Opponents of the county’s plan to restore and reopen the Coconut Grove Playhouse filed an emergency motion this week to halt the demolition work now underway at the landmark theater on Main Highway. The emergency motion, filed on Sunday by attorney David Winker, asks Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mavel Ruiz[Read More…]

Miami District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo has opened a satellite office on Grand Avenue in the West Grove. Commission staff began moving into the new office at 3646 Grand Avenue last week. Although there’s no exterior signage and no official ribbon-cutting as of yet, Javier Gonzalez, the District 2 staff[Read More…]

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado and Miami District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo will host a virtual community meeting on Wednesday June 4 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. to discuss the Coconut Grove Playhouse and answer questions from the public.  Demolition work at the playhouse was halted on May 21 after[Read More…]

In recognition of Caribbean month this week, Miami-Dade College’s Gibson Education Center at 3629 Grand Avenue presents “Honoring Legacy: People and Places of Little Bahamas” on Friday May 23 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Featured speakers include Dr. Marvin Dunn, the noted historian of Black history in Florida and professor[Read More…]

Looking for summer plans? Arts for Learning is launching its new Lewis Arts Studio Performing Arts Summer Program at the Sanctuary of the Arts at St. Mary’s at 136 Frow Avenue in the West Grove. Students will develop skills in performance, storytelling and choreography through structured activities and imaginative play,[Read More…]

The City of Miami could have a new District 4 commissioner as early as this week. The City Commission will meet on Thursday at 10 a.m. to consider how best to fill the District 4 commission seat left vacant by the death last week of Commissioner Manolo Reyes. The commission[Read More…]

The fate of the “lifetime” term limits proposed by Miami District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo may depend on who fills the commission seat left vacant by the death of Commissioner Manolo Reyes.  Pardo asked his fellow commissioners on Thursday to push the proposal to the April 24 meeting after Commission[Read More…]

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on McFarlane Road makes it easy to file a tax return for households that earned $67,000 or less last year – but time is running out to sign up for the free tax preparation service. The last day is Saturday April 12. “We take taxpayers from[Read More…]

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…]