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The Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board deadlocked after a marathon meeting that featured hours of public testimony – a major setback for Miami-Dade County and its plans to reopen the Coconut Grove Playhouse in time for its 100th anniversary in 2027.
Miami’s Historic and Environmental Preservation Board overturned two Coconut Grove tree removal permits Tuesday night, but a challenge to the removal of 57 trees for a temporary sports complex on Grand Avenue was dismissed after city officials ruled the appellant lacked standing.
From dawn until well after dusk, Kennedy Park serves as a gathering spot for all sorts of village people and their pets. Toddlers and teenagers, athletes and influencers, fitness buffs and tree-huggers – all have found their place in Kennedy Park.
Miami-Dade County says its open-campus plan for a revived Coconut Grove Playhouse will heal the past sin of segregation, but neighbors say they would prefer a barrier to prevent commerce and traffic from overwhelming their quiet community.
After moving out nearly all of former Mayor Francis Suarez’s office staff, Miami’s new mayor has assembled a more top-heavy team of higher-paid senior advisers with total salaries (excluding her own) exceeding $2 million.
A city proposal set for review Wednesday would double allowable housing density and introduce mixed-use development across 61 properties south of Grand Avenue, with a final vote possible later this month.
After years of delay and a tense standoff over the design and depth of the pool, West Grove residents will celebrate the opening of a new $13.2 million aquatic facility on Saturday, named for the late educator and community leader Verneka Sturrup Silva.
A hearing before a citizens’ advisory board next Tuesday will reconsider a city-approved plan to remove dozens of trees in West Grove — including some already cut without approval — for a short-term racquet sports facility.
Environmental groups say the City of Miami has yet to launch a promised public process to overhaul its tree ordinance — even as permits accelerate and oversight questions mount.
With a special legislative session set to begin this week in Tallahassee, Coconut Grove is down to one representative in the Florida House, and even she is a mystery.
