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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.
Demo Work Resumes at Playhouse as Questions Linger
The City of Miami has lifted the stop-work order imposed last month after a construction mistake threatened to topple the historic playhouse, but questions remain about why the 99-year-old structure wasn’t braced before demo work began.
Game On: Miami Dolphins Tour Coconut Grove
The Miami Dolphins brought their rookie class of players to Coconut Grove this week for an event celebrating Caribbean culture in South Florida.
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