Portrait of Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez.
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Miami-Dade cancels 4,700 disabled parking permits while Coral Gables’ proposed crackdown remains pending

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Miami-Dade County has canceled more than 4,700 disabled parking permits following a sweeping countywide audit that officials say uncovered widespread irregularities in the system. The…

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A close-up detail of Daniel Supervielle’s painting Estados Unidos, showing a dense field of red, white, and blue brushstrokes, multiple American flags, scattered stylized faces, and a hand-painted banner reading “Football es Fútbol,” evoking the movement and energy of a World Cup stadium crowd.
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The World Cup crowd comes to Coral Gables in paint

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The 2026 FIFA World Cup will bring matches to Miami this month and next, and with them the particular phenomenon that has defined the tournament…

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A new dog park is planned across the street from the Coral Gables Branch Library.
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EDITORIAL: At proposed dog park, evidence should come before action

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board For more than 50 years, zoning conditions on a parcel at 520 University Drive have preserved its use as overflow parking for the…

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A four-panel collage showing the medical office buildings at 475 and 495 Biltmore Way, an architectural rendering of the proposed Coral Gables Mobility Hub, the War Memorial Youth Center, and the 520 University Drive parcel with a pet waste station sign at the center of the city’s proposed dog park dispute.
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A $24 million acquisition, a $50 million bond and legal disputes headline Tuesday’s Coral Gables commission meeting

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The next Coral Gables City Commission meeting on June 2 compresses several of the city’s most consequential unresolved questions into a single agenda: whether to…

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An infographic showing three stacked bar charts comparing projected annual revenue retained and lost by Coral Gables under proposed homestead exemption increases. The bars show year-one losses of $6.1 million under a $150,000 exemption, year-two losses of $12.2 million under a $250,000 exemption, and losses exceeding $30 million under a $500,000 exemption, alongside a timeline illustrating the phased exemption increases from $50,000 today to $500,000 eventually.
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Governor’s property tax proposal could cost Coral Gables up to $30 million a year

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Florida Governor Ron DeSantis unveiled his property tax reform plan earlier this week, and with it the City of Coral Gables can finally start to…

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Head-and-shoulders portrait of Lindsay Kerdyk smiling outdoors, with long light-brown hair and a softly blurred background.
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Junior League honors Kerdyk as Volunteer of the Year in landmark centennial year

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Lindsay Kerdyk, director of operations at Kerdyk Real Estate in Coral Gables, has been named Volunteer of the Year by the Junior League of Miami…

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A split bar chart comparing Coral Gables garbage collection costs, showing $601 labeled “What residents pay” on the left and $1,300 labeled “What it actually costs” on the right, with text between the bars stating that the general fund covers the difference.
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EDITORIAL: Coral Gables is raising garbage fees. Residents deserve the full math.

By Coral Gables Gazette editorial board A few hours can reveal a great deal about municipal government. At the May 19 Coral Gables Commission meeting, Commissioner Ariel Fernandez pointed to…

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Members of the Coral Gables Honor Guard present the American flag during the city’s Memorial Day ceremony at the War Memorial Youth Center, with attendees gathered around the memorial monument beneath green City of Coral Gables tents.
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Coral Gables honors its fallen at Memorial Day ceremony framed by America’s 250th anniversary

By Coral Gables Gazette staff With America’s 250th anniversary now less than six weeks away, Coral Gables marked Memorial Day on Monday morning with its annual remembrance ceremony at the…

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Architectural rendering of the proposed sculpture fountain at Ponce Circle Park, showing a geometric star sculpture centered within landscaped gardens and open lawn space beneath mature trees.
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Coral Gables advances $11.2 million vision for Ponce Circle Park transformation

By Coral Gables Gazette staff An open-air Odeon, arcaded promenades and a large geometric sculpture rising from a reflecting fountain could soon reshape one of Coral Gables’ most prominent public…

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Coral Gables Commissioner Ariel Fernandez seated at the dais during a City Commission meeting, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and striped tie.
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State attorney closes ‘phishing’ inquiry against Fernandez, finding no criminal offense

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Almost 11 months after the Coral Gables Commission directed the city to investigate claims of “phishing” surveys against Commissioner Ariel Fernandez, the Miami-Dade County State…

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