With café seating spreading along a public pedestrian-only promenade in Center Grove, a looming redesign is raising questions about public access, permits and who decides how the space will be used.
Francisco Alvarado
Coconut Grove Arts Festival at a Crossroads
This weekend’s 62nd edition of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival will be the last under a five-year contract with events management company Loud And Live. Deciding whether to renew the agreement or strike out in a new direction comes amid internal soul-searching within a governing board marked by unusually long tenures and little turnover.
Fuller Street Makeover: Public Upgrade or Private Land Grab?
A proposed deal between the City of Miami and a private developer could reshape one of Coconut Grove’s most popular gathering spaces – leaving some residents to wonder who will control Fuller Street when the dust settles.
Dining Out? Grove Sidewalks Are Feeling the Squeeze
Outdoor dining is part of the charm of Coconut Grove, but pedestrians often have to negotiate narrow stretches of sidewalk to squeeze past restaurants that lease space in the public right-of-way.
Lawsuit Targets Coconut Grove Garage Over Illegal Parking Rates
A Pinecrest resident is suing the owner and operator of a Coconut Grove parking garage, alleging years of overcharges in violation of a city covenant requiring rates to match municipal meters.
City Offloads Public Outreach on Tree Ordinance Rewrite
Miami will pay $180,000 to a team of facilitators from Florida State University to engage residents in a controversial effort to revise the city’s tree laws. But some watchdogs see the move as a political smokescreen to deflect criticism—and weaken protections.
Freebee Cries Foul Over Grove’s On-Demand Transit Deal
The electric shuttle service, which ran a popular pilot program moving riders around the Grove for free, says it lost out on a new two-year contract because of a deeply flawed and unfair bidding process.
After Years of Delays, Playhouse Parking Garage Inches Forward
The partial demolition of the adjacent Coconut Grove Playhouse paves the way for the $35 million garage and retail complex but legal and design delays leave construction schedule in question.
Uncharted Waters: Sailing Club Seeks a New Lease
With time running out on its current lease, the Coconut Grove Sailing Club is seeking to negotiate a new agreement with the City of Miami as it prepares to celebrate its 80th anniversary on the water as a beacon for sailors and community life.
The Art of Survival
After struggling to recover from pandemic-era setbacks, the Coconut Grove Arts Festival has reinvented itself with new management – and a much healthier bottom line.
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