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…]

To the Editor: I’ve supported the Stronger Miami campaign publicly for more than eight months, and One Grove Alliance — along with other civic and neighborhood groups — has been part of the coalition coordinating this effort across Miami. I believe Miami’s neighborhoods deserve better representation — and voters deserve[Read More…]

To the Editor: Regarding A Tallahassee Twist in the Playhouse Drama, I wouldn’t trust that Fabien Basabe as far as I could throw him. He says one thing and either doesn’t follow through or does another thing diametrically opposed to the first thing. Bay Harbor Islands has nothing to do[Read More…]

To the Editor: In September 2021, Elizabeth Street neighbors, led by lifelong Grovite Miriam Wedderburn, submitted a traffic study request to the City of Miami to determine if our street was eligible for traffic calming in the form of a speed table, speed bump, or other suitable traffic calming device[Read More…]

To the Editor: Flooding in Coconut Grove — and increasingly across Miami — is often described as a problem of clogged drains or delayed maintenance. In some locations, that may be true. But in others, including my intersection on Day Avenue, the issue runs deeper and deserves a clearer technical[Read More…]