Entrance to the Coral Gables Art Cinema, featuring tall white columns, palm trees, a tiled walkway and the theater's blue sign above the doors.
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Coral Gables negotiating with contractor whose president was convicted of federal fraud

A federal jury in Tampa last week convicted the president of West Construction Inc. on three fraud-related charges involving a government program intended to help disabled veterans win federal contracts….

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Map of the Coral Gables Recycling Drive-Thru at 405 Biltmore Way, showing the required entrance from Coral Way, the vehicle route through the City Hall parking lot, and designated recycling and donation stations.
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Coral Gables recycling drive-thru collects electronics, paint and clothing Saturday

The half-empty paint cans in the garage, the laptop that died years ago and the pool chemicals left over from last summer all have a place to go this weekend….

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Coral Gables city commissioners sit behind a long black-draped table during an inspector general workshop, with several attendees seated in the foreground and flags behind the dais.
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Two commissioners could block inspector general referrals under Coral Gables proposal

Coral Gables commissioners moved toward requiring four of five votes to refer a matter to the inspector general voters approved in April, a proposed safeguard against politically motivated investigations that…

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Blue Metrorail train travels on an elevated guideway above landscaped paths and greenery along The Underline in Coral Gables.
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City knew about Underline maintenance costs more than a year ago

The sequence of events surrounding Coral Gables and the Underline’s maintenance costs is almost the inverse of what might be expected. More than a year ago, when the city first…

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Flooded roadway with standing water reflecting trees and two cars driving past.
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UM study finds Miami-Dade resilience plans still work in silos

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Miami-Dade County has no shortage of climate-resilience plans. It has regional plans, county plans, municipal plans and neighborhood plans addressing flooding, sea-level rise, hurricanes, extreme…

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