Despite failing health and a shoestring budget, citizen journalist and Grove resident Dan Ricker has spent a quarter-century holding local government accountable, one meeting at a time.
Village People
Tribute: Herb Hiller
An early cruise industry promoter who helped launch the Miami Goombay Festival and the Coconut Grove Farmer’s Market, Herb Hiller shifted gears later in life to spread the gospel of bicycling and ecotourism.
Bernice Steinbaum: An Art World Pioneer
After a celebrated career in New York and Wynwood, the veteran art dealer known for her commitment to women artists has chosen Coconut Grove for her next act.
Iconic Boutique Maya Hatcha Relocates to West Grove
After 57 years, Coconut Grove’s oldest continually operating retailer is one of the last holdouts from the village’s hippy days.
Obituary: Jereline Blacknell Ewing
An educator and an advocate for youth, Ewing was 90 years old.
Monty Trainer’s Second Act
After a federal conviction and time spent in prison, Monty Trainer redeems himself in the eyes of his adopted hometown.
Open for Business: Fookem’s Fabulous First Store
Joshua Abril’s key lime pie business has a new location on Grand Avenue, just in time for the holiday season.
Obituary: Leona Cooper Baker
A lifelong resident of Coconut Grove who worked to preserve the history of the Little Bahamas neighborhood, Cooper Baker was 87 years old.
The Faces of Coconut Grove
Miami Art Week came and went quickly – so quickly, in fact, that some Spotlight readers may have missed Village Voices, a one-night-only photography exhibition at the Shake-a-Leg hangar on South Bayshore Drive. The show featured 32 photographs of Coconut Grove faces and places taken by eight University of Miami[Read More…]
Giving Thanks is a Weekly Event at this Community Kitchen
Antonio Jamison and friends feed the soul of a Coconut Grove community with their weekly Kitchen Ministry. “What keeps me going is the smile on people’s faces,” Jamison says.
Recent News
City Proposes Law to Advance Zoning and Permit Applications Despite Code Violations
The proposed legislation, with immediate impact in the
Opinion: Proposed Charter Changes Deserve Our Support
The City of Miami’s government is broken, but it can
City Board Rebuffs Leafy Way Owners on Tree Removal Plan
Declaring the “soul of the neighborhood” at risk,
After Years of Delays, Playhouse Parking Garage Inches Forward
The partial demolition of the adjacent Coconut Grove
Reading, Writing and Restaurants – A New Approach to Education
Two private microschools in Coconut Grove offer
