To the Editor: Why don’t our city codes do what citizens keep telling our commissioners they want, especially when it comes to protecting our diminishing tree canopy and preserving our few remaining historic buildings? There are two main reasons. But first, you have to understand why our city seems to[Read More…]

To the Editor: In no particular order, here are five reasons why City Hall should not be moved to Freedom Park. 1. The first reason is that the existing facility is ideally placed. Dinner Key is a spectacular location; it’s centric and can be reached easily from all parts of[Read More…]

To the Editor: City Attorney George Wysong made the following comments during the June 25, 2026 City Commission meeting regarding Resolution RE 5 and whether it would require the city to sue the State of Florida over the Live Local Act: “I think it’s written broadly enough that it does[Read More…]

To the Editor: A Play in One Act.  Scene: A book-shelved study. Two people being served tea by an older person seated behind a cluttered desk. Players: Beeg, a developer of expensive high-rise condos. Thizway, his zoning lawyer. Dalogac, a renowned urban planner. Beeg: Thanks, Dalogac, for meeting.  We don’t have much time but[Read More…]

To the Editor: Dear Aspiring Resident of Coconut Grove, If you answered yes to all of the above — and D for No. 4 — have we got the place for you. Located on Biscayne Bay, a stone’s throw from Miami City Hall — where residents can express their petty[Read More…]

To the Editor: David Villano’s April 23 article, “The WELL Traffic Study Clears Key Threshold — But Only Barely” discussed an engineering study that examined the incremental traffic that would be expected to be created by The WELL project, a development astride Tigertail Avenue between 27th Avenue and Mary Street.[Read More…]

To the Editor: The Future We Build: A Play in One Act about the Magic City’s imminent destiny… or not. Scene: Greenstreet Café. Tuesday morning. A man in tennis clothes is having breakfast with someone in business attire. They are discussing the previous evening’s screening of “The Future We Build” with[Read More…]

To the Editor: At the April 9 City Commission meeting, Chairwoman Christine King sponsored an amendment to PZ.1 to increase in the amount of additional density that can be received under Affordable Housing Transfer of Density Program from 50% of base density to 100% of base density. There was no[Read More…]

To the Editor: A sincere thank you to the residents of Park Grove and the South Bayshore Alliance who showed up en masse at Wednesday night’s Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board meeting at City Hall. Your presence made the difference, and it wasn’t just symbolic.   You helped to change[Read More…]

To the Editor: Last Saturday’s Community Conversation on Freedom and Justice brought together friends and neighbors from across Coconut Grove and the broader county for a meaningful morning of dialogue and reflection.  Attendees from diverse faiths, backgrounds, and cultures engaged with two local champions of freedom — pioneering journalist Ms.[Read More…]