Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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The Coral Gables City Commission unanimously approved a 30-year development agreement with the University of Miami on Sept. 29, expanding the campus building cap by 54% and allowing a future hospital, while Commissioner Castro's separate ethics-review resolution targeting Mayor Lago's ties to a UM contractor remains unresolved.
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The Coral Gables City Commission unanimously approved a 30-year development agreement with the University of Miami on Sept. 29, expanding the campus building cap by 54% and allowing a future hospital, while Commissioner Castro's separate ethics-review resolution targeting Mayor Lago's ties to a UM contractor remains unresolved.
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The Coral Gables City Commission unanimously approved a 30-year development agreement with the University of Miami on Sept. 29, expanding the campus building cap by 54% and allowing a future hospital, while Commissioner Castro's separate ethics-review resolution targeting Mayor Lago's ties to a UM contractor remains unresolved.
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The Village of Pinecrest will fully close SW 72nd Avenue and block through traffic on SW 99th Street from Sept. 22 to 25 for drainage-related milling and paving.
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Coral Gables Senior High students and a staff member raised environmental and economic concerns about Miami-Dade's AI data center boom in a CavsConnect opinion piece, as Iron Mountain's $150 million MIA-1 facility rises in Westview about 30 minutes from campus.
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The University of Miami screens the documentary "9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero" for free on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Newman Alumni Center in Coral Gables, with a post-film discussion featuring producer Robbie Shinder and Hanley Democracy Center director Gregory Koger.
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Coral Gables will use a $1 million FDOT grant to convert the DeSoto Fountain traffic circle into a roundabout with crosswalks, reduced pavement and a wider landscaped buffer around the historic fountain, with construction expected in late 2027 or early 2028.
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Coral Gables voters face a historic Nov. 3 ballot featuring three commission races with seven candidates, four charter amendments including a four-year mayoral term proposal, and a statewide homestead exemption that could cost the city millions in revenue.
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Miami-Dade commissioners voted 12-0 on Sept. 1 to create the Downtown SoMi Community Development District, authorizing $149 million in tax-exempt bonds for infrastructure at the Shops at Sunset Place redevelopment in South Miami.
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Coral Gables city offices close Monday, Sept. 7, for Labor Day, but the Venetian Pool, tennis centers, golf course and other recreation facilities remain open with holiday hours.
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University of Miami assistant professor Morris Alper developed ConlangCrafter, an AI framework that generates new constructed languages and can help preserve endangered ones that lack written records.
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UEFA delivered legal notices to FIFA's North American headquarters in Coral Gables on Aug. 27 as part of a push to file a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over a failed $20 billion investor deal.
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The Coral Gables Transportation Advisory Board meets Thursday to hear an end-of-year report on traffic calming and sidewalk projects, its first meeting with a quorum since May.
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After Tuesday's primary settled both party nominations, Coral Gables voters in Florida's 27th Congressional District face a November general election between Republican incumbent Rep. María Elvira Salazar and Democratic challenger Eliott Rodriguez, a retired CBS Miami anchor running on housing affordability.
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Mayor Lago asks the Coral Gables Commission to appoint Deputy City Manager Joe Gómez at $305,324/year, reversing his prior support for a national search; Commissioner Castro files a competing resolution calling for a formal recruitment process.
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