Halloween bragging rights are up for grabs, and neighborhoods are bringing their best: spookier porches, flowing candy bowls, and tiny ghosts and superheroes pouring down the sidewalks. Today’s Spotlight has plenty of contenders—but which streets get your vote? Tell us where the decorations dazzle, the neighbors go all out, and[Read More…]
News Briefs
A Final Vote to Restrict the Use of E-Bikes and Scooters in Miami
The Miami City Commission is scheduled to take a final vote this week on an ordinance that would limit how and where electric bikes and scooters can be ridden in the city. The proposed legislation – introduced by Miami District 3 Commissioner Rolando Escalona – would ban e-bikes and motorized[Read More…]
Where We’ll Be: A Phantom Returns, a Visit to the Dead, and Knifed Pumpkins
Things are getting suspicious around the Grove. A Phantom’s back from Broadway, the dearly departed receive visitors on bicycles, and innocent pumpkins are stabbed in the face. And that’s just for starters. There’s a weather girl losing her mind, a wizard with questionable credentials, and a whole lot of people[Read More…]
Higher Fares Spare Some Grove Bus Routes, but Late-Night Cuts Remain
Miami-Dade bus and Metrorail fares will rise by 50 cents in January under a plan approved by county commissioners last week that restores some threatened bus service but leaves two routes serving Coconut Grove facing late-night cuts. Commissioners voted 9-4 on Tuesday to increase fares from $2.25 to $2.75, helping[Read More…]
Construction Near Protected Silver Bluff Cleared to Proceed
A Miami advisory board has cleared the way for extensive renovations at a Coconut Grove waterfront estate, rejecting a city staff recommendation that a proposed swimming pool be moved 25 feet from the protected Silver Bluff rock formation. The Historic and Environmental Preservation Board ruled Tuesday that construction could proceed[Read More…]
Where We’ll Be: Golden Hour for the Golden Mango
You know the Grove. But insiders know what King Mango’s plotting, who’s bringing the funk to the Barnacle and when the Phantom slips back into town. Here’s your weekly advantage over the friend who always says, “How did I miss that?” Or you could be that guy. Today’s recommendation? Read[Read More…]
Where We’ll Be: Your Best Defense Against the A.I. Apocalypse
Your best defense against the coming A.I. apocalypse may involve knot-tying, campfires and a walk through the woods. Scout groups are forming now, and that’s only the beginning of a week that also includes free trees, bird walks, theater, live music, civic forums. Staying home would be an unforced error. [Read More…]
Where We’ll Be: Miami Pretends Fall Has Arrived
If you can’t believe it’s autumn, you’re not alone. Miami Spice extended its run through Halloween – an official declaration that shorts remain appropriate civic attire. Still, the cultural tide is rising like the king tides. The moon pulls people into Fairchild after dark, theater serves up an anxious weather girl, and Saturday offers live music from the Grove to Coral Gables to Miami Beach.
New E-Bike Safety Rules Proposed in Miami
Nine months after a Coconut Grove couple was struck from behind and severely injured near Kennedy Park by a teenager on an electric dirt bike, the City Commission will consider new restrictions on how and where e-bikes can be ridden in Miami. The proposed legislation – introduced by Miami District[Read More…]
County Saves Early-Morning Bus Service, but Grove Cuts Remain
Early-morning service on three bus routes serving Coconut Grove has been spared, but late-night service and another Grove route remain slated for elimination next year. Miami-Dade commissioners approved $12.5 million Thursday to preserve service before 6 a.m. on 45 Metrobus routes, including routes 22, 27 and 37 in Coconut Grove.[Read More…]


















