Fourth of July family fun in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove and Cutler Bay
Communities in South Miami-Dade got into the Independence Day groove with a host of activities, including a fireworks display and concert in Coral Gables on the Biltmore Golf Course, a kid-friendly...
View ArticleMango lovers savor the fruits of their labor
In Florida, May through August is a big deal, and it isn’t because of summer vacation or ideal beach weather. It’s because the beginning of May means the beginning of mango season, and Floridians can’t...
View ArticleHistoric preservation group presents scholarships
Congratulations to architecture scholarship winners Francela Veliz and Talia Cires, who were recognized by the Historic Preservation of Coral Gables Association with $1,000 scholarships at the recent...
View ArticleMini-golf comes alive at new museum exhibit & at 18-hole Palmetto course
Ophelia Bunuel stands at the putting green of the Riviera Country Club’s signature hole, No. 13, and prepares her swing. She hopes for a hole-in-one.So does her mother Yvette Bunuel, who stands at her...
View ArticleDocumentary zooms in on globe-trotting fruit hunters
Some people look at fruit as a snack; others look at it as a way of life. Those people want to know the history behind the fruit and experience the culture behind it. They grow it, eat it and engulf...
View ArticleFPL’s plan to place transmission lines along U.S. 1 and the Everglades...
Cadillac dealer Ed Williamson calls the prospect of 100-foot-tall, high-voltage transmission lines strung in front of his gleaming showroom along U.S. 1 in Pinecrest a potential business killer. Cindy...
View ArticleMiami’s towering tributes to Spain have become a city icon
To those familiar with the Spanish town of Seville, the 12-foot weathervane above downtown Coral Gables is an unmistakable homage to the historic Spanish city long known as a center for trade,...
View ArticleCoral Gables churches promote ‘peace and unity’ in wake of...
The congregation at the First United Methodist Church of South Miami in Coral Gables, on Red Road, is small — no more than 50 worship here these days. But their passion for the church’s teachings and...
View ArticleMuseum’s yoga classes offer stress relief after work
Between work and school, Mondays are usually the most stressful and dreadful.After a long day of running around, I never expected the Coral Gables Museum would offer me a peaceful environment to unwind...
View ArticleCoral Gables hosts public hearing on FPL power lines
South Florida residents can comment on Florida Power and Light’s proposal to build high-voltage power lines through South Miami-Dade at public hearings this week and next.The lines would run from...
View ArticleCoral Gables High journalism teacher Marlene Adams dies
High school journalism teacher Marlene E. Adams spent her life pushing people to do better, inspiring them to believe and persuading them they could achieve.Among them, former Coral Gables student...
View ArticleMiami-Dade residents, environmentalists sound off on FPL power lines plan
Residents from some of South Florida’s most affluent communities gave Florida Power & Light an electrifying jolt of testimony at the second of four public hearings Thursday night at the Coral...
View ArticlePhotographer’s exhibit captures splendor of Matheson Hammock
From the crunch of gridiron action on the football field to the quiet calm of an early morning staring out at the waters of Biscayne Bay, Tom Smith has seen South Florida from all angles.Smith, a...
View ArticleExplore Coral Gables with creative cuisine, indie films and music
It’s not always possible to get away during the summer, but breaks are much needed in the long, hot Miami days. Break up the weekend routine and take daytrip exploring Coral Gables. Spend the day...
View ArticleMiami Heat’s Shane Battier scores a new home in Coral Gables
Rumors that Miami Heat sharpshooter Shane Battier is getting traded can be put to rest: He just plunked down $3.22 million on new digs in Coral Gables.Miami-Dade County records show the 34-year-old...
View ArticleThousands of cyclists to hit Miami streets after work Friday
On the last Friday of last month, thousands of bicyclists clogged the streets of Miami and Miami Beach, whizzing along Biscayne Boulevard and over the 79th Street and Venetian causeways as drivers...
View ArticleCoral Gables would hire more cops under proposed spending plan
City Manager Pat Salerno wants to add seven officers to the Coral Gables Police Department under a budget proposal received by the City Commission on Wednesday.The budget also includes a slightly lower...
View ArticleFree movie series in Coral Gables premieres with ‘Jaws’
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables, Jaws is coming back to take another bite out of the city.The 1975 Steven Spielberg thriller, the smash film that...
View ArticleCoral Gables artist captures the ‘face’ of the city’s trees
Crunching numbers and capturing Coral Gables’ majestic trees on oil and canvas paintings would seem mutually exclusive talents. Cindy Birdsill spends much of her week poring over spreadsheets and...
View ArticleArthur J. England Jr., former Florida Supreme Court chief justice, dies
Arthur Jay England Jr., a Florida Supreme Court justice from 1975-1981 and its chief justice from 1978-1980, authored Florida’s Corporate Income Tax Code, the 1973 Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices...
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