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A Taste of the Funky Grove at St. Stephen’s
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Miami Freedom Park Amendment Would Cut Promised Soccer Fields
A City Commission vote on Thursday would dramatically scale back the number of community soccer fields at Miami Freedom Park, codifying a smaller minimum than what voters were promised when the project won approval in 2018.
The Last Carrot Says Goodbye
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A Love Letter to Coconut Grove – On the Big Screen
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Leafy Way Tree-Removal Plan Deferred by Preservation Board
A proposal to remove 75 trees from a Leafy Way property in a South Coconut Grove Environmental Preservation District was deferred for a fifth time in less than a year, frustrating residents who say repeated postponements are wearing down public oversight.
And Then There Was One: Ike’s and the Changing Face of West Grove
For generations, West Coconut Grove was home to a network of neighborhood mom-and-pop stores that doubled as community hubs. Today, it is down to a single grocery: Ike’s Food Center, whose story traces the rise, resilience and gradual erosion of a community shaped by deep neighborhood ties.
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