The 2025 Coconut Grove Veterans Day Parade brought troupes of dancers, cheerleading squads and marching bands to the heart of the West Grove this week.
Spotlight Staff
A Grand Avenue Salute to Veterans
Organizers say this year’s Veterans Day parade through the West Grove will be bigger than last year’s event, with 16 marching bands.
The Mango Strut: Still Crazy After All These Years
Mango season in Coconut Grove (meaning the parade, of course, not the fruit) officially starts on Friday when parade organizers divulge this year’s poster design at a street party on Fuller Street. Be there or be square.
Miami Mayoral Candidate Sues to Block Election Shift
The Miami City Commission voted last week to move this year’s election to 2026 without asking voters to approve the switch. The decision is now being challenged in court.
Workers Seek to Stabilize Playhouse
With the 1926 theater at risk of collapse, construction workers have been tasked with stabilizing the structure’s exterior walls.
The Week Ahead
Get a jump on National Poetry Month on Tuesday 3/25 with a live poetry reading and open mic at Books & Books in Coconut Grove. Poet Oscar Fuentes (aka the Biscayne Poet) kicks off the free program, followed by an open mic for audience members. Books & Books, 3409 Main[Read More…]
The Sweetest Breeze
As a personal celebration of the start of Spring, consider a quiet, reflective walk along one or more of the Grove’s most tranquil outdoor spots. The breezes of the past weeks and the cool mornings and evenings might just be the respite you seek. Three locations are calling. The world’s[Read More…]
Catch a Rising Starlet
The Grove’s own (and perhaps youngest) published author Emilia Ramos Sampler, 14, has released the second book in her fantasy trilogy, “The Shadow Heir.” Her new book, “Thieves of Time Forgotten,” continues the saga begun in her first work, published when she was 10. An award-winning author, Emilia won first-prize[Read More…]
Art Students Honored
Organizers of the annual Young Artists’ Gallery at the Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove on Sunday awarded more than $39,000 in scholarship money and prizes to public school art students.
The Songs Must Go On
Yacht Rock Sing-Along with the Tall Boys packs it all in at the Barnacle’s March Moonlight Concert. Vote here for your favorite songs and then come out to sing the top ten vote-getters. The Barnacle State Park, 3485 Main Highway. Friday 3/7. Gate opens at 6:00 p.m. for the picnic[Read More…]
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