Government/City
No cost-of-living increase for Coral Gables retirees, commission decides
The Coral Gables City Commission unanimously reaffirmed its December decision to reject the Retirement Board’s request to provide a nearly 6 percent cost-of-living (COLA) increase to its pension plans for retirees. Last year, in a 3-2 decision, the commission countered the …
Crime continues to concern Coral Gables residents
Call it the case of the Senior Citizen Burglar but this isn’t a remake of the old George Burns crime caper, Going in Style. For some residents in Coral Gables, there’s nothing funny about this situation. A man, who appears to …
Coral Gables clarifies maintenance code to include roofs
Coral Gables’ new commission moved to amend its city code to update existing provisions regarding proper maintenance of properties by specifically addressing roofs. Currently, the code requires that floors, walls and ceilings have to be in “structurally sound, clean and …
Gables, county move closer to constructing pedestrian bridge across U.S. 1
The city of Coral Gables and Miami-Dade County are hammering out a deal for a pedestrian bridge across U.S. 1 that would not involve University Centre, the strip mall whose owners refused the county’s $1.8 million offer to compensate for …
Election winners take their seats on Gables Commission
Election winners Jim Cason, Vince Lago and Pat Keon pledged to “faithfully discharge the duties” of their office as they were sworn in Friday, April 12, as members of the 2013-15 Coral Gables City Commission. Judge Frank A. Shepherd from …
Outgoing Coral Gables commissioners say goodbye
Coral Gables commissioners Maria Anderson and Ralph Cabrera, with their respective children in the front row at City Hall, ended their 12 year terms at Tuesday’s regular commission meeting on a high note. In the closing minutes, representatives from McGladrey …
Released by judge, man accused of $2.8 million Coral Gables gold heist now a fugitive
When Raonel Valdez Valhuerdis, a felon charged with planning a $2.8 million armed gold heist in Coral Gables, asked for release on bail, prosecutors thought it was a bad idea — and told the judge so. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Leon …
Public safety and health are main topics at Coral Gables/UM Community Relations Committee discussion
The impasse of a proposed pedestrian bridge that would rise above U.S. 1 and connect with University Centre, the strip center that includes T.G.I. Friday’s, Bagel Emporium and Pier 1 Imports, was the topic of discussion Monday as the Coral …
Board places 1928 home on historic registry
The Coral Gables Historic Preservation Board voted to place the home at 745 Minorca Ave. on the city’s historic registry, thus preventing it from being demolished. In a 5-2 vote, the board said the home, built in 1928, represented the …
UM, county clash with mall owner over pedestrian bridge above U.S. 1
After several University of Miami students have been killed or seriously injured trying to cross busy U.S. 1 to get to popular retail spots on the other side, Miami-Dade County has finally approved building a Mediterranean-styled pedestrian bridge across the …
