Coral Gables is right to expand its public transportation options. But civic progress also demands civic process.
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EDITORIAL: As Trolley expands, Coral Gables must bring its advisors on board

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Coral Gables is right to expand its public transportation options. A new east-west trolley route, slated to debut this October, reflects a smart…

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The Coral Gables Trolley will launch a new east-west route in November
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Coral Gables Trolley to unveil east-west route as part of pilot program

The Coral Gables Trolley will launch a new east-west route in October, running from the Douglas Road Metrorail Station west mostly along Ponce de Leon Boulevard all the way to…

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The journey of G. Bradley Davis, author of ‘Makin’ Waves,’ from naval intelligence to novelist has been extraordinary. He will explain on Wednesday, July 30, at 7 p.m. at Books & Books.
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Charting courage and identity: G. Bradley Davis brings ‘Makin’ Waves’ to Books & Books

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Books & Books continues its summer of literary programming with an engaging evening featuring G. Bradley Davis, author of Makin’ Waves, on Wednesday, July 30,…

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Step back into the golden age of Hollywood with a free screening of Swing Time (1936), the iconic musical romance starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at the Coral Gables Library.
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Dancing into classic cinema — ‘Swing Time’ lights up Coral Gables Movie Night

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables Library invites film lovers to step back into the golden age of Hollywood with a free screening of Swing Time (1936), the…

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Ponce de Leon Middle School, which itself showed strong improvement, jumping from a “C” to a “B.”
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Public schools in Coral Gables earn high marks, leaders applaud progress

By Coral Gables Gazette staff A spirit of optimism prevailed during the July 18 meeting of the Coral Gables School Community Relations Committee, as community members and school officials gathered…

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Dr. Lawrence and Barbara Stein gave Coral Gables more than a theatre. They gave it a legacy.
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EDITORIAL: Actors’ Playhouse is the Steins’ boffo legacy

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Communities across America dream of having what Coral Gables enjoys every day: a thriving, professional theater company at the heart of downtown, housed…

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Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre dedicates the Dr. Lawrence and Barbara Stein Center for the Performing Arts, honoring the visionary founders who saved the historic Coral Gables landmark and helped build one of South Florida’s leading cultural institutions.
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Actors’ Playhouse dedicates the Dr. Lawrence and Barbara Stein Center for the Performing Arts

By Coral Gables Gazette staff In a tribute decades in the making, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre has announced the official dedication of the Dr. Lawrence and Barbara Stein…

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"Creating Collage with Carol Jazzar" at the Coral Gables Museum offers a playful and accessible introduction to collage-making for artists and non-artists alike.
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Collage without a map: Carol Jazzar leads hands-on workshop at Coral Gables Museum

By Coral Gables Gazette staff What happens when you let intuition take the lead? This Saturday, July 26, artist Carol Jazzar invites participants to find out, guiding a three-hour creative…

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Coral Gables City Hall, where commissioners voted in May to change the city’s election calendar. A recent court ruling in Miami has cast new legal uncertainty over that decision.
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EDITORIAL: Coral Gables should let the voters decide

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board A Miami judge’s ruling this week struck a blow not only to the City of Miami’s election changes but also, by implication, to…

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Coral Gables Commissioner Melissa Castro has led opposition to the city’s election date change and says the Miami ruling validates her concerns.
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ANALYSIS: What Miami’s election ruling reveals—and why Coral Gables may be next

By Coral Gables Gazette staff With Miami’s municipal election ordinance now struck down in court, Coral Gables finds itself in a newly exposed legal position. The city’s own decision earlier…

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