Tag: Commissioner Melissa Castro
Coral Gables advances Crystal Residences zoning, 3-2, over garden objections
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to advance the Crystal Residences project on Phoenetia Avenue, moving a nine-story mixed-use tower and a rebuilt home for…
Castro proposes expanded mailed notice amid dog park fight
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The future of a proposed dog park on University Drive across the street from the Coral Gables Library will be heard by the courts next…
Coral Gables commission ethics training set for public session Monday
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Members of the Coral Gables City Commission will gather Monday morning for their annual ethics training, a session required by both city code and state…
Neighbors seek emergency order to halt University Drive dog park before July vote
By Coral Gables Gazette staff A neighborhood association and a Coral Gables resident have asked a Miami-Dade judge to stop the city from acting on its planned off-leash dog park…
ANALYSIS: In Coral Gables’ November election, friction is on the ballot
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Control is not the central question in Coral Gables’ first November election. Friction is. The current majority already governs. On almost all votes, Mayor Vince…
CAMPAIGN ’26: Coral Gables heads toward its first November election as seven candidates qualify for three races
By Coral Gables Gazette staff (UPDATED 6.12.26) Coral Gables’ first November municipal election took shape Friday as seven candidates qualified for three city races, including the mayor’s office and two…
Coral Gables pauses Youth Center lawsuit, but reverter clause fight remains unresolved
By Coral Gables Gazette staff After close to a year of increasingly hostile rhetoric, in which the Coral Gables Commission directed the city attorney to move forward with litigation against…
EDITORIAL: A city commission cannot govern through permanent political warfare
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Coral Gables has spent a century cultivating an identity rooted in civic quality, architectural beauty, and institutional seriousness. That identity depends not only…
ANALYSIS: Sexual harassment allegation and Sunshine Law claims deepen Coral Gables commission feuds
By Coral Gables Gazette staff At different points during discussion on a single item at the May 19 Coral Gables Commission meeting, there were accusations of sexual harassment, claims of…
Youth Center Association warns Coral Gables commissioners of personal liability
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center Association escalated its dispute with City Hall this week, accusing Mayor Vince Lago of retaliation, challenging a series…
