The Miami Foundation and its partners have started Press Forward South Florida to provide financial support to independent nonprofit news organizations like the Coconut Grove Spotlight. To get started, the foundations are asking news consumers across South Florida to share their thoughts about local news. Follow this link to participate[Read More…]

City officials are proposing changes to Miami’s tree protection ordinance. Among the outcomes they hope to achieve is a less costly, streamlined process for residents and property owners to trim or remove trees.  The Spotlight is keen to hear your experiences with obtaining permits for tree trimming or removal –[Read More…]

The Miami Foundation and four partner foundations in South Florida are raising money to support independent nonprofit news organizations like the Coconut Grove Spotlight. The initiative – called Press Forward South Florida – has received $3 million in seed funding from the Knight Foundation in Miami, and hopes to begin[Read More…]

Miami City Manager Art Noriega withdrew a proposal last week that could have led to a suspension of the city’s curbside recycling program and a reduction in the bulky waste pickup service provided by the Solid Waste Department. The City Commission had been expected to consider the item at last[Read More…]

The Miami City Commission agreed on Thursday to allow a developer to open a temporary sports facility on Grand Avenue in the West Grove while waiting to break ground on a much more ambitious mixed-used project with 176 apartments.

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…]

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…]

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…]