For nearly 20 years, Sheila Dixon has lived outdoors in the neighborhood where she grew up, repeatedly turning down offers of housing. A new Miami ordinance may soon challenge the life she’s chosen.
Tag: West Grove gentrification
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.














