A split composite image showing two wildlife species at the center of recent Coral Gables City Commission action. At left, a male peacock stands on green grass, its iridescent blue and green plumage on full display, with orange and black tail feathers visible at the base. At right, a coyote stands on pavement at the edge of a grassy area, facing the camera with its mouth slightly open, its tan and gray coat catching the sunlight.
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Coral Gables seeks peafowl help after $25,000 spent removing 141 birds; coyote concerns grow

By Coral Gables Gazette staff After spending more than $25,000 and removing 141 peafowl, Coral Gables is escalating the issue beyond City Hall — voting April 14 to push Miami-Dade…

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A well-maintained golf green with a white flagstick at the center, surrounded by tall royal palm trees and broad-canopied tropical trees under a partly cloudy sky. Several mid-rise and high-rise residential buildings are visible in the background, framing the urban setting of the Granada Golf Course in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Golfer pushback forces Granada Golf Course deferral as greens still in the red

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Six weeks after the Coral Gables City Commission unanimously approved the most sweeping overhaul of Granada Golf Course in a decade, sustained pushback from the…

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Mayor Vince Lago speaking at a Coral Gables Commission meeting.
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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…

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A bar chart comparing two figures from the Coral Gables April 2026 special election. The left bar, in blue, shows 37,332 ballots mailed. The right bar, in gray, shows 30,342 active eligible voters. A dashed horizontal line connects the two bars at the height of the shorter bar, with a downward arrow and the label "Difference: 6,990 voters" in orange text between them. A note at the bottom of the chart reads: "Inactive registered voters received ballots but are excluded from the official turnout calculation." The chart title reads "Ballots mailed vs. voters counted in turnout."
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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…

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Coral Gables Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson.
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Coral Gables launches human trafficking awareness campaign

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission voted unanimously March 10 to direct the city manager to develop public awareness and educational programs on human trafficking —…

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A partially unrolled blue architectural blueprint lies open on a wooden table surrounded by gold trophies, a wooden gavel, framed certificates, a stack of ordinance documents, and a blank nameplate, leaving the blueprint unable to lie flat.
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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…

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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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Commission upholds controversial 9-story project in 3–2 vote, clearing way for North Ponce development

By Coral Gables Gazette staff In a 3-2 vote, the Coral Gables Commission denied an appeal of its Board of Architects Special Master decision in January and cleared the way…

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Calendar page for April 2026 with Tuesday, April 21 circled in red to mark the scheduled Coral Gables referendum.
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Commission advances April ballot question to eliminate runoff elections, citing cost and low turnout

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission voted Jan. 27 to place a proposed City Charter amendment before voters in a special mail-ballot election on April 21,…

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A large nighttime crowd of families and residents sits on lawn chairs and blankets at Ponce Circle Park, watching a University of Miami football game on a large outdoor screen, with surrounding buildings illuminated behind them.
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Commission envisions band shell and major events as future of Ponce Circle Park after watch party success

By Coral Gables Gazette staff Members of the Coral Gables City Commission praised the recent University of Miami national football championship watch party at Ponce Circle Park as a major…

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Coral Gables City Commission members seated at the dais during a tense debate over a proposed decorum ordinance on September 25, 2025.
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Zoning, elections and neighborhoods collide on Coral Gables Commission agenda

By Coral Gables Gazette staff The Coral Gables City Commission will face a wide-ranging agenda at its Tuesday, Jan. 27 meeting, with decisions that span long-term land use policy, the…

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