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Miami-Dade County has formed a working group to address the issue of e-bike safety, as public concern grows and a recent report suggests that injuries resulting from e-bike and e-scooter crashes in South Florida are growing exponentially.
School board members greenlighted the design and construction of a new 3-story classroom building this week at Coconut Grove Elementary School, with the capacity to serve 176 students when it opens, perhaps as early as 2028.
Just months after Mayor Eileen Higgins pledged to rein in runaway spending, city officials are pushing to increase the current-year budget by about 2.5% while leaving unclear why much of the money is needed and where it will ultimately go.
Grove residents, public transit riders and tourists have a new way to get around the Grove – and it’s free (for a limited time).
As Miami’s pension obligations continue to swell, a city proposal would expand firefighter retirement benefits and extend participation in the lucrative DROP program, ending pension reforms imposed during the city’s fiscal crisis — but without publicly disclosing how much the changes may ultimately cost taxpayers.
The membership rates for the sport club in Little Bahamas are higher than those at comparable facilities in Little River and Aventura, but below the rates charged by another club in Wynwood.
As Miami debates a proposed $450 million public-safety bond, the ever-escalating cost of policing — driven by rising salaries, pensions and overtime — has climbed to levels few major U.S. cities can match, even as crime reaches record lows.
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.
