Coral Gables officer relieved of duty after battery arrest
A Coral Gables police officer has been relieved of duty after he was arrested for allegedly beating up his girlfriend, also a police department employee, according to CBS4.Coral Gables Police Officer...
View ArticleCamp exposes kids to architecture
Rick Ruiz stood in front of an auditorium of 75 kids, crumpled up a piece of paper and laid it out on the podium.“Just a crumbled up paper can you to start wondering,” Ruiz, told the group attending...
View ArticleProposed budget lowers property tax rates
The proposed municipal budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year, which starts on Oct. 1, was recently released to the Coral Gables City Commission and the public by City Manager Pat Salerno. The budget...
View ArticleCoral Gables agrees to last-minute change on pickup referendum
Coral Gables commissioners agreed to a last-minute language change to the city’s November referendum on whether to allow the parking of pickup trucks overnight on residential streets and...
View ArticleCoral Gables city manager narrowly avoids termination vote
A routine budget workshop in Coral Gables on Wednesday morning exploded when two commissioners unexpectedly voted to fire city manager Pat Salerno. Ultimately, commissioners Maria Anderson and Ralph...
View ArticleVillage of Merrick Park gets new name
The Village of Merrick Park wants to make sure consumers have no doubt about what happens at the open-air Coral Gables property. Thats why the mixed-use project is changing its name to Merrick Shops....
View ArticleGables manager Pat Salerno keeps his job
The Coral Gables Commission voted 3-2 Friday morning in favor of keeping City Manager Pat Salerno in office.The vote, taken at an emergency meeting after a surprise motion Wednesday by a commissioner...
View Article'Design for a Living World' opens at Gables Museum
The internationally acclaimed exhibit Design for a Living World opened with a cocktail reception on Thursday, July 26, at the Coral Gables Museum, 285 Aragon Ave. Making its final stop in a four-city,...
View ArticleFree Sundays coming up in August at Fairchild
During the month of August, guests can enjoy free Sunday admission to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. This summertime special represents a $12 to $25 savings for garden visitors. Each Free Sunday...
View ArticleJunior Orange Bowl hires new executive director
Barbara Norland, who has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience, has been named the new executive director of the Junior Orange Bowl. Ms. Norland previously served as director of development...
View ArticleRené Ruiz, maker of luxurious dresses, looks to expand
Step into René Ruiz’s Coral Gables store and you enter an elegant world of colorful gowns and cocktail dresses draped in silks and chiffons, floating on racks atop the shiny marble floors.Then, like...
View ArticleArtisan Food Fest set for Saturday in Coral Gables
From handcrafted granola to all-natural sausages, artisan foods will be featured at a festival in Coral Gables this Saturday. Hosted at the Coral Gables Museum, the Artisan Food Fest will feature more...
View ArticleArtisan Food Fest comes to Gables Museum
South Florida’s finest artisan food vendors will come together for a one-day Artisan Food Fest at the Coral Gables Museum on Saturday, Aug. 11, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and the event is...
View ArticleCoral Gables enhances art & culture
The first artwork to be installed through the Coral Gables’ Art in Public Places Program is soaring on the PonceCat building on the corner of Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Catalonia Avenue. Created by...
View ArticleUM study: Staying physically active helps women undergoing breast cancer...
Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer might fight off distressing side effects and improve psychological well-being by staying off the couch. According to the University of Miami study, women...
View ArticleMiami opens new recreational building at Coral Gate Park
After 13 months of construction, a new recreation building opened at Coral Gate Park on July 28. Additions include an air-conditioned building with rooms to host several programs at once. Construction...
View ArticleTwo immigrant-rights activists arrested at demonstration in Sen. Bill...
Two activists arrested at protestAn alliance calling for the release of undocumented immigrants in Florida’s detention centers is pressing Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson to defer the deportation of an...
View ArticleColumbus grad featured on ABC’s ‘Secret Millionaire’
More than 600 people packed the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables on Sunday evening for a screening party of ABC’s Secret Millionaire - a show that puts a wealthy individual among people in dire need,...
View ArticleCoral Gables City Manager Pat Salerno: I'm not returning to Sunrise
Just after Coral Gables commissioners voted 3-2 two weeks ago to keep City Manager Pat Salerno in office after two commissioners moved to fire him over his management style, the man who replaced...
View ArticleUM student starts boat-shoe company with friends
What started as a school project in an introduction to entrepreneurship class, has now turned in to a full-fledged business and made Jason Shuman, a 21-year-old rising senior at the University of...
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