Construction has begun on the Ace Padel sports club planned for a stretch of property along Grand Avenue near Douglas Road where the Charles Barber Shop once stood.
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A Playhouse Power Move Falls Short in Tallahassee
A state legislator has abandoned his effort, for now, to force Miami-Dade County to give up control of the Coconut Grove Playhouse project.
The Long Sad History of the Mariah Brown House
The historic house on Charles Avenue in Coconut Grove has fallen into disrepair once again, after an earlier effort to restore the structure stalled.
Police Investigate Grove Shooting that Left One Man Injured
The Sunday night shooting on the corner of Douglas Road and Florida Avenue was the first violent crime in Coconut Grove since August, police said.
The Stronger Miami Petition Drive Meets its Goal
The local organizers behind the petition drive announced this week that they had collected more than enough signatures to place a series of proposed political reforms before voters on the ballot this year.
Third Time’s a charm for Jon Batiste’s Montreux Miami, Expansion to Miami Beach and Elena Rose performance
Bigger stages, deeper roots: Montreux Jazz Festival Miami returns for a third year at The Hangar at Regatta Grove, expanding its lineup and celebrating jazz’s past, present and future through artists shaped by the city itself.
The Woman’s Club’s Big Birthday: 135 and Counting
The Coconut Grove Woman’s Club, founded in February 1891 by six community-minded women, is currently experiencing a membership revival.
The Gifford Lane Stroll: Art, Friends, and Giving
For one day each year, residents of a two-block stretch in Center Grove have turned Gifford Lane into a deliberately low-key art show and street party rooted in neighborhood culture, local artists and charitable giving.
City to Vote on Shifting Housing Density From Affordable Projects
The proposal would expand an existing program that allows developers to sell and transfer development rights from affordable housing developments to market-rate and luxury projects – even if no affordable units are added at those locations.
Billionaires at the Gate: Is Extreme Wealth Reshaping the Grove?
As the ultrawealthy flow into Coconut Grove, the village is attracting global attention — and confronting familiar tensions over affordability, character and who, and what, still belongs.
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