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With the annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival just around the corner, organizers and city officials gathered Friday to unveil this year’s promotional poster and celebrate one of the area’s largest and most enduring cultural events.
A Star Quarterback Who Got His Start at St. Stephen’s
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Filling Pier 7 With Song
Musician Chris Breeding is putting a soundtrack to an evening ritual in Coconut Grove, strumming and singing as the sun sets over Pier 7 at Dinner Key Marina.
Grove Teen Strikes Gold on the World Sailing Stage
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What happens when procrastination meets political angst and Grove residents get creative, with a few cocktails in the mix? King Mango Strut, of course.
A Proposed Facelift for Kirk Munroe Park
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