Good morning. What we’re covering in today’s Spotlight:
- Golf Carts in the Grove
- A Black Barbershop’s Last Days
- This Week’s King Tide Event
What began as a commuter’s quirky choice has become a neighborhood movement. Golf carts now rival SUVs in the Grove, carrying kids, dogs, groceries — and plenty of stories.
By Erik Bojnansky

Eighteen years ago, Josh D’Alemberte bought a golf cart. Not to golf, but to commute to work, run errands, visit his parents and take his kids to school.
He did not have far to travel. All were within what D’Alemberte describes as his personal “triangle” inside Coconut Grove.
The development tide that is transforming the West Grove has come for the Charles Barber Shop on Grand Avenue.
By Jenny Jacoby

Charles Thomas Williams has been cutting hair in the West Grove for 55 years.
A self-proclaimed “legend in the Grove,” Williams is the sole proprietor of the Charles Barber Shop, one of the last – perhaps the last – old-school Black-owned barbershops in Coconut Grove.
Since 2022, Williams has served his customers from inside a small blue building that stands apart on a quiet stretch of Grand Avenue, just west of Douglas Road.
Coconut Grove’s resilience projects are being put to the test this week as the seasonal king tides roll into Miami.
By Jenny Jacoby

The highest predicted tide of the year will be rushing into Miami this week, when it is expected to raise water levels nearly two feet higher than usual.
The king tide event, which has the potential to bring flooding to some of Coconut Grove’s low-lying streets, coastal homes and parks, offers scientists a once-a-year opportunity to gauge how well South Florida is adapting to rising sea levels and increasingly intense rainfall.
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