Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson, Mayor Vince Lago and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis seated at a table during a Coral Gables town hall meeting, with Lago speaking into a microphone as they discuss the upcoming city referendum.
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Coral Gables mayor town hall veers from ballot questions to familiar disputes

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Just over half a day before the City Commission was scheduled to meet in the same conference room and only a few weeks before ballots…

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Official sample ballot for the Coral Gables Special Election of April 21, 2026, printed in English and Spanish, showing voting instructions and the first referendum question regarding amending the city charter to change the municipal election date.
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Six in ten respondents oppose moving Coral Gables elections to November, poll finds

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Six in ten respondents to a Coral Gables Gazette reader poll said they would vote against moving the city’s municipal elections from April to November…

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Peter Iglesias will once again serve as Coral Gables city manager beginning on Friday, May 23.
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Coral Gables City Manager Peter Iglesias named Government Engineer of the Year

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables City Manager Peter J. Iglesias has been named Government Engineer of the Year by the Florida Engineering Society’s Miami Chapter, recognizing a career…

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Street view of an unfinished building at 2700 Ponce de Leon Boulevard in Coral Gables with exposed upper structural elements and nearby construction cranes visible in the background.
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Three-year-old unfinished building on Ponce faces lien threat

By Coral Gables Gazette staff A long-running enforcement case involving an unfinished project on Ponce Circle Park is expected to draw attention when the Coral Gables Code Enforcement Board meets…

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Banyan trees arching over a residential street in Coral Gables.
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EDITORIAL: Coral Gables is deciding what its streets are for

Last week the Gazette wrote about a driverless Waymo vehicle quietly navigating Coral Gables streets — a technology that may have arrived before the city has fully prepared to receive…

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A dense crowd of multigenerational festival-goers walks along a closed street lined with vendor tents and promotional banners during the 2024 Carnaval on the Mile street festival in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Carnaval on the Mile returns to Coral Gables this weekend with Latin Grammy winners, soul-jazz and art

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Carnaval on the Mile, the free annual street festival that transforms Miracle Mile into a showcase of live music, regional art, and culinary culture, returns…

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Two young girls play among oversized colorful foam building blocks at an outdoor event, with green metal chairs and tropical greenery visible in the background.
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Free family day at The Underline an art, music and wellness festival

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Underline will host a free Family Day this Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its plaza in Coral Gables, offering…

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White Waymo Jaguar I-Pace autonomous vehicle equipped with roof-mounted sensors parked along a tree-lined residential street in Coral Gables.
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EDITORIAL: The future arrived quietly. Coral Gables should meet it prepared

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board On a recent Tuesday afternoon, a Jaguar I-Pace pulled up near Coral Gables Wayside Park off of Red Road. No driver sat behind…

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POLL: If the referendum were held today, would you vote to change the month and day when the City of Coral Gables holds its general elections from April of each odd year to the date of the national election in November of each even year commencing in 2026?

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Official sample ballot for the Coral Gables Special Election of April 21, 2026, printed in English and Spanish, showing voting instructions and the first referendum question regarding amending the city charter to change the municipal election date.
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Mayor’s Town Hall meeting kicks off special election season

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Only weeks away from the city sending out its first mail ballots in its first ever completely mail ballot Special Referendum, Mayor Vince Lago is…

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