Aerial view of the Biltmore Golf Course’s 17th green, sand bunkers, waterway, bridge and surrounding trees.
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Architects pause Biltmore 17th hole wall plan over stone choice

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The operators of the Biltmore Hotel and Golf Course are looking to give its picturesque 17th hole a facelift, almost literally, with plans to replace…

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A split image. On the left, a portrait of Jessica Namath, a woman with long dark hair wearing a gray utility shirt and a turquoise and red beaded necklace, smiling outdoors with green foliage in the background. On the right, a wide-open Everglades landscape showing a sawgrass prairie reflecting shallow water under a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds and a treeline in the distance.
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Jessica Namath helped stop development in Florida’s state parks. Now she’s being honored at the Biltmore

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Jessica Namath, the Tequesta conservationist who helped stop a state plan to build golf courses and resort hotels inside Florida’s protected state parks, will receive…

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Historic black-and-white photograph of the Miami-Biltmore Hotel showing its central tower, sweeping wings, and surrounding grounds with early automobiles in front.
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UGUCCIONI: The Miami-Biltmore Hotel and Country Club — Of bombast and boom

By Ellen J. UguccioniEllen J. Uguccioni was the first director of the City of Coral Gables Historic Preservation Department. First in a series. Research demands focus. It’s quite easy to…

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Fireworks explode in the night sky above cupcakes and desserts at a New Year’s Eve celebration at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.
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Biltmore rings in 2026 with dessert soirée and midnight fireworks

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables will welcome the New Year in classic fashion as the Biltmore Hotel hosts its New Year’s Eve Dessert Soirée & Fireworks on Wednesday…

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City tenants include: The Biltmore Hotel, the Shops at Merrick Park, the Coral Gables Library, Birdie Bistro and Fritz & Franz Bierhaus.
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Inside Coral Gables’ $4.4 million city rent roll

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The City of Coral Gables collects more than $4.39 million each year in rent from businesses, nonprofits and public agencies that lease city-owned property, according…

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Cars parked in the west lot of the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables at sunset, with the hotel’s tower in the background. The lot is slated for paid parking and infrastructure upgrades.
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Coral Gables Commission OKs Biltmore paid parking, confirms Alvarez, defers mayor’s Plan

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission took action on three high-profile items at its September 25 meeting—approving paid parking at the Biltmore West Lot, confirming a…

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The Gondola Building, a 1920s Mediterranean Revival structure on the Biltmore Hotel grounds, once ferried guests up the ridge by tram. After decades of neglect, part of its façade collapsed in November 2021, igniting debate over whether Coral Gables can—and will—save such aging landmarks. (Photo: Wendy Cook)
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Biltmore Hotel Gondola Building’s fate returns to the spotlight

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Historic Preservation Board will convene Thursday, August 14 with a slate of items that tie directly into Coral Gables’s ongoing conversation about how to…

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