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Leafy Way Tree Plan Approved After Major Revisions
A new landscape plan for the construction of a new home on Leafy Way – a plan that developers claim will actually enhance the tree canopy – was approved after nearly a year of deferrals and controversy.
Coming to Grand Avenue: A Padel Sports Club
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Police Investigate Grove Shooting that Left One Man Injured
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The Stronger Miami Petition Drive Meets its Goal
The local organizers behind the petition drive announced this week that they had collected more than enough signatures to place a series of proposed political reforms before voters on the ballot this year.
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