Tag: Coral Gables
EDITORIAL: A budget built on growth meets a changing reality
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board A budget is an act of confidence. Every line item that projects revenue and authorizes spending reflects a judgment that the conditions behind…
ANALYSIS: Coral Gables’ budget is growing. Its revenue engine is not keeping pace.
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables is collecting more revenue than last year. It is also falling behind. At the midpoint of fiscal year 2026, the city had brought…
Coral Gables revenue trails last year as construction permits and planning fees fall short
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables collected $199.9 million in revenue through the first half of fiscal year 2026, but the pace trails last year even as the city…
Unsafe pool, blocked rights-of-way and tree damage top Coral Gables enforcement cases
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Pool safety violations carrying daily fines, disputes over public right-of-way obstructions, and repeated breaches of the city’s tree protections will be reviewed Wednesday, May 6…
Youth Center dispute returns to Coral Gables City Commission agenda
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission meets Tuesday, May 5 with several of the city’s most consequential unresolved issues back on the agenda, led by the…
Rotary Club names Ron Magill and EWM Realty its 2026 Citizens of the Year
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Rotary Club of Coral Gables honored two of South Florida’s most enduring civic institutions April 30 at its annual Martin Hughes Citizen of the…
EDITORIAL: At 101, Coral Gables begins its second century as a different city
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board The first year of Coral Gables’ second century has revealed a decisive shift in how the city develops, governs, and defines itself. What…
Coral Gables plants slash pines to restore one of South Florida’s rarest ecosystems
By Coral Gables Gazette staff When J. Sterling Morton proposed a tree-planting holiday to the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture in January 1872, the idea was practical before it was…
Commission approves one-year police contract with 3.5% raise
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission unanimously approved a one-year police union contract April 14 that includes a 3.5 percent pay increase, while city leaders signaled…
Construction begins on 13-story condo at Merrick Park
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Construction has begun on Cora Merrick Park, a 13-story mixed-use condominium at 4241 Aurora Street in Coral Gables, with developers Constellation Group and The Boschetti…
