MiamiHerald.com: Coral Gables / South Miami http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Coral Gables / South Miami http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Coral Gables / South Miami 60 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:06:00 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/more-info/story/445281.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/more-info/story/445281.html Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:16 EST <b>Editor for Coral Gables, South Miami and surrounding areas: </b> Steve Locklin, <a href="mailto:slocklin@MiamiHerald.com">slocklin@MiamiHerald.com</a>, 305-671-4328 West Miami commission votes to have Ecuadorean consulate return key to the city http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344982.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344982.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Following the controversy over West Miami Mayor Cesar Carasa recently presenting a key to the city to Ecuador's consul general, the city commission passed a resolution Wednesday requesting the key be returned. South Miami receives $1 million `Weed and Seed' Justice Department grant http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344980.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344980.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Over the next five years, South Miami will have a chance to reduce crime and improve lives in its community redevelopment area as it becomes one of the country's latest Weed and Seed grant recipients. South Miami aims to reduce future height limits http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344981.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344981.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Folks living in single-family homes usually don't want a much-taller building towering over their houses.<p/> ``Not only do you not want to live next to it, most people don't want to live in it,'' said resident Lashawnda Williams at Tuesday's South Miami commission meeting. Girls from University Baptist in Coral Gables spread Thanksgiving message http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344970.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344970.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Friends and fellow churchgoers Abigail Raffalski, Marlee Gray, Sarah Livingston, and Eleanor Harley each asked themselves: What can we do for our neighbors this Thanksgiving Day? 2 girls play `Madeleine' at Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344975.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344975.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Katiya Pedrouzo and Andrea Contreras grew up hearing stories of Madeleine, the smallest of 12 little girls who grew up in a house covered with vines. Youth on board to help kids with needs http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344968.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344968.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 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. Police reports from local municipalities http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344969.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344969.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 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. West Miami commission votes to have Ecuadorean consulate return key to the city http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344982.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344982.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Following the controversy over West Miami Mayor Cesar Carasa recently presenting a key to the city to Ecuador's consul general, the city commission passed a resolution Wednesday requesting the key be returned. South Miami receives $1 million `Weed and Seed' Justice Department grant http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344980.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344980.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Over the next five years, South Miami will have a chance to reduce crime and improve lives in its community redevelopment area as it becomes one of the country's latest Weed and Seed grant recipients. South Miami aims to reduce future height limits http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344981.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344981.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Folks living in single-family homes usually don't want a much-taller building towering over their houses.<p/> ``Not only do you not want to live next to it, most people don't want to live in it,'' said resident Lashawnda Williams at Tuesday's South Miami commission meeting. Girls from University Baptist in Coral Gables spread Thanksgiving message http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344970.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344970.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Friends and fellow churchgoers Abigail Raffalski, Marlee Gray, Sarah Livingston, and Eleanor Harley each asked themselves: What can we do for our neighbors this Thanksgiving Day? 2 girls play `Madeleine' at Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344975.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344975.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Katiya Pedrouzo and Andrea Contreras grew up hearing stories of Madeleine, the smallest of 12 little girls who grew up in a house covered with vines. Youth on board to help kids with needs http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344968.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344968.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 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. Police reports from local municipalities http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344969.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344969.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 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. Gulliver South credits physical education curriculum with success in Presidential Challenge http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344971.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344971.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST If you ask 9-year-old Noelle Burke what she likes most about attending Gulliver Schools' South Miami campus, the fourth-grader beams.<p/> ``I love the gymnastics and ballet dancing,'' she said. ``It's a lot of fun.'' Ceramic League of Miami sells empty bowls to feed empty stomachs http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1342973.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1342973.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Pam Neumann sat for hours in her South Miami-Dade art studio shaping lumps of clay into rainbow-colored ceramic bowls.<p/> This weekend, Neumann and other members of the Ceramic League of Miami hope their 400 unfilled bowls will help fill children's empty stomachs. Tropical Audubon Society wants South Floridians to go native http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339123.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339123.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Lisa Blackwelder's yard is always full of birds, butterflies and other creatures. It is also the envy of her neighbors.<p/> Her secret?<p/> She plants species only that are native to South Florida. Tango takes off across South Florida http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1337278.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1337278.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00 EST All across Miami-Dade, folks of all ages and nationalities are embracing tango, Argentina's most famous cultural export. Coral Gables, former official settle for $99K http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339126.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339126.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Coral Gables City Commission agreed Tuesday to pay nearly $100,000 to settle a claim by the city's former Building and Zoning Director Margaret Pass that she was terminated without a cause. Four people plan to run in South Miami's election in February http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339129.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339129.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST With three months to go until South Miami's general election in February, four people, including Mayor Horace Feliu, have entered the race.<p/> One former commissioner and two activists also have leapt into the fray. Leaders still split over outdoor café http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339124.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339124.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST With tensions rising and patience running thin, Coral Gables commissioners were once again split over whether to allow the new operator of the Country Club of Coral Gables to open a café with outdoor seating North Greenway Drive. Police reports from local municipalities http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339125.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339125.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 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 band to hit Churchill's stage http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339128.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339128.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST One of Henk Milne's proudest moments as a parent was when he overheard his kids playing Cream's Sunshine of Your Love when they should have been sleeping. Upgrades in store for city parks http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339127.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339127.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Spectators will be able to watch matches at the William H. Kerdyk Tennis Center from new metal bleachers that will be installed in front of the courts. Coral Gables' ex-official may get near $100K to drop claims against city http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332980.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332980.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Coral Gables' former building and zoning director, Margaret Pass -- who was fired in 2007 for mismanagement of her department -- could receive close to $100,000 if commissioners approve a proposed settlement agreement Tuesday. Coral Gables homeowner is first to see savings with solar panels http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332985.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332985.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST About this time last year, Dr. Oscar Hevia's electrical bill peaked at about $500. In the past four months, though, Hevia has been ``pleasantly surprised'' that the amount has dropped by almost half. Philanthropist gave to arts, church, police http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332916.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332916.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When the senior pastor at Coral Gables Congregational Church needed a way to get people who could not drive to Sunday services, Donald Carlin had the solution: Gate house fees cause strife in Cocoplum http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344977.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344977.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Cocoplum guardhouse will soon get a $425,000 face lift.<p/> At a meeting Tuesday, the Coral Gables City Commission unanimously approved the cost of the project. How the project will be paid for, however, has pit Cocoplum homeowners against those who own boat slips in the yacht club. Haiti's prime minister targeted for ouster by lawmakers http://www.miamiherald.com/1033/story/1301613.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1033/story/1301613.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:27 EDT With Haiti poised to enjoy the economic benefits of long-elusive stability, foreign diplomats are scrambling behind the scenes to keep it all from unraveling as several lawmakers demand the ouster of the country's prime minister. Gate house fees cause strife in Cocoplum http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344977.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344977.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Cocoplum guardhouse will soon get a $425,000 face lift.<p/> At a meeting Tuesday, the Coral Gables City Commission unanimously approved the cost of the project. How the project will be paid for, however, has pit Cocoplum homeowners against those who own boat slips in the yacht club. A pioneer of Coconut Grove http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1346268.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1346268.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST ``I never dreamed I'd live to be this old,'' Estelle Caldwell Overstreet said as she turned 100 on Sept. 29, 2007.<p/> She'd have two more years to ponder a life that spanned more than a century. Grove council hears opinion on alcohol cutoff http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1344966.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1344966.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As a January deadline approaches, the Coconut Grove Village Council is racing to get community feedback on whether it should recommend a change to a 3 a.m. alcohol cutoff time in the Grove's central business district. Coconut Grove hopes to revive businesses with events such as Mad Hatter fest http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1344973.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1344973.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's really true how nothin' matters,<p/> No mad, mad world and no mad hatters,<p/> No one's pitchin' cause there ain't no batters in Coconut Grove. Beth David concert to support new autism school http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1344972.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1344972.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Beth David Congregation in The Roads will hold this Sunday a concert to benefit its new program for children with autism -- The Tikvah Center: A Place for Hope. Youth on board to help kids with needs http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1344968.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1344968.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 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. Cutler Bay Mayor Paul Vrooman says he won't seek reelection http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1345053.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1345053.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Cutler Bay Mayor Paul Vrooman will not seek reelection in November while council member Timothy Meerbott and Vice Mayor Edward MacDougall said they will run for the post. Longtime resident announces run for Palmetto Bay mayoral post http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1345044.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1345044.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Peter England, a longtime Palmetto Bay resident who once served as vice mayor of St. Petersburg, became the first to formally announce that he is running for village mayor. Cutler Bay police officer honored for good deed http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1345062.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1345062.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 'Tis the season to give . . . so one Cutler Bay police officer did.<p/> A cool $160, right out of his own pocket, to a resident in need.<p/> Earlier this fall, Cutler Bay officer James Timothy O'Riley Jr. was on routine patrol in the Saga Bay area when he was approached by resident Stu Shaw, a self-employed chef and owner of Miami Personal Chefs.Com, a firm that provides cooks for private events. Southridge Spartans football team tackle school's FCAT score http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1344967.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1344967.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Southridge Senior High School finished the regular football season undefeated for the first time since 1997.<p/> But this year, the school's football players are focusing on more than just the numbers on the scoreboard. Cutler Bary artist Brain Trainor exihbits 'Water Art' at Biscayne National Park http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1344976.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1344976.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Cutler Bay resident Brian Trainor has a knack for snapping pictures out of focus and turning mundane images like shards of glass into pieces of artwork. ExpoNica offers a little of Latin America in South Florida http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1344965.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1344965.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's been almost a year since Miami resident Natalia Rosa last tasted a Nicaraguan Rosquilla, a popular cookie from the Central American nation. Youth on board to help kids with needs http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1344968.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1344968.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 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. Area youth show off talent at Amelia Earhart Park http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1343278.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1343278.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST On a sunny autumn day, a group of kids ages 5 to 18 put their best foot forward to dance, sing, and karate chop their way into the audience's heart -- under the watchful eye of their instructors. Police reports from local municipalities http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1345029.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1345029.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST SWEETWATER AREA | A thief stole a purse, wallet, sunglasses, rosary beads, $80, a Nintendo DSI and four credit cards after breaking a window and damaging two doors on a 2008 Lexus in the 11900 block of Southwest Fourth Street between 5:45 and 7:50 p.m. Coral Reef High teacher's India journey doesn't disappoint http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1338952.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1338952.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Not many get the opportunity to go to other countries to teach.<p/> That is why Isabelle Camille, a chemistry and biology teacher of Coral Reef High, jumped at the chance to become part of the Fulbright Program, an international exchange program. Gulliver South credits physical education curriculum with success in Presidential Challenge http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344971.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344971.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST If you ask 9-year-old Noelle Burke what she likes most about attending Gulliver Schools' South Miami campus, the fourth-grader beams.<p/> ``I love the gymnastics and ballet dancing,'' she said. ``It's a lot of fun.'' Ceramic League of Miami sells empty bowls to feed empty stomachs http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1342973.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1342973.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Pam Neumann sat for hours in her South Miami-Dade art studio shaping lumps of clay into rainbow-colored ceramic bowls.<p/> This weekend, Neumann and other members of the Ceramic League of Miami hope their 400 unfilled bowls will help fill children's empty stomachs. Tropical Audubon Society wants South Floridians to go native http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339123.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339123.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Lisa Blackwelder's yard is always full of birds, butterflies and other creatures. It is also the envy of her neighbors.<p/> Her secret?<p/> She plants species only that are native to South Florida. Tango takes off across South Florida http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1337278.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1337278.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00 EST All across Miami-Dade, folks of all ages and nationalities are embracing tango, Argentina's most famous cultural export. Coral Gables, former official settle for $99K http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339126.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339126.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Coral Gables City Commission agreed Tuesday to pay nearly $100,000 to settle a claim by the city's former Building and Zoning Director Margaret Pass that she was terminated without a cause. Four people plan to run in South Miami's election in February http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339129.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339129.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST With three months to go until South Miami's general election in February, four people, including Mayor Horace Feliu, have entered the race.<p/> One former commissioner and two activists also have leapt into the fray. Leaders still split over outdoor café http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339124.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339124.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST With tensions rising and patience running thin, Coral Gables commissioners were once again split over whether to allow the new operator of the Country Club of Coral Gables to open a café with outdoor seating North Greenway Drive. Police reports from local municipalities http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339125.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339125.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 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 band to hit Churchill's stage http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339128.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339128.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST One of Henk Milne's proudest moments as a parent was when he overheard his kids playing Cream's Sunshine of Your Love when they should have been sleeping. Upgrades in store for city parks http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339127.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1339127.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Spectators will be able to watch matches at the William H. Kerdyk Tennis Center from new metal bleachers that will be installed in front of the courts. Coral Gables' ex-official may get near $100K to drop claims against city http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332980.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332980.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Coral Gables' former building and zoning director, Margaret Pass -- who was fired in 2007 for mismanagement of her department -- could receive close to $100,000 if commissioners approve a proposed settlement agreement Tuesday. Coral Gables homeowner is first to see savings with solar panels http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332985.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332985.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST About this time last year, Dr. Oscar Hevia's electrical bill peaked at about $500. In the past four months, though, Hevia has been ``pleasantly surprised'' that the amount has dropped by almost half. Philanthropist gave to arts, church, police http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332916.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332916.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When the senior pastor at Coral Gables Congregational Church needed a way to get people who could not drive to Sunday services, Donald Carlin had the solution: Police reports from local municipalities http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332978.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332978.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST CORAL GABLES | A thief stole a 2003 Mazda in the 100 block of Calbira Avenue between 11:30 a.m. and noon Oct. 22. Art supporters celebrate work of gifted Miami Dade College students at Quest for Peace Exhibition http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332972.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332972.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST More than 230 art supporters attended the fifth annual Quest for Peace Exhibition held recently at the Miami Dade College Kendall campus gallery. The event celebrated 13 award-winning art students who were honored for their achievements. Kids learn that physiology can be PhUn http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332979.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332979.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Oliver Black and Jose Rijo, both 13, stood looking quizzically at science teacher Suzanne Banas as she readied an odd-looking plastic gadget.<p/> At Banas' urging, the boys took turns inhaling through and blowing into the contraption, bending backward and forward theatrically to the sounds of their classmates' laughter. New Gables cameras aim to catch graffiti menace in the act http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332982.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1332982.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Sergio Romero has gotten used to seeing spray-painted letters on the utility boxes and walls of his Coral Gables convenience store.<p/> ``I can't paint it over fast enough,'' he said. Gate house fees cause strife in Cocoplum http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344977.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344977.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Cocoplum guardhouse will soon get a $425,000 face lift.<p/> At a meeting Tuesday, the Coral Gables City Commission unanimously approved the cost of the project. How the project will be paid for, however, has pit Cocoplum homeowners against those who own boat slips in the yacht club. West Miami commission votes to have Ecuadorean consulate return key to the city http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344982.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344982.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Following the controversy over West Miami Mayor Cesar Carasa recently presenting a key to the city to Ecuador's consul general, the city commission passed a resolution Wednesday requesting the key be returned. South Miami receives $1 million `Weed and Seed' Justice Department grant http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344980.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344980.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Over the next five years, South Miami will have a chance to reduce crime and improve lives in its community redevelopment area as it becomes one of the country's latest Weed and Seed grant recipients.