A newborn gets a second chance at life at Miami Children’s Hospital
When Gaetano Picarelli was born Oct. 16, 2013, at Healthpark Medical Center in Fort Myers, he let out a cry and then stopped breathing. He was immediately brought down to the neonatal intensive-care...
View Article38 hours of gunfire: Shootings leave two dead, one critical, and a cop car...
Since Sunday morning, gunfire has left a bloody and mangled trail across Miami-Dade County, blamed for the deaths of two Homestead men, the hospitalization of a North Central Miami-Dade couple in...
View ArticleFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Gables to plant millions of orchids in...
More than a century ago, blankets of fragrant orchids draped oak and mahogany trees throughout South Florida’s tropical paradise.But as people pinched the natural habitat through decades of...
View ArticleTampa probe finds Medicare paid for illegal oxycodone
A Broward County man with a history of drug dealing found a novel way to front his oxycodone trade.Medicare Part D.Brian Francis Kelly, 53, is one of four people accused in a conspiracy to use HIV...
View ArticleCoral Gables’ Carver Middle School wins technology upgrade
When it came time for science fairs this year at George Washington Carver Middle School, students had to look no further than their backyards for inspiration.A group of students and science teacher...
View ArticleThe Flick Coffeehouse is reborn in Coral Gables for a 50th birthday blowout
The Flick Coffeehouse in Coral Gables might have served its last brew in 1974, a decade after its opening, but in its 10-year history it served up some world-famous names while they were at their...
View ArticleLearn about George Merrick’s poetry at Sunday event
The founder of Coral Gables, George Merrick, was talented in many ways. Best known for shaping the city, Merrick was also a gifted poet whose dreams of becoming a full-time writer did not diminish with...
View Article38 hours of gunfire: Shootings leave two dead, one critical, and a cop car...
Since Sunday morning, gunfire has left a bloody and mangled trail across Miami-Dade County, blamed for the deaths of two Homestead men, the hospitalization of a North Central Miami-Dade couple in...
View ArticleCoral Gables Museum exhibit depicts an architectural coming of age in Miami
Does architecture, finally, matter in Miami? And, if it does, can a new wave of skillful, interesting, even dazzling buildings foster greater attentiveness to that seemingly arcane but critically...
View ArticleCoral Gables City Manager Pat Salerno quits unexpectedly
Days after his five-year anniversary as city manager in Coral Gables, Pat Salerno unexpectedly resigned during a City Commission meeting Tuesday morning.A longtime municipal administrator with many...
View ArticleDeparture of Coral Gables Manager Pat Salerno reveals deeper tensions with...
The sudden resignation of Coral Gables City Manager Pat Salerno has given residents a view of rising tensions between the manager, known for his hard-charging style, and some of the city’s top elected...
View ArticleInternational economic summit moving to Coral Gables from West Palm Beach
After four years in West Palm Beach, a yearly gathering of global economic and political leaders is moving south next year, to Coral Gables. The Palm Beach Strategic Forum, presented by the...
View ArticleCoral Gables may swap two old parking garages for a new one
For years, Coral Gables leaders have contemplated how to replace two decades-old parking garages on Andalusia Avenue.The shovel has never hit the ground on any plans, and with the city aiming to...
View ArticleVeteran cops apply to be Miami Beach police chief
Ever since Miami Beach Police Chief Raymond Martinez announced his surprise early retirement, the city has been quietly interviewing candidates to fill the soon-to-be vacant position. At least 11...
View ArticleTwo top Coral Gables cops apply to be Miami Beach police chief
Coral Gables’ police chief and another senior Gables officer are among the people who have applied for the top job in the Miami Beach Police Department.Dennis Weiner has been chief of the Coral Gables...
View ArticleCoral Gables names interim city manager ahead of search
The Coral Gables City Commission named Carmen Olazabal as interim city manager at a special meeting Wednesday.After last week’s resignation of Pat Salerno, a seasoned manager who served as the city’s...
View ArticleGables leaders plan wide search for new city manager
The Coral Gables City Commission made it clear Monday night that it wants to cast a wide net in its search for a new city manager by looking in both the public and private sectors.In a special meeting...
View ArticleCommissioners miffed over last-minute raises
Coral Gables commissioners were unhappy to learn Tuesday that former City Manager Pat Salerno gave last-minute raises to half a dozen city employees before his resignation took effect last week.Before...
View ArticleStudents paint without brushes
In the summer of 1997, Ana Gonzalez traveled to San Miguel Allende, Mexico, to study ceramics and find a new start after her 36-year marriage ended in divorce. Gonzalez, a former interior designer,...
View ArticleNo extradition yet for Miami man in $2.8 million gold heist
A Miami man awaiting extradition to face charges for a $2.8 million gold heist is still jailed in Belize because U.S. homeland security authorities have yet to sign the proper paperwork.Raonel Valdez,...
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