Stocked with a wide range of items – everything from baby products to birthday gifts – the Basic Necessities Cabinet benefits low-income families in Coconut Grove.
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Voices: Making Streets Safer for School Kids
A key supporter of Coconut Grove’s Bike to School Days looks back at how the twice-yearly event has grown since May 2021.
A Glimpse of Past, and Future, at Grove Art Walk
Once Miami’s bohemian heart, Coconut Grove’s art scene has fallen victim to high rents and regional competition but a new low-key event has local artists dreaming of better days ahead.
Playhouse Advocates Ask for Investigation
More than two dozen preservationists are calling on the City of Miami to conduct a full review and investigation into last week’s partial collapse of the playhouse.
Pura Vida Miami Opens in Coconut Grove
The company’s Grand Avenue location is its largest yet, with a built-in gelato bar and a large banyan tree in the middle of the store
Jamaican Paul, Keeper of the “Groovy” Grove.
Homeless at times, stylish always, meet the 73-year-old boulevardier whose story — and staying power — have made him a village legend.
Construction Mistake Jeopardizes Playhouse
City officials fear the Coconut Grove Playhouse could collapse because of a construction mistake that “severely compromised” the structural integrity of the 1926 theater.
More Highrise Housing Proposed for Douglas Road
Miami-Dade County may soon approve a second large-scale development with 450 mixed-income apartments on publicly-owned land in the West Grove, within a short stroll of South Dixie Highway.
A Robbery Near Douglas Road Metrorail
A man was robbed earlier this month in the 3800 block of Shipping Avenue – the first robbery of the year in the Coconut Grove area, police said.
City Board Rebuffs Leafy Way Owners on Tree Removal Plan
Declaring the “soul of the neighborhood” at risk, a skeptical city oversight board deferred a vote on a request to remove 75 trees from a South Grove property, offering a developer time to rethink his proposal.
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