Two state legislators who represent Coconut Grove in Tallahassee split their vote this week on the governor’s proposed redistricting plan. The Florida Legislature approved the plan on Wednesday by a vote of 21-to-17 in the State Senate and 83-to-28 in the Florida House. The new voting map is expected to[Read More…]
Spotlight Staff
The Grove hits the gas. No brakes.
Just as summer prepares to slow everything down, the fastest guys on four wheels rev up the Grove. This week brings race-week noise, a brand-new neighborhood pool, dogs with social calendars, dancers on the rise, mahjong in the garden, Deadhead moonlight and a street concert for Ronnie. Pace yourself. The[Read More…]
A Commission Recap: Parks, Preservation, and The Hangar
The City Commission approved a $200,000 grant to support the restoration of the historic Ace Theater, allocated $13 million for park improvements and affordable housing in District 2, and granted The Hangar a waiver to host more events in 2026.
From Curtain Calls to Cannonballs
Dive in! Pools are opening, dogs will soak and shake, and there are plenty of rooms where laughter or music will loosen things up. The Grove feels like it’s in mid-splash—loose, social, a little unpredictable. (Can a dog do a cannonball?) So don’t stay dry. Take the plunge somewhere—into a[Read More…]
Pardo Seeks Funding for Park Improvements in Coconut Grove
Miami District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo will try again this week to secure $15 million in “public benefit” money from a city trust fund for park improvements and affordable housing projects in Coconut Grove and other parts of his district. Pardo’s request for $10 million in park funding and $5[Read More…]
PZAB Votes to Protect Neighborhoods from Density Transfer Ordinance
Miami’s Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board (PZAB) voted Wednesday to advance a proposal that could help market-driven developers buy more density credits from affordable housing projects, but not before tweaking the measure to protect Coconut Grove and other neighborhoods from that added density. The density-transfer proposal, which advocates say will[Read More…]
Bloom, Baby, Bloom
Pollen is in the air, blossoms are showing off, and the Grove’s lineup leans hard into things in bloom–from Vizcaya garden walks and Kampong plant temptations to free trees, farmers market bounty, and Earth Month programming that suggests you really ought to know the name of at least one fern.[Read More…]
Theater, film, poetry—and rabbits?
It’s festival season in the Grove — O, Miami poetry sparks the creative mind, the Miami Film Festival is picking up speed, and the Coconut Grove Theatre Festival is busy giving birth to new works and… rabbits? Inspiration seems to hop in from all directions to the minds of the[Read More…]
Commission Amends Density Transfer Ordinance to Exclude NCDs
The Miami City Commission agreed Thursday to insulate Coconut Grove from a proposed expansion of a program that allows developers to transfer density credits from affordable housing projects in certain neighborhoods to market-rate and luxury projects elsewhere in the city. The ordinance was amended on first reading to exclude the[Read More…]
Pardo Responds to Question about Fate of City Hall
The fate of the Pan Am seaplane terminal at Dinner Key has been a topic of concern for Grove residents since late last month when the Miami Herald published a story saying the City of Miami planned to move City Hall to Freedom Park in 2028. (The Spotlight published a[Read More…]
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