The development tide that is transforming the West Grove has come for the Charles Barber Shop on Grand Avenue.
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A Neighborhood Celebrates a Restoration Project
Greater St. Paul AME Church and Dragonfly Investments have completed the first two of ten homes they plan to restore in Little Bahamas to provide affordable housing for residents.
Divided No More: Neighborhood Pathway Restored
The brick footpath, a popular shortcut that connects the West Grove and South Grove neighborhoods, was closed temporarily at the start of the school year to accommodate a residential construction project.
A Robbery Near Douglas Road Metrorail
A man was robbed earlier this month in the 3800 block of Shipping Avenue – the first robbery of the year in the Coconut Grove area, police said.
“Micro” Condominiums Proposed for Grand Avenue
The Miami City Commission agreed this week to provide $4.2 million in funding to support another affordable housing project in the West Grove.
Commission Advances Proposed Affordable Housing Project
The Miami City Commission voted Thursday to advance the proposed 3710 Grove Landing project at the southwest corner of Douglas Road and Grand Avenue.
Housing Within Reach for West Grove Residents
A nonprofit organization is seeking City of Miami support for a proposed mixed-use project that backers say would help to stabilize a neighborhood threatened by rising real estate prices and the loss of cultural identity.
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…]
A New Push for a West Grove CRA?
The fight over the fate of the Omni CRA is prompting West Grove leaders to remind Miami commissioners of the commitment they made in 2021.
West Grove Program Lifts Student Achievement
The Striving To Attain Remarkable Teens (START) program celebrates its 10th anniversary this summer.
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Leafy Way Tree-Removal Plan Deferred by Preservation Board
A proposal to remove 75 trees from a Leafy Way
And Then There Was One: Ike’s and the Changing Face of West Grove
For generations, West Coconut Grove was home to a