Architectural rendering of the proposed sculpture fountain at Ponce Circle Park, showing a geometric star sculpture centered within landscaped gardens and open lawn space beneath mature trees.
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Coral Gables fills $3.9 million gap for Ponce Circle Park redesign

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables commissioners voted unanimously July 7 to commit an additional $3.9 million in city and developer funding to the redesign of Fred B. Hartnett…

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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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Resident parking discount pilot shortened ahead of Mobility Hub work

By Coral Gables Gazette staff A proposal to extend Coral Gables’ discounted resident parking program through January 2027 was narrowed on the floor of the City Commission this month, after…

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Architectural rendering of a proposed nine-story mixed-use residential building with balconies, arched windows, and ground-floor retail along Phoenetia Avenue in Coral Gables.
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Coral Gables advances Crystal Residences zoning, 3-2, over garden objections

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to advance the Crystal Residences project on Phoenetia Avenue, moving a nine-story mixed-use tower and a rebuilt home for…

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Graphic titled “Four charter questions for November,” listing proposed Coral Gables charter amendments on public-works bidding, candidate residency, the mayor’s term and parkland sales.
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Four charter questions head to November ballot, from mayor’s term to parkland sales

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to send four charter amendments to the November 3 ballot, including a question that would let the mayor serve…

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Flat tax rate gives way to harder questions at Coral Gables budget workshop

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables commissioners got their first detailed look Wednesday at the city’s proposed $318.4 million budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, a spending plan that…

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Grassy area with large trees on University Drive, the location approved for preliminary dog-park plans.
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Judge asks Coral Gables to hold off on dog park vote pending ruling

By Coral Gables Gazette staff A Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge on Monday asked the City of Coral Gables to hold off on approving zoning changes tied to the proposed University…

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Split image showing Coral Gables Fourth of July spectators watching a drone message in the sky on the left and red fireworks bursting overhead on the right.
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Gables 4th brings drones, fireworks and crowds to the Biltmore

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables marked Independence Day and the nation’s 250th anniversary Saturday with a Fourth of July program that added a drone light show to the…

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New construction accounted for $45 million of Coral Gables’ $1.33 billion increase. (Photo: Robin and Robert Burr, Great Gables Guide)
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Coral Gables taxable values reach $27.7 billion as county growth cools

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables’ taxable property value rose an estimated 6.5 percent this year to $27.70 billion, outpacing Miami-Dade County’s 5.5 percent increase as the broader post-pandemic…

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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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Coral Gables secures $1.6 million from state for cleanup, sewer and waterway work

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables has secured $1.575 million in state funding for three infrastructure and environmental projects, including cleanup of a former incinerator site, rehabilitation of aging…

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Exterior view of Coral Gables City Hall at dusk, with the historic Mediterranean Revival building illuminated against the evening sky, representing municipal governance and civic decision-making.
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EDITORIAL: Coral Gables should show its plan for the next budget

By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board In several important ways, Coral Gables’ proposed fiscal 2027 budget demonstrates discipline. The $318.44 million plan City Manager Peter Iglesias sent to the…

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