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EDITORIAL: Coral Gables should not shrink the World Cup

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board UPDATED: The amended proposal now before the Coral Gables City Commission would allow Fritz & Franz Bierhaus to host official World Cup watch…

A packed stadium section filled with fans waving American flags and English St. George's Cross flags, many dressed in red, white, and blue, cheering during an international soccer match.

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EDITORIAL: A city hosting FIFA should not fear the World Cup

By Coral Gables Gazette editorial board For the next several weeks, Coral Gables occupies a unique place in the global sports landscape. FIFA, the governing body of the world’s most…

A pie chart titled “General Fund Operating Revenue by Type” shows Coral Gables’ 2025–26 budget distribution: property taxes account for $137.5 million (63.2%), other city fees and taxes $72.6 million (33.3%), and intergovernmental revenue $7.6 million (3.5%).

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EDITORIAL: A budget built on growth meets a changing reality

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board A budget is an act of confidence. Every line item that projects revenue and authorizes spending reflects a judgment that the conditions behind…

New construction accounted for $45 million of Coral Gables’ $1.33 billion increase. (Photo: Robin and Robert Burr, Great Gables Guide)

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EDITORIAL: At 101, Coral Gables begins its second century as a different city

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board The first year of Coral Gables’ second century has revealed a decisive shift in how the city develops, governs, and defines itself. What…

The circular official seal of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, rendered in coral orange on white. The seal depicts two classical figures flanking a shield, with a royal palm at center and the words "City of Coral Gables" and "Florida" around the perimeter.

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EDITORIAL: Is the City Beautiful slowly becoming a Miami-Dade neighborhood?

By the Coral Gables Gazette Editorial Board Coral Gables was designed to resist becoming a neighborhood. For a century, it succeeded. George Merrick laid out the streets in the 1920s…

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EDITORIAL: A mandate, with limits, from Coral Gables voters

Mayor Vince Lago asked Gables voters to approve eight ballot questions. They gave him six.

Editorial illustration of an unsigned mail ballot envelope on a wood surface with a pen beside it, showing an empty red signature box.

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EDITORIAL: The ballots are out. Now they must be returned.

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Coral Gables has placed eight charter questions before its voters in the city’s first all-mail referendum. The ballots have been sent. More than…

Aerial photograph of the 1250 South Dixie Highway site in Coral Gables, looking southeast. A red rectangle outlined in the center of the image marks the subject alley — a 45-foot wide strip of land running through a surface parking lot adjacent to the University Shopping Center on Madruga Avenue. A white arrow labeled "SUBJECT" points to the outlined area. US-1 runs diagonally through the lower portion of the image. The elevated Metrorail University Station platform is visible along the right side of the frame, with track running parallel to US-1. The UM Gables One Tower and The Paseo are visible in the upper right. Mariposa Court is labeled at lower left.Sonnet 4.6

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EDITORIAL: The alley at 1250 South Dixie

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Earlier this week, we argued that the discussion at Tuesday’s Sunshine Neighborhood Meeting on the University Station Rapid Transit Overlay District and the…

The proposed “University Station Rapid Transit District Overlay,” a rezoning initiative that would allow high-rise, mixed-use development directly across from the University of Miami and its Metrorail station.

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EDITORIAL: The overlay discussion and the overlay vote should be the same

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Residents who attend Tuesday’s Sunshine Neighborhood Meeting on the University Station Rapid Transit Overlay District will hear a discussion centered on a single…

A minimalist illustration showing two human silhouettes standing side by side on a warm cream background. The figure on the left is rendered in deep navy blue, fully solid and opaque. The figure on the right is identical in form but rendered in a very pale, nearly transparent blue, suggesting presence without full visibility. The two figures stand close together, their hands nearly touching. Above them, two lines of text read: "Who counts?" in dark navy, and "Who is counted?" in lighter blue italic. A faint amber shadow grounds both figures at their feet.

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EDITORIAL: An election about participation — and the voters who don’t count

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Coral Gables mailed 37,332 ballots this month for its first citywide, mail-only charter referendum. Three weeks before the April 21 deadline, 3,075 have…

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Category: OPINION

EDITORIAL: Coral Gables should not shrink the World Cup

EDITORIAL: A city hosting FIFA should not fear the World Cup

EDITORIAL: A budget built on growth meets a changing reality

EDITORIAL: At 101, Coral Gables begins its second century as a different city

EDITORIAL: Is the City Beautiful slowly becoming a Miami-Dade neighborhood?

EDITORIAL: A mandate, with limits, from Coral Gables voters

EDITORIAL: The ballots are out. Now they must be returned.

EDITORIAL: The alley at 1250 South Dixie

EDITORIAL: The overlay discussion and the overlay vote should be the same

EDITORIAL: An election about participation — and the voters who don’t count

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