Memorial plaque and stone cross set into a yellow stucco wall at the Garden of Our Lord meditation garden in Coral Gables, surrounded by trees and greenery.
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Resident sues Coral Gables to block nine-story development at the Garden of Our Lord

By Coral Gables Gazette staff UPDATE: This article has been updated to include a response from the City of Coral Gables and the developer. Bonnie Bolton, daughter of the late…

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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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Granada Golf fees to rise up to 40% as Coral Gables hires contractor to restore the course

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission has approved a broad restructuring of the Granada Golf Course, raising greens fees by up to 40 percent, hiring a…

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A black-and-white architectural rendering showing an aerial perspective of the proposed St. Thomas Episcopal Parish Church and School campus master plan in Coral Gables. At left, a two-story building with a flat roof planted with trees represents the proposed parking structure. A long covered walkway runs along the central spine of the campus connecting the parking structure to buildings at right. Open courtyard and playground areas are visible in the foreground, with dense tree canopy surrounding the campus perimeter.
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School proposes two-story parking structure and wellness center on N. Kendall Drive

By Coral Gables Gazette staff St. Thomas Episcopal Parish Church and School is proposing a campus master plan that would add a two-story parking structure, a wellness center, and redesigned…

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A three-panel image showing the entrance to the Coral Gables Business District. At left and right, a coral-colored gateway arch bearing the words "City of Coral Gables Business District" with a decorative oval window at the top. In the center, a landscaped median with flowering yellow and green plants leads toward a clock tower, with palm trees, traffic, and commercial buildings visible in the background.
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EDITORIAL: Coral Gables waited 15 years for this idea. Now it should move

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board At the March 10 City Commission meeting, Mayor Vince Lago did something that does not happen often enough in municipal government: he showed…

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A split image showing two sidewalk conditions in Coral Gables. On the left, a clean sidewalk with neatly trimmed green hedges, a tree, and a bright yellow fire hydrant in front of a commercial building. On the right, an overgrown shrub with yellowing and discolored leaves crowding a sidewalk beside an old parking meter, with a street and parked cars visible in the background.
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City moves toward ‘maintenance improvement district’ for Coral Gables commercial corridors

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission on Tuesday directed City Manager Peter Iglesias to develop a plan for what could become a maintenance improvement district —…

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A split image. On the left, a pixelated screenshot of an unidentifiable figure in a blue blazer, as displayed during a Coral Gables City Commission meeting. On the right, a young man in a straw boater hat and tuxedo shirt smiling at an outdoor evening event.
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ANALYSIS: At Coral Gables City Hall, some controversies get 17 minutes — and some get silence

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Near the end of the March 10 City Commission meeting, Mayor Vince Lago took the opportunity to voice his concerns and displeasure with a video…

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Contemporary artist Hernan Bas stands smiling in his studio, wearing a paint-splattered smock and cap, with several colorful figurative paintings displayed on the walls behind him.
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City to commission $1 million work from Hernan Bas for Mobility Hub

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Already known as a center of artistic activity with numerous galleries and workshops throughout the city, the Coral Gables Commission signaled its intention to further…

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Coral Gables Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson.
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Coral Gables launches human trafficking awareness campaign

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission voted unanimously March 10 to direct the city manager to develop public awareness and educational programs on human trafficking —…

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A large group of cyclists and walkers posed beneath a coral stone archway at Matheson Hammock Park, with bicycles visible at the edges of the crowd and trees overhead. A Bike & BBQ banner is visible in the background.
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Bike & BBQ: 11-mile tour through City Beautiful, picnic at Matheson Hammock

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Cyclists will roll out from the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center on Sunday, March 15, for one of the city’s most popular outdoor traditions:…

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A packed community meeting room at the Coral Gables Public Safety Building, with rows of residents seated facing a panel of city officials at a front table, American and Florida flags flanking the dais, and two large projection screens displaying a video presentation on the blue walls.
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EDITORIAL: What Coral Gables town halls are for

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board About 70 residents gathered at the Coral Gables Public Safety Building for a town hall on March 9 intended to explain the eight…

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