Tag: Richard Lara
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…
EDITORIAL: A city commission cannot govern through permanent political warfare
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board Coral Gables has spent a century cultivating an identity rooted in civic quality, architectural beauty, and institutional seriousness. That identity depends not only…
ANALYSIS: Sexual harassment allegation and Sunshine Law claims deepen Coral Gables commission feuds
By Coral Gables Gazette staff At different points during discussion on a single item at the May 19 Coral Gables Commission meeting, there were accusations of sexual harassment, claims of…
Mayor pulls yellow card on World Cup watch parties at Fritz and Franz – for now
By Coral Gables Gazette staff For 24 years, or the last six FIFA World Cups, soccer fans in Coral Gables have flocked to Fritz and Franz Bierhaus on the southeast…
Commission preserves Granada golf tee times but rejects discounts and membership changes
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission voted unanimously on May 5 to preserve priority tee times for three long-standing golf associations at the city-owned Granada Golf…
ANALYSIS: Coral Gables voters draw clear line on power and oversight
By the Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables voters reshaped their city’s charter in Tuesday’s mail-in referendum, approving seven of eight proposed amendments in a result that delivered a verdict…
Lago introduces voter protection resolution, alleges illegal political messaging
By Coral Gables Gazette staff With the mail-in ballot referendum less than a week away from closing, political messaging in Coral Gables has intensified with some of it, according to…
ANALYSIS: Two electorates, one turnout — what Coral Gables’ referendum numbers show, so far
By Coral Gables Gazette staff Coral Gables mailed 37,332 ballots for its April charter referendum. But the turnout rate will be calculated using a pool of 30,342 voters. The difference…
Commission vacates City Hall as restoration of the 100-year-old landmark moves forward
By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission held its final meeting inside historic City Hall chambers on February 24, closing the doors of one of South Florida’s…
EDITORIAL: The Commission’s record is real. So was this missed opportunity
By the Coral Gables Gazette editorial board When a commission defends its past record more vigorously than it engages the idea before it, the instinct must be examined. The Coral…
