Graphic promoting Coral Gables’ biannual Recycling Drive-Thru event, featuring a car icon with a recycling symbol above it.
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Recycling, shredding and donations: Coral Gables cleans up on Nov. 15

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Residents will have another opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted items and keep reusable materials out of landfills when Keep Coral Gables Beautiful hosts its…

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View of Miracle Mile in downtown Coral Gables at dusk, showing palm trees in the median, storefronts lit along both sides, and cars moving through the street where the city is studying a new business taxing district.
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BID 2.0: City moves toward new downtown taxing district

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The City of Coral Gables is exploring the creation of a new taxing district in its downtown commercial core, aiming to revitalize and sustain the…

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A close-up of a white envelope labeled “City of Coral Gables Planning & Zoning” with the official city seal and a large red stamp reading “FRAUD ALERT.”
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Fake city letter demands money from applicant, officials warn of wider scam

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables has issued a public warning about a scam targeting applicants with items on upcoming Planning and Zoning Board agendas. At least one person…

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Shaded green triangle park at 7700 Old Cutler Road in Coral Gables, surrounded by banyan and oak trees, soon to be renamed in honor of Staff Sergeant Carl Philippe Enis, a fallen U.S. Air Force pararescueman.
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Coral Gables to honor fallen hero with park renaming

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The City of Coral Gables will dedicate a park in memory of one of its own, renaming the triangle green space at 7700 Old Cutler…

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Side-by-side images showing a black septic tank being installed in a trench on the left and a Coral Gables sewer pump station with equipment and access covers on the right, illustrating the city’s proposed shift from septic systems to a centralized sewer network.
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$400 million and counting: Residents push back on costly septic-to-sewer plan

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The City of Coral Gables held its second-to-last neighborhood meeting this week to discuss its ongoing Septic-to-Sewer Master Plan, continuing a series of presentations that…

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Logo for the 2025 Paddles for a Purpose Pickleball Tournament, featuring a green paddle and ball with the Ronald McDonald House Charities South Florida emblem on a blue background.
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Paddles for a Purpose serves up fun for a good cause

By Coral Gables Gazette staff When players take the courts at the William H. Kerdyk Biltmore Tennis Center on Saturday, November 8, it won’t just be about volleys and victories….

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A bronze historical marker on Coral Gables’ Miracle Mile describes the street’s origins after World War II, with shops and palm trees in the background. The Gazette editorial argues that the city’s focus should be on the future, not the past.
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EDITORIAL: A more vibrant downtown requires City Hall realism — and cash

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board For three decades, we’ve watched Coral Gables leaders try to “revive” Miracle Mile. Each generation has its plan: a Business Improvement District here,…

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The Coral Gables Commission voted to advance the “Carved by Nature” design for the proposed Mobility Hub, shown here in a rendering as viewed from Miracle Mile.
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ANALYSIS: Coral Gables’ defense of its 145-foot Mobility Hub rings hollow

By Coral Gables Gazette staff In approving the design of Coral Gables’ new Mobility Hub, the City Commission wrapped its decision in a series of justifications that – on closer…

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Aerial photo of Miracle Mile in downtown Coral Gables showing tree-lined streets, parked cars, and surrounding commercial buildings as the city considers plans to attract more visitors and strengthen the retail corridor.
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Pop-ups, art and ‘signature days’: Coral Gables’ push to make downtown buzz

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Vacant storefronts along Miracle Mile have become a familiar frustration for Coral Gables residents, business owners and public officials. At the City Commission’s Oct. 28…

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Former Coral Gables Mayor Dorothy Thomson speaks at the City Commission podium during the 45th anniversary celebration of Coral Gables Crime Watch, with police officers and attendees seated and standing behind her at City Hall on Oct. 28.
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Crime Watch, sculptures and a kidney match: What you missed at Coral Gables City Hall

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Oct. 28 Coral Gables City Commission meeting stretched nearly eight hours as commissioners moved from policy updates to proclamations and art acquisitions. While major…

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