Three carved jack-o’-lanterns glowing over water at dusk, evoking the Pumpkin Float event at the Coral Gables Golf & Country Club.
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Coral Gables Halloween 2026: what’s free, what costs and what to book

Pumpkins will take over Ponce Circle Park, jack-o’-lanterns will float in a swimming pool, and the War Memorial Youth Center’s basketball gym will become a haunted house as Coral Gables…

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Pet waste station sign in a grassy park area with a person walking a dog in the background.
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Dog park opponents are fighting a ‘ghost,’ Coral Gables tells court

Coral Gables says opponents of the proposed dog park at 520 University Drive are asking a court to overturn an approval the city never made. “Petitioners bring this Petition against…

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Exterior of the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center.
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Emails show city weighed letting Somerset use Youth Center field

Emails show Coral Gables officials and Somerset Gables Academy discussed possible use of a Youth Center field, though the city says no agreement was signed.

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Presentation slide for the proposed War Memorial Youth Center replacement showing the word “Celebration” over a dark wave-pattern background, with a “Work in Progress 04/10/2025” date in the upper right.
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A Youth Center plan should reach the Parks Board sooner

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board does not need final authority over the War Memorial Youth Center to deserve an early look at plans for its replacement. If Coral Gables…

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A picture of Coral Gables City Hall renovations.
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Coral Gables weighs up to $40 million in City Hall bonds Tuesday

Coral Gables commissioners will consider borrowing up to $40 million for work on historic City Hall on Tuesday, while also revisiting restrictions on major work at the War Memorial Youth…

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Infographic showing proposed Coral Gables FY2027 expenditures, including $174.2 million for personnel services, $79.4 million for other operating costs, $33.2 million for other capital projects, $10.6 million for debt service, $6.2 million for sewer projects, $6 million for City Hall repairs and $5 million for sea-level rise mitigation.
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Coral Gables budget grows to $323.3 million since July ahead of first hearing

Coral Gables’ proposed budget has grown by $4.86 million since commissioners first saw it in July, reaching $323.3 million as the city heads into the first of two public budget…

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Architectural rendering of the proposed War Memorial Youth Center replacement at night, showing a large illuminated multi-story building, entrance plaza, trees and parked cars.
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Parks board gets first look at $60 million Youth Center plan, 17 months after it was dated

The Coral Gables Parks and Recreation Advisory Board got its first detailed look Sept. 10 at plans for a proposed $60 million replacement of the War Memorial Youth Center, a…

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Pet waste station sign in a grassy park area with a person walking a dog in the background.
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Dog park opponents appeal as trial now set for September 2027

Neighbors fighting a planned dog park at 520 University Drive have taken their case to Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal as the underlying Sunshine Law lawsuit, previously expected to…

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Hop Into Fun at Eggstreme Egg Hunt in Coral Gables

Get ready for an egg-citing adventure! The annual Eggstreme Egg Hunt returns to Coral Gables on Saturday, April 19, with an expanded experience at three convenient locations. This family-friendly event…

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