The City of Miami Police Department reported a significant decrease in violent crimes across Miami so far in 2025 – a trend reflected in the numbers reported earlier this year in Coconut Grove.
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Smile! This Forgotten Kiosk May Be Your Next Photo Op
Seventeen years after the City of Miami installed three information booths in Coconut Grove, one of the remaining kiosks may become a photo booth.
Back to Work: New Office Space in Coconut Grove
Low vacancy rates and rising rents are driving developers to embrace office space projects in Coconut Grove.
Roadwork Ahead: Main Highway Project Begins
A long-anticipated repaving project along Main Highway in the heart of Coconut Grove got underway this week. Expect delays.
Ransom Everglades Faces Scrutiny Over ‘Community Pool’
Once hailed as a model of student-led outreach, the private Coconut Grove school’s Broad REACH community pool now serves few who are unable to pay. Critics say the spirit of the promise — and the access — has dried up.
Weather-Proof the Playhouse, HEPB Tells the County
Miami’s Historic and Environmental Preservation Board expressed concern again this week about the lack of protection in place to safeguard the 99-year-old Coconut Grove Playhouse during the county’s demolition and reconstruction project.
Bay Waters Show Signs of Progress in Coconut Grove
Miami-Dade’s annual Biscayne Bay Report Card revealed a bay still in distress, with slight improvements in the bay waters off Coconut Grove.
The Beat Goes On: Grove Church Defies the Odds
The Christian Science Society of Coconut Grove – one of Miami’s oldest churches – is hanging on, barely, thanks to a rock-drumming evangelist determined to share the gospel of both music and religion.
Grove Merchants Relocate Ahead of Center Grove Demo
With groundbreaking on the horizon for the upscale Ziggurat mixed-use project on Grand Avenue, a half dozen small business owners are finding new locations to call home.
Emancipendence Event Returns for a 2nd Year
With live performances and light bites, the 2nd annual Emancipendence event in the West Grove is a celebration of Juneteenth and Florida Emancipation Day, marking 160 years since the abolition of slavery in the United States.
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