Undocumented housekeeper files abuse lawsuit against Coral Gables hotel
For 2 ½ years, the married mother of two small children said she felt “trapped” in her own horror story.The Honduras native went to work each day to clean toilets and make beds for $7.67 per hour,...
View ArticleGables imposes pension cuts on cops
Coral Gables commissioners decided unanimously on Tuesday to reduce pension benefits for some police officers and require a larger annual pension contribution from current officers, saving the...
View ArticleCoral Gables commission tentatively agrees to cut tax rate
The Coral Gables City Commission tentatively approved a new $144.8 million budget that maintains current city services, no staff cuts, and reduces the city’s tax rate to $5.67 per $1,000 of taxable...
View ArticleActors’ Playhouse ready for its 25th anniversary season
Regarded as one of the “most-prized cultural institutions in Miami-Dade County,” Actors’ Playhouse celebrates its silver anniversary in 2012-13. Tickets recently went on sale for the six mainstage...
View ArticleWhat Coral Gables did about high pension costs
On June 10, the Coral Gables Retirement Board eliminated easy access to these figures when employees apply for retirement: • Annual Pension• Employee contributions (throughout employment)• Cost to the...
View ArticleTemple pre-schoolers get ‘mindful’ New Year’s lesson
With mindfulness as their theme, students at the Margaux Early Childhood School at Temple Judea participated in Rosh Hashanah services on Monday, Sept. 17. Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year...
View ArticleMetrorail’s University station to close for Obama visit
Metrorail’s University station will close from 1:30 to 2 p.m. and again from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday because of President Barack Obama’s visit to the University of Miami.Free bus shuttles will run...
View ArticlePETA: ‘Nonpartisan elephant’ to follow Obama to University of...
President Barack Obama might have one unexpected guest for his speech at the University of Miami on Thursday afternoon.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) says a “nonpartisan elephant”...
View ArticleMommy and me: Stroller Strides, Baby Boot Camp let mommies get fit with baby
As Merideth Hood sits with her legs extended, pulling on a resistance band anchored behind her flexed feet, her 9-month-old daughter Genevieve crawls on her mother’s lap. Next to them, 22-month-old...
View ArticleNew restaurants spice up Gables dining scene
Already a dining mecca, Coral Gables has attracted nearly 20 new restaurants, offering everything from fast casual to upscale dining. Several venues opened in recent months and more will be opening...
View ArticleUnivision anchor: Mitt Romney made demands during UM appearance
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made several demands during his Wednesday appearance at the University of Miami forum sponsored by Spanish-language network Univision , according to the...
View ArticleTestimony of Sean 'Pee Wee' Allen could bring Miami Hurricanes program to its...
When Nevin Shapiro was flying high as one of the University of Miamis most influential boosters, Sean Pee Wee Allen went along for the ride.It was intoxicating to be Shapiros personal assistant ...
View ArticleGables Bike Day 2012 gets spirited rollout
Organizers and sponsors of the second annual Gables Bike Day recently held a launch party at Tarpon Bend, 65 Miracle Mile. Cycling enthusiasts and guests at the Oct. 2 festivities enjoyed...
View ArticleConsul general opens Gables home for Spanish film preview party
The Hon. Cristina Barrios, consul general of Spain in Miami, opened the consular residence in Coral Gables for a VIP cocktail party recently for a preview of the upcoming second edition of the Recent...
View ArticleMeet Miami-Dade Public Schools’ Hall of Famers
An early personal computer that helped inspire Bill Gates to start Microsoft was created by Henry Edward Roberts, a member of Miami Senior High’s class of 1959.Before Bucky Dent hit the three-run homer...
View ArticleNew artists to show work at Coral Gables Museum plaza
The Coral Gables Museum’s Young Associates will host their second annual Party on The Plaza featuring works from new artists at the Coral Gables Museum, 285 Aragon Avenue, from 7 to 11:30 p.m. November...
View ArticleFor-profit college to expand in Coral Gables
The “heart of Coral Gables” could soon see the opening of a new University of Southernmost Florida campus, Dade Medical College president and CEO Ernesto Perez said.The for-profit school is currently...
View ArticleBeaux Arts ‘Wizard of Oz’ costume ball to benefit Lowe Art Museum
Lions and tigers and bears?Most likely.Beaux Arts a charitable organization supporting the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami, will host an Emerald City-themed costume ball Oct. 27 at the Four...
View ArticleCoral Gables to spend $1 million on monuments in two traffic circles
Coral Gables will soon start an international search for an artist capable of building new monuments at two of the city’s busiest intersections.The city is prepared to spend more than $1 million on the...
View ArticleFormer South Beach model gets no jail time in fatal car crash case
Former South Beach model Valentina Hubsch will not being going to jail for leaving the scene of the car wreck that killed a 21-year-old University of Miami student.A judge Friday accepted a plea deal...
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