To the Editor: Scene: The lobby bar of a downtown hotel where a program entitled “Developing The Magic City” is about to begin. Two people in business attire are sipping espressos at a stand-up table in the middle of many others similarly occupied. Players: Beeg, a developer of high-rise condos[Read More…]

To the Editor: Is it actually true or an April Fools prank that Miami City Hall is finally vacating Coconut Grove’s historic Pan Am Terminal to relocate at the Miami Freedom Park and Soccer Complex? It’s about time. After all they have squatted there with million-dollar waterfront views for way[Read More…]

To the Editor: Hello Fellow Real Grovites and Miamians. We have lost the Coconut Grove Playhouse, now the historic City of Miami City Hall is being “moved,” read demolished. That historic property will soon be demolished and purchased by developers who will tear it down and put up more 30-story[Read More…]

To the Editor: Our beautiful Biscayne Bay is becoming a boat junkyard.  Miami Beach and other communities enforced boat anchoring laws and forced the junkyard fleet to relocate off Coconut Grove.  Why this matters: huge environment damage — most boats dump sewage into the water; abandoned boats and long anchor[Read More…]

To the Editor: Wednesday April 1 is the date of the next Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board (PZAB) meeting at Miami City Hall. It’s also April Fool’s Day. This meeting is no joke.  To D or Not to D:  A Play in One Act About Density Transfers Scene: An office[Read More…]

To the editor: I’m writing to you as a Coconut Grove resident who genuinely values the role the Spotlight plays in keeping our community connected and informed. Your coverage of local happenings is something many of us look forward to and rely on. I wanted to bring up the recent[Read More…]

To the editor: After 56 years of cutting hair in the West Grove with a couple of location changes, progress caught up to Charles Thomas Williams. The quaint blue building that housed his barber shop on Grand Avenue was scheduled to be demolished.  The official deadline was September 30 and,[Read More…]

To the editor: Imagine standing in the middle of a crowded room, screaming at the top of your lungs. Your heart is racing, tears are flowing, and your fear is physically visible — yet no one moves to help. Around you, it is simply “business as usual.” ​This is the[Read More…]

To the editor: Walk south from Grand Avenue into the quiet residential streets of West Coconut Grove and you will find something increasingly rare in South Florida: small wooden cottages, shaded yards, and homes that feel connected to the past. Many of these modest houses were built by Bahamian settlers[Read More…]

To the editor: The state e-bike legislation that passed the State Senate on Feb. 25 will most certainly be enacted into law. It is now in the State House and is expected to pass the State Legislature this week. How much would it help the residents of Coconut Grove?  My[Read More…]