This weekend’s Key Biscayne Film Festival is expanding with a new cinema on the island. The festival opens Thursday night and runs through Sunday.
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As Ziggurat Looms, Last Carrot Announces End Date
With demolition expected to begin in February, a block of Center Grove businesses — including the Grove’s oldest continuously operating restaurant — is giving way to new construction, signaling a major transition for the neighborhood.
The Mutiny: A $160-million Buyout Proposal Inches Forward
Residents of the storied Mutiny hotel and condominium building on South Bayshore Drive are divided once again over a developer’s unsolicited buyout proposal – the third such proposal since late 2024.
A Tallahassee Twist in the Never-Ending Playhouse Drama
A state legislator is seeking to evict Miami-Dade County from the Coconut Grove Playhouse property and hand control of the project instead to a tiny town of 6,000 residents.
A Peacock Takes Center Stage as Arts Festival Kicks Off Year 62
With the annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival just around the corner, organizers and city officials gathered Friday to unveil this year’s promotional poster and celebrate one of the area’s largest and most enduring cultural events.
A Star Quarterback Who Got His Start at St. Stephen’s
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who will lead his team against the Miami Hurricanes on Monday, developed his love of the sport while attending St. Stephen’s in Coconut Grove.
Grove Playhouse: The Battle Continues
Opponents of the county’s plan to revive the historic theater as a smaller playhouse with commercial components are seeking to block Miami-Dade County from using bond funding to complete the project.
In Play Again: The Mutiny Condominium
Another developer has stepped up to the plate to acquire the iconic Mutiny property overlooking Biscayne Bay. Will investor-owners and residents put tensions to rest and agree to the latest offer?
Filling Pier 7 With Song
Musician Chris Breeding is putting a soundtrack to an evening ritual in Coconut Grove, strumming and singing as the sun sets over Pier 7 at Dinner Key Marina.
Whose Benefit? How Mr. C Got So Big
A close examination of the zoning bonuses that allowed twin condominium towers in Coconut Grove to exceed base zoning limits by nine stories raises questions about how Miami’s public benefits program is interpreted, documented and enforced.
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