Shenandoah resident Christine Coppola will attempt to swim the English Channel next month, a feat she expects will take her 14 hours in 60-degree water.
Village People
Ginger Seabrook: Keeping Local History Alive
The 18-year-old great-great granddaughter of Commodore Ralph Munroe earned a Girl Scout Gold Award for documenting the history of Coconut Grove and finding a way to share that history with others.
The Barnacle’s Native Son: Charlie Munroe Dies at 88
Born into one of Coconut Grove’s founding families, Munroe spent a lifetime sailing Biscayne Bay, exploring the natural world and carrying forward the legacy of his grandfather, Commodore Ralph Munroe.
A Farmers Market Where History and Community Converge
A Spotlight reporter dropped by the Vizcaya Village Farmers Market on a recent Sunday to check out the vibe. Here’s what she found.
Village People: Nico Cantor’s Long Road to World Cup 2026
The CBS Sports broadcaster, Coconut Grove native and rising voice in American soccer media is spending the 2026 World Cup crisscrossing America in a motorhome, documenting the passion and culture behind the world’s biggest sporting event.
How Music Helped a 6th-Grader Memorize 399 digits of Pi
“If you can memorize lyrics to a song, you can memorize digits of pi. Just try,” says the winner of this year’s Pi Day contest at Ransom Everglades Middle School.
At 97, Dorothy Wallace Takes a Tour of her Legacy Project
Wallace and her family are working to restore The Ace, the former “colored only” movie house and event space on Grand Avenue, with grant support from the City of Miami and the National Park Service. We caught up with her inside the Ace.
A Day in the Life of Kennedy Park
From dawn until well after dusk, Kennedy Park serves as a gathering spot for all sorts of village people and their pets. Toddlers and teenagers, athletes and influencers, fitness buffs and tree-huggers – all have found their place in Kennedy Park.
A Village Remembered: Two Grove Neighbors Say Goodbye
Attorney Tucker Gibbs and stonemason Josh Billing – two Grove personalities who left town last month – look back at the neighborhood where they came of age, raised a family, and made a life.
Sunday in the Park with A.C.’s Icees
Alan Cohen, the A.C. behind A.C.’s Icees, celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday in Kennedy Park, where he has been serving chilled icees for more than four decades.
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