Coral Gables Garden Club President Bonnie Seipp stands on a runway in a floral gown at the Fashions & Florals gala. Behind her is a white backdrop bearing the Julian Chang Boutique logo, flanked by two lush green floral walls decorated with colorful blooms and the Coral Gables Garden Club seal. Crystal chandeliers hang overhead and formally dressed guests are seated at tables on either side of the runway.
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Fashion, florals, and a micro-forest: Garden Club gala raises record total for conservation projects

By Coral Gables Gazette staff On the evening of April 24, nearly 300 guests arrived at the Coral Gables Golf and Country Club for the fourth annual Fashions & Florals…

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An isometric architectural line drawing showing the interior layout of the planned Coral Gables Art Cinema expansion at 240 Aragon Avenue. The rendering depicts rows of theater seating in the auditorium at left, a lobby and entry area at center, and additional rooms including administrative and support spaces at right. Human figures are shown for scale throughout.
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Coral Gables Art Cinema expansion clears final funding hurdle

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The City Commission voted unanimously May 5 to approve an additional $100,000 in funding for the expansion of the Coral Gables Art Cinema, a city-owned…

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Two golden retrievers stand together in a blue pop-up kiddie pool on a sunny day at Chewy Bark Park in Coral Gables. The dog on the left wears a teal bandana and looks skyward with mouth open; the dog on the right wears an orange cap and looks directly at the camera. Additional pools and event attendees are visible in the background.
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277 dogs made history at Chewy Bark Park — and had the best Saturday of their lives

By Coral Gables Gazette staff It was not a typical morning at Chewy Bark Park. The pop-up pools were out. The pupsicles were ready. A Guinness World Records adjudicator was…

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Aerial view of the Biltmore Way and Anderson Road intersection in Coral Gables. Two roadways meet at an asymmetrical junction marked with a merge lane indicator. Mature trees and a white residential structure occupy the left side of the frame; a pink high-rise building stands at right. A blue sedan is visible near the bottom left. The intersection currently operates as a two-way stop with no pedestrian crosswalks.
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Coral Gables to unveil roundabout concepts for Biltmore Way intersection

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables officials will present two preliminary roundabout concepts Tuesday for the intersection of Biltmore Way and Anderson Road, a two-way stop city engineers have…

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Infographic showing key crime categories in Coral Gables from 2022 to 2025. A grouped bar chart tracks motor vehicle theft, burglary, drug violations, and robbery across four years. Motor vehicle theft fell from a peak of 169 in 2023 to 100 in 2025. Burglary declined from 102 in 2022 to 77 in 2025. Robbery dropped sharply to five in 2024 before rising to seven in 2025. Drug violations rose modestly from 29 in 2023 to 40 in 2025. A callout notes no murders or manslaughters were recorded in 2025. Stat cards show overall crime down 12.15 percent, motor vehicle theft down 20 percent, shoplifting down 20 percent, and vandalism up nearly 13 percent.
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Coral Gables crime fell another 12 percent in 2025

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Continuing to follow local, state and national trends, crime in Coral Gables continued to decline in 2025, with an overall reduction of 12.15 percent according…

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A wide shot of the Coral Gables City Commission meeting room viewed from the audience, showing five commissioners seated at a long black-draped dais with Florida and other flags visible in the background, and several members of the public seated in the foreground.
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Mayor, commissioners silence resident despite repeated warnings from city attorney

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The continuous acrimony between Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago and his frequent critic and resident Maria Cruz finally boiled over to the point where the…

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A packed stadium section filled with fans waving American flags and English St. George's Cross flags, many dressed in red, white, and blue, cheering during an international soccer match.
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EDITORIAL: A city hosting FIFA should not fear the World Cup

By Coral Gables Gazette editorial board For the next several weeks, Coral Gables occupies a unique place in the global sports landscape. FIFA, the governing body of the world’s most…

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The exterior of Fritz and Franz Bierhaus at the corner of Merrick Way in Coral Gables, showing the restaurant's outdoor plaza with white and red umbrellas, palm trees, and two flagpoles flying the American and another flag. The Mediterranean-style building behind the plaza is visible through the tree canopy.
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Mayor pulls yellow card on World Cup watch parties at Fritz and Franz  –  for now

By Coral Gables Gazette staff For 24 years, or the last six FIFA World Cups, soccer fans in Coral Gables have flocked to Fritz and Franz Bierhaus on the southeast…

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The Coral Gables City Commission voted Tuesday to hire outside counsel to pursue additional records from the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center Association.
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Coral Gables moves closer to suing Youth Center Association

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The dispute between the City of Coral Gables and the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center Association moved closer to possible litigation this week, as…

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A well-maintained golf green with a white flagstick at the center, surrounded by tall royal palm trees and broad-canopied tropical trees under a partly cloudy sky. Several mid-rise and high-rise residential buildings are visible in the background, framing the urban setting of the Granada Golf Course in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Commission preserves Granada golf tee times but rejects discounts and membership changes

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission voted unanimously on May 5 to preserve priority tee times for three long-standing golf associations at the city-owned Granada Golf…

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