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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Controversial Mobility Hub clears key hurdle despite split commission and height concerns

By Coral Gables Gazette staff In a split 3–2 vote, the Coral Gables Commission approved a site plan for the long-debated Mobility Hub at its October 28 meeting. The project,…

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A pie chart titled “General Fund Operating Revenue by Type” shows Coral Gables’ 2025–26 budget distribution: property taxes account for $137.5 million (63.2%), other city fees and taxes $72.6 million (33.3%), and intergovernmental revenue $7.6 million (3.5%).
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Coral Gables weighs how Tallahassee’s tax-cut plans could cost the city millions

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission spent part of Tuesday’s meeting examining how a series of property-tax reduction proposals under discussion in the Florida House could…

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Coral Gables Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson lights a candle at an Interfaith Ceremony for Unity and Peace in the courtyard of City Hall on October 27.
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City’s Interfaith event focuses on unity, community and peace

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Nearly two months after Coral Gables officials first discussed how to honor the victims of October 7, 2023, the city held an Interfaith Ceremony for Unity…

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Side-by-side portraits of Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado, whose District 7 seat will open in 2028.
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Mayor Vince Lago hints at bid for Regalado’s seat — then walks it back

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Now in his third term as mayor of Coral Gables, Vince Lago — who under the city charter may serve no more than eight consecutive…

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A Metrorail train passes through Coral Gables near new mixed-use buildings along U.S. 1, illustrating how population growth is intensifying the need for an integrated city-and-regional mobility strategy.
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EDITORIAL: The Southern Loop is progress — but Coral Gables still needs a comprehensive mobility vision

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board When Coral Gables’ Southern Loop trolley begins rolling on November 3, it will mark an important step toward greater mobility—and a reminder of…

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The Coral Gables Trolley will launch a new east-west route in November
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All aboard the Southern Loop: Coral Gables’ new east-west trolley route debuts Nov. 3

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables commuters will have a new way to move across the city starting Monday, Nov. 3, when the Southern Loop Trolley officially begins service….

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Promotional image for “Lights & Legacy,” Coral Gables Art Cinema’s 15th-anniversary celebration on October 29, 2025. The design features a smiling portrait of former Mayor Don Slesnick in a red-and-green bow tie beside event details noting a red-carpet arrival, champagne reception, live music, dinner, dancing, and presentation of the inaugural Don Slesnick Civic Vision Award by Mayor Vince Lago.
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Coral Gables Art Cinema marks 15 years with tribute to Don Slesnick

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Fifteen years after its first reel flickered to life, Coral Gables Art Cinema will turn its own screen outward—toward the community that built it. On…

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Illustration showing two hands pressing down opposing buildings — one a Mediterranean-style “Local Control” structure and the other a modern high-rise labeled “Overlay Plan” — representing the struggle between Coral Gables’ self-governance and external development pressures.
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EDITORIAL: University Station plan tests Coral Gables’ right to self-rule

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board The most consequential issue before the Coral Gables City Commission this month is not the height of a building or the width of…

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Benicio del Toro, in a gray pin-striped suit with bandages on his head and hands, sits at a marble table beside a skull in a stylized scene from Wes Anderson’s film The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
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A free fall into Wes Anderson’s ‘Phoenician Scheme’

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Wes Anderson’s cinematic worlds tend to resemble dioramas that spring to life—each shot meticulously composed, every line deliberate, the absurd rendered beautiful. His newest film,…

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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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Mobility Hub, expanded ethics rules and downtown stimulus top Commission agenda

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission will meet Tuesday, Oct. 28, for a wide-ranging agenda centered on infrastructure, transparency and economic stimulus. At the forefront are…

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