities for decades, and you will quickly learn that the character and charm of our neighborhoods is being destroyed by irresponsible development. Although I understand that we need more…

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Sunday Scrimmage Recap: Pieces Coming Together

Week 2 of the spring Preseason concluded today with 6 innings featuring 6 pitchers trying to move up in the BP rating scale. Each posturing for a mid reliever slot and eventually to a starting role. The two top headliners…

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Updated: One Dead, One Charged With Murder Following Shooting At North Gables Publix

An argument at the lottery line at a North Gables Publix has left one dead and the suspect charged with murder. The incident took place on the evening of Saturday, February 5th, at 6:15PM at the Publix located at 106…

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Recap: Bats Come Alive In Saturday Scrimmage

With threats of inclement weather in the forecast, today’s scrimmage was moved up to 11 AM. The smell of the early morning dew must be invigorating to the batters because the dominance of pitching dominating spring training is no more….

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Recap: Friday Scrimmage

Scouts were out in force with radar guns checking on two of our potential weekend starters: Alejandro Rosario and Alex McFarlane. Both were tossing the rock in the 90s with Rosario consistently in the mid-’90s. Our hitters did not take…

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Updated: Biltmore Covers Up Signs, After Illegally Charging For Parking

The Biltmore Hotel is a City-owned property being managed by Seaway Hotels Corporation. Over the last few weeks reports came in to City Hall about the Biltmore implementing a pay to park system on the surface parking lot adjacent to…

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City Ultimatum: Following Engineering Report Citing Structural Concerns, City Gives David William 6 Days Or Face Forced Evacuation

As Gables Insider has reported previously, the David William has long suffered from issues with flooding in its garage, calling into question its structural integrity. This week, a new concern arose. RH Engineering submitted an engineering report to the Home…

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Lago Moves For TPO To Study Multimodal And Roadway Improvements On US1

On January 20, 2022, the Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) Governing Board held its monthly meeting. Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago, the City’s representative to the TPO sponsored a resolution “which provides the scope of services and the budget required to…

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Recap: Wednesday, February 2 Scrimmage

Week 2 of preseason kicked off with 6 innings of practically hitless ball. After tonight’s display of lack of hitting, if things don’t start heating up with the bats we might be looking at a frustrating season ahead. Complicating the…

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Coral Gables Police Officer Relieved Of Duty Following Arrest For Domestic Violence

Coral Gables Police Officer, Cristino Perez, has been arrested and charged following a domestic violence incident with his girlfriend. According to NBC Miami, the incident took place Sunday and continued Monday. They explain that the arrest report claims Perez’s girlfriend…

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