Hyperlocal news for Coral Gables, South Miami, and Pinecrest, Florida
Hyperlocal news for Coral Gables, South Miami, and Pinecrest, Florida
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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Earl and Christy Powell donated $1 million to Baptist Health Foundation, split between CAR T-cell therapy research at the Wertheim Cancer Institute and complex spine surgery at Miami Neuroscience Institute.
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Earl and Christy Powell donated $1 million to Baptist Health Foundation, split between CAR T-cell therapy research at the Wertheim Cancer Institute and complex spine surgery at Miami Neuroscience Institute.
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Earl and Christy Powell donated $1 million to Baptist Health Foundation, split between CAR T-cell therapy research at the Wertheim Cancer Institute and complex spine surgery at Miami Neuroscience Institute.
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WDNA 88.9FM's Jazz Gallery at 2921 Coral Way hosts two ticketed concerts in August: Taiwanese-born bassist Vincent Hsu's Afro-Cuban fusion band on Aug. 7 and Miami guitarist Aaron Lebos's Abstract Citizen on Aug. 14, which includes free student tickets and a post-show jam session.
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Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, freed from a Cuban prison just 18 days ago, appears at the Coral Gables Museum on Wednesday, Aug. 5, for a sold-out documentary screening timed to the anniversary of El Maleconazo.
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Books & Books founder Mitchell Kaplan will share the Before Columbus Foundation's anti-censorship award with Stephen Colbert at the 47th American Book Awards, with a formal ceremony Sept. 26 at UC Berkeley and a local celebration planned during Banned Books Week in October.
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Coral Gables Art Cinema screened Terrence Malick's 1978 classic "Days of Heaven" in a new 4K restoration on Sunday, Aug. 2, at noon as part of its "Movies We Love!" series curated by founder Steven Krams and Books & Books owner Mitchell Kaplan.
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The Coral Gables Museum and Bike Walk Coral Gables are co-organizing a monthly Gables Bike Tour series running the third Sunday of each month through December, with the next ride on Sunday, August 16, departing from the 122-acre Montgomery Botanical Center on Old Cutler Road.
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New York mystery author Charles Salzberg discusses his bestselling psychic-thriller "The Beginning of Everything" at Books & Books on Miracle Mile on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m., joined by South Florida writer Traci Hall.
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The Coral Gables Merrick House at 907 Coral Way reopens for docent-led weekend tours Saturday, Aug. 1, after a two-month summer closure, with admission starting at $5 for adults and free for young children.
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888 Mahjong Social returns to Fuku at 135 Miracle Mile on Sunday, Aug. 2 for a guided mahjong afternoon with 20 percent off food, continuing a sold-out series at David Chang's Coral Gables fried chicken restaurant.
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Miami Palmetto Senior High's Taylor Holton is the Pinecrest-area recipient of Dade County Federal Credit Union's inaugural "Scholars Who Serve" scholarship, which awarded $1,500 each to 12 graduating seniors across Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
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Pinecrest Gardens is calling on residents to donate or loan photographs, souvenirs, and personal stories from Parrot Jungle, the Miami Serpentarium, and Rare Bird Farm for a new community-sourced exhibition marking the Village of Pinecrest's 30th anniversary.
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Actors' Playhouse on Miracle Mile opens "The Shark Is Broken," a one-act comedy about the feuding stars of Jaws, on Friday, July 31, with performances running through August 9 and tickets from $40 to $95.
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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden revives its moonlight garden walk tradition on Friday, July 31, with lantern-lit paths, telescope viewing, guided meditation and optional wine-paired tastings from 8 to 10:30 p.m.
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