Grassy area with large trees on University Drive, the location approved for preliminary dog-park plans.
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Judge asks Coral Gables to hold off on dog park vote pending ruling

By Coral Gables Gazette staff A Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge on Monday asked the City of Coral Gables to hold off on approving zoning changes tied to the proposed University…

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Split image showing Coral Gables Fourth of July spectators watching a drone message in the sky on the left and red fireworks bursting overhead on the right.
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Gables 4th brings drones, fireworks and crowds to the Biltmore

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables marked Independence Day and the nation’s 250th anniversary Saturday with a Fourth of July program that added a drone light show to the…

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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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Coral Gables taxable values reach $27.7 billion as county growth cools

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables’ taxable property value rose an estimated 6.5 percent this year to $27.70 billion, outpacing Miami-Dade County’s 5.5 percent increase as the broader post-pandemic…

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Coral Gables City Hall, where commissioners voted in May to change the city’s election calendar. A recent court ruling in Miami has cast new legal uncertainty over that decision.
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Coral Gables secures $1.6 million from state for cleanup, sewer and waterway work

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables has secured $1.575 million in state funding for three infrastructure and environmental projects, including cleanup of a former incinerator site, rehabilitation of aging…

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Exterior view of Coral Gables City Hall at dusk, with the historic Mediterranean Revival building illuminated against the evening sky, representing municipal governance and civic decision-making.
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EDITORIAL: Coral Gables should show its plan for the next budget

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board In several important ways, Coral Gables’ proposed fiscal 2027 budget demonstrates discipline. The $318.44 million plan City Manager Peter Iglesias sent to the…

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Pie chart of Coral Gables' proposed fiscal 2027 expenditures, shown over the orange city seal. Personnel services, at $173.92 million, form the largest slice — more than half the total — followed by operations other than personnel ($78.35 million), other capital projects ($33.79 million), debt service ($10.56 million), sewer projects ($6.32 million), City Hall repairs (about $6 million) and sea-level-rise mitigation (about $5 million).
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Coral Gables proposes $318.4 million budget as statewide tax vote looms

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables would keep its property-tax rate unchanged under the $318.44 million budget City Manager Peter Iglesias sent to the City Commission on July 1,…

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Bar chart showing Coral Gables’ projected property-tax revenue loss if the November homestead-exemption amendment passes: $0 in FY2027, $5.7 million in FY2028 and $11.4 million in FY2029.
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ANALYSIS: Coral Gables moves capital costs onto revenue that could soon shrink

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables’ proposed budget solves one problem and exposes another. The $318.44 million plan City Manager Peter Iglesias sent to the City Commission on July…

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Coral Gables City Commission members seated at the dais during a tense debate over a proposed decorum ordinance on September 25, 2025.
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A four-year mayoral term and $70 million in bonds top the Coral Gables Commission agenda

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables commissioners return July 7 to a packed agenda that could send four charter questions to November voters, authorize up to $70 million in…

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Pet waste station sign in a grassy park area with a person walking a dog in the background.
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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…

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Coral Gables City Hall, where commissioners voted in May to change the city’s election calendar. A recent court ruling in Miami has cast new legal uncertainty over that decision.
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EDITORIAL: Coral Gables needs a public strategy on Live Local

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Last week, Miami commissioners voted unanimously to direct the city attorney to explore legal options for challenging the Live Local Act and, if…

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