Drivers identified in crash that killed UM graduate
Coral Gables police Monday identified the drivers involved in an early morning Sunday crash that left a recent University of Miami graduate dead.Dino Ghilotti, who died as a result of injuries, was a...
View ArticleNo cost-of-living increase for Coral Gables retirees, commission decides
The Coral Gables City Commission unanimously reaffirmed its December decision to reject the Retirement Board’s request to provide a nearly 6 percent cost-of-living (COLA) increase to their pension...
View ArticleMan convicted in UM computer lab child porn case
When a man walked into a small private room of a computer lab at the University of Miami in February 2006, lab monitor Alejandro Laza grew suspicious.Using special software, Laza on his own computer...
View Article10th annual CubaLibre Block Party to rock Coral Gables
The Globe will host its 10th annual CubaLibre BlockParty, a free, open-air concert and festival in the heart of downtown Coral Gables along the entire 300 block of Alhambra Circle starting at 5 p.m. on...
View ArticleFantastic bites, super sips at Gables’ Bulla
It still looks like a majestic Mediterranean mansion at the corner of Ponce and Andalusia, but it’s a whole new juego de pelota inside the former Por Fin. The white tablecloths have been stripped, the...
View ArticleFormer UM student to serve three years prison for DUI death
Former university student Ivanna Villanueva sobbed Friday as she accepted a three-year prison sentence for a drunken driving crash that killed a grandmother on her way home from work.The tears kept...
View ArticleGables Foundation wins Dade Schools' Exemplary Partner Award
Whether providing scholarships for promising graduates, volunteering at back-to-school cleanups or collecting dress clothes for athletes, the Coral Gables Community Foundation has been a longtime...
View ArticleGables artist gives back to community
“The modern artist is working and expressing an inner world,” abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock once said.Pollack is one of those who has inspired Coral Gables artist John Angée, also an abstract...
View ArticleUM's Lake Osceola gets a collective hug
Despite having an average depth of less than 1 meter, University of Miami’s Lake Osceola and its inhabitants remain an object of mystery.“Well, obviously there’s fish,” says UM freshman Brennan...
View ArticleDwyane Wade surprises Miami teen at prom
Dwyane Wade would have been in Chicago for a Heat playoff game Friday night if he hadnt helped eliminate the Bulls with a big fourth quarter two nights early.So how did Wade fill the opening on his...
View ArticleGulliver scientists help a village a world away
When Sara Fuenmayor, an eighth-grader at Gulliver Academy, was in a Nigerian village last summer, she was astounded at what she saw:The village’s communal water supply was a large jug, refilled by kids...
View ArticleDemolition reduces Coral Gables music landmark Spec’s to rubble
The Wrecking Crew was a famed Los Angeles collective of studio musicians who backed everyone from Simon & Garfunkel to the Beach Boys in the 1960s, and the Carpenters to the Captain & Tennille...
View ArticlePrepping preschoolers for the future
About 40 years ago, Barbara Watson stumbled upon a preschool tucked away in Coral Gables.She was riding her bicycle with her then 2-year-old daughter when she passed the school, surrounded by palm and...
View ArticleMiami Diving hopes TV’s ‘Splash’ brings new interest in...
Can a television competition show tell the story of diving?Briadam Herrera, 17, laughs at the question as he stands on the sun-baked pool deck at the University of Miami in Coral Gables.“I don’t think...
View ArticleGables artist gives back to community
“The modern artist is working and expressing an inner world,” abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock once said.Pollack is one of those who has inspired Coral Gables artist John Angée, also an abstract...
View ArticleCoral Gables parking study recommends replacing Andalusia Avenue garage
Coral Gables commissioners and city manager Pat Salerno all agree that the two parking garages on Andalusia Avenue, which serve patrons of Miracle Mile, are in dire need of replacement. But the city...
View ArticleUM a step closer to pedestrian bridge across U.S. 1
A small side street opposite the University of Miami went from being a city to a county street Tuesday, clearing the way for the county to build a long-sought pedestrian bridge across U.S. 1.The bridge...
View ArticleGulliver Prep kids perform at Lincoln Center
The music program at Gulliver Preparatory School had quite a memorable year. After taking home every trophy at the Worldstrides Heritage Music Festival, the vocal ensemble, wind ensemble, string...
View ArticleParents of boy with rare disease raising funds for Miami Children’s...
James Scichilone is 11 months old, has three brothers and sisters, and two parents who care for him dearly.That in itself isn’t out of the ordinary.But in James’ short life, he has already undergone 20...
View ArticleCastaways Against Cancer set to kayak for a cure
For Luis De La Aguilera, embarking on a seven-day kayaking journey from Key Biscayne to Key West wasn’t on his bucket list like running with the bulls in Spain was. But after being introduced to Steve...
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