Can you hear them coming? Folks from around the world come to our neighborhood. First the sailors come for world-class regattas. Now come the runners, romantics and artists. Look into the trees and marshes and you’ll see migrating songbirds too. Lead with romance as operatic tenor Arturo Chacon Cruz performs[Read More…]
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Eye Candy: The 2025 Coconut Grove Art Festival Poster
How sweet, indeed. The official poster for the 2025 Coconut Grove Art Festival was inspired by a 1949 candy bar – coconut-flavored, of course – and a catchphrase made famous by comedian Jackie Gleason: How sweet it is! Festival organizers revealed the official poster last week during a rooftop event[Read More…]
No-guilt trips. Start saving the dates.
When friends from the Frozen North call and ask you about the weather, don’t you feel just a little bit guilty that the days here are so beautiful? OK, maybe not, but now is the time to start planning for their visits, as so many cornerstone events in our neighborhood[Read More…]
Free Tax Service Starts Next Week at St. Stephen’s
Are you dreading this year’s tax season? St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on McFarlane Road makes it easy – and free – to file a return for households that earned $67,000 or less last year. The free tax preparation service begins on January 30 with appointments available on Tuesday, Thursday and[Read More…]
Miami Approves D2 Office in West Grove
The Miami City Commission approved a resolution on Thursday that will allow District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo to open an administrative office on Grand Avenue near Douglas Road in the West Grove. The resolution, approved without discussion, authorizes the City Manager to enter into a three-year lease agreement for space[Read More…]
Fighting Crime in Coconut Grove
Crime was down 3.6% in Coconut Grove last year. Ignore that number, Miami Police Commander Daniel Kerr told an audience last week. It doesn’t matter.
Information, History and Context
With three public libraries and a large variety of Little Free Libraries close at hand, Spotlight readers are already blessed with access to many free sources of information. However, the Miami-Dade library system now provides readers with even greater access through free online access to The New York Times. Included[Read More…]
Dinner Key Death
An unidentified man died Wednesday at Dinner Key marina while trying to retrieve a wayward dinghy, Miami Police reported. The incident occurred about 4:30 p.m. “A man noticed his dinghy detached from his boat and jumped into water to retrieve it. Unfortunately he never surfaced,” Miami Police spokesman Michael Vega[Read More…]
A Riot in Redland
While Miami is known for its beaches and high rises, insiders know that – incredibly – one-third of land in the county is agricultural. The Redland Riot Road Rallye creates a near-perfect way to explore those green areas, known as Redland. The Riot’s team format playfully explores the farms, gardens,[Read More…]
Miami Breaks Ground on New City Administration Building
The City of Miami held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday to mark the start of construction of a new city administration building on NW 37th Avenue in Miami Freedom Park, just east of Miami International Airport. The new eight-story building, designed by Arquitectonica with an expected completion date in late[Read More…]
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