Richard Serra's Fin, a large, dark, curved steel wall with a sloping upper edge, displayed in a stone-floored Manhattan office lobby with floor-to-ceiling windows.
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Coral Gables advances $5 million Serra sculpture deal in 4-1 vote

Coral Gables commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday, Oct. 27, to authorize a $5 million acquisition of an 18-ton steel sculpture by Richard Serra, advancing what city staff described as the largest…

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Coral Gables City Commission seated at the dais during the Sept. 29 final FY2027 budget hearing, with residents seated in the audience.
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Coral Gables $433.3M budget survives failed millage vote, adds relief and Underline funds

Coral Gables’ proposed property-tax rate failed on its first vote Tuesday night, falling one vote short before a compromise worth nearly $900,000 in refunds and grants brought a fourth commissioner…

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Side-by-side word clouds compare Mayor Vince Lago’s 2025 and 2026 State of the City addresses, with 2025 terms shown in green and 2026 terms in orange.
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From reform to growth: How Lago’s State of the City changed in a year

A year ago, Mayor Vince Lago used his State of the City address to talk about how City Hall was governed. He spoke about commissioner salaries, city elections, reserves, the…

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