128 Coral Gables Based Charities Participate In Give Miami Day, This Thursday

On Thursday, November 18th, charities throughout South Florida will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Give Miami Day. “One of the nation’s biggest 24-hour annual giving events, Give Miami Day is an online campaign where all locals are philanthropists. While we…

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Opinion: Open Letter To Coral Gables Residents And Business Owners: Have We Lost Our Minds?

For over 20 years we, elected officials, city administration and residents, have been part of a discussion about the need to replace our aging parking garages. Much discussion has been had, City Managers have come and gone, elected officials have…

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Shops At Merrick Park’s Tree Lighting Ceremony Changed To November 23rd

Shops at Merrick Park, Coral Gables’ pristine destination for fine shopping and dining, will present its 18th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony  on Tuesday, November 23, at 6 p.m.  One of the largest tree lighting ceremonies and holiday celebrations in South…

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United First Responders Musicfest To Take Place November 20th

Mark your calendars, the United First Responders Musicfest will take place on November 20th from 10:00AM to 10:00PM at Regatta Park in Miami. It will be a day of live music, food trucks, Police and Fire Expo, kid rock zone…

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Seraphic Fire Brings in the Holidays with Awe-Inspiring Candlelight Classics

Seraphic Fire, South Florida’s GRAMMY®-nominated professional vocal ensemble will open the Christmas holidays with its traditional a capella carols by candlelight; an incredibly intimate and personal experience in 10 of South Florida’s most beautiful venues. Tue, Dec 7, 7:00 pm…

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City Breaks Ground On Minorca Parking Garage (Parking Garage 7)

The City of Coral Gables broke ground on Wednesday, November 10th on the Minorca Garage, located adjacent to the new Police and Fire Headquarters on Minorca Avenue between Salzedo Street and Ponce de Leon Boulevard. The Garage, more commonly referred…

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Coral Gables Senior High School Hall Of Fame Class Of 2020 Enshrined (VIDEO)

As previously reported, the 2020 Induction Class was scheduled to be inducted in 2020. Due to COVID-19, the ceremony finally took place on Friday, November 5th. The event was a collaboration between Coral Gables Senior High School and the Friends…

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Commission Meeting Recap (11/9/2021)

Below is a copy of the Commission Digest for this Commission meeting with the brief explanations of discussion taken and/or final votes cast by the Commission on November 9th. Discussion/explanation can be found in blue. If opening on a smartphone,…

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Opinion: Let’s “Garage” The Concept Until The Citizenry Has A Seat At The Drawing Table

The November 9th City Commission discussion centers on replacing the classic garage along Andalusia Avenue between Le Jeune Road and Salzedo Street and behind the historic Miracle Theatre. Back in October, during the presentation from Gensler, the design and architecture…

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Saturday Trolley Service Is Here And Riders Are All Aboard

For many years, Commissioner and then Vice Mayor Vince Lago sought to expand the Coral Gables Trolley service to include weekends. Funding and support were hard to come by, but he continued to champion the idea. On Saturday, October 23rd,…

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