NEWS FROM: Coral Gables, Little Gables, Schenley Park, South Miami, West Miami
Cocoplum residents will soon pay a fee for renovations to the neighborhood's guardhouse.
The West Miami City Commission passed a resolution Wednesday requesting Ecuador's consul general to return a key to the city, after the mayor had presented it to the consulate.
The U.S. Justice Department has given South Miami a $1 million grant which aims to curb crime and prevent youth from ending up on the street or in jail.
South Miami commissioners passed three resolutions that could lower allowed building heights in several city locations.
Preteen girls at University Baptist Church craft a plan to deliver Thanksgiving food to needy families.
Two 8-year-old girls catch the acting bug and win the coveted lead role in `Madeleine's Christmas' at the Actors' Playhouse.
Kidz 4 PATCHES Kidz is the newly formed Junior Board of PATCHES, the licensed nursing care facility in Florida City for children with extreme medical needs.
FLAGAMI AREA | A thief stole a purse, $30 and books from a 2008 Mercury in the 8800 block of Southwest Eighth Street between 3:15 and 3:30 p.m. Nov. 4. The items were valued at $140.
If you ask 9-year-old Noelle Burke what she likes most about attending Gulliver Schools' South Miami campus, the fourth-grader beams.
``I love the gymnastics and ballet dancing,'' she said. ``It's a lot of fun.''Hundreds of snack-filled homemade bowls will be put on sale by the Ceramic League of Miami at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's Ramble Festival to help feed the hungry.
The Tropical Audubon Society wants South Floridians to go native when they plant in their yards and gardens.
All across Miami-Dade, folks of all ages and nationalities are embracing tango, Argentina's most famous cultural export.
Coral Gables' former Building and Zoning Director Margaret Pass will receive $99,000 in exchange for dropping all potential lawsuits against the city.
Four people are planning to run in February's election. They've cited fiscal prudence and opposition to new nuclear reactors among their campaign priorities.
Coral Gables commissioners are deadlocked over a proposal to allow outdoor seating at the Country Club of Coral Gables.
FLAGAMI AREA | A thief stole a purse and credit cards from a 2006 Saturn in the 9500 block of West Flagler Street at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 15. The items were valued at $2.
New punk band, The Revelators, will debut at Churchill's on Nov. 21.
Several city parks will be upgraded with money the city received from the 2004 Miami-Dade County General Obligation Bond.
The Coral Gables City Commission will consider paying its former Building and Zoning director, Margaret Pass, nearly $100,000 in order to settle her claims against the city.
A Coral Gables resident says he is reaping the benefits of becoming the first in the city to power his home with solar energy.
In a long life of philanthropy, insurance man Donald Carlin contributed to a wide variety of causes.
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