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Goombay Gears Up
The annual festival celebrating Bahamian culture in Coconut Grove returns for three days in early June.
Uncharted Waters: Sailing Club Seeks a New Lease
With time running out on its current lease, the Coconut Grove Sailing Club is seeking to negotiate a new agreement with the City of Miami as it prepares to celebrate its 80th anniversary on the water as a beacon for sailors and community life.
Playhouse Demo Begins
Construction crews began gutting the Coconut Grove Playhouse auditorium this week, as Miami-Dade County moves forward with its restoration plan.
City Axes Proposed Changes to Tree Laws
With opposition mounting, District 1 Commissioner Miguel Gabela, who backed the legislation, requested the item be permanently withdrawn from consideration.
City Moves to Close Bonus Height Loophole, But Other Incentives Remain
The City Commission took a step toward exempting Coconut Grove from a controversial zoning change that supersizes some development projects, but for The WELL and other properties, a place on the city’s Transit Oriented Development map is still a coveted prize.
From “Visionary” to Indicted: Grove Art Dealer’s Stunning Fall from Grace
A string of lawsuits, a federal raid, a grand jury indictment and now an arrest have pulled the curtain on Grove gallery owner Leslie Roberts.
Miami Eyes ADUs as Housing Solution
A proposed City of Miami zoning change would allow more single-family homeowners to add a rental unit to their property. Critics fear the new rules will be abused by developers and homeowners alike.
Leafy, No Way
The former home and garden of the founder of a century-old South Grove enclave – named for its verdant landscape and since the 1970s preserved by city decree – may go the way of the wrecking ball and chainsaw.
City May Close The WELL’s Bonus-Height Loophole
The Miami City Commission will revisit a controversial 2023 zoning change that a developer claims will allow it to add three extra stories to a luxury condo project in Center Grove.
Recent News
City Proposes Law to Advance Zoning and Permit Applications Despite Code Violations
The proposed legislation, with immediate impact in the
Opinion: Proposed Charter Changes Deserve Our Support
The City of Miami’s government is broken, but it can
City Board Rebuffs Leafy Way Owners on Tree Removal Plan
Declaring the “soul of the neighborhood” at risk,
After Years of Delays, Playhouse Parking Garage Inches Forward
The partial demolition of the adjacent Coconut Grove
Reading, Writing and Restaurants – A New Approach to Education
Two private microschools in Coconut Grove offer
