Coconut Grove Spotlight

04/04/2025

The State of Florida is moving forward with restoration work at the former home of Marjory Stoneman Douglas after a contentious hearing this week before Miami’s Historic and Environmental Protection Board.

Miami’s Historic and Environmental Preservation Board approved a new phase of restoration work this week at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas cottage on Stewart Avenue, despite the strong objections of nearby homeowners.

03/04/2025

Meet Marc Stone, the corporate attorney slash poet behind Poetry Night at the Barnacle, an annual showcase for high school poets that takes place on Sunday April 6 this year...

With new voices and old ones, Coconut Grove will celebrate the written word with contests, readings, clothing swaps, and poems you can eat.

01/04/2025

Two University of Miami students write about the ways in which West Grove residents are fighting to preserve and protect their embattled neighborhood.

29/03/2025

A luxury condo development in Center Grove will be eight stories tall (instead of five) - much to the dismay of many - thanks to a little-noticed (and last-minute) change to Miami's zoning code.

A luxury Center Grove condo tower will be three stories higher than rules prescribe thanks to a controversial task force’s recommendation and a little-noticed, 11th-hour tweak to a proposed change in the city’s zoning code.

25/03/2025

Life on a boat is not for everyone but the 150 to 200 people who make their home in the calm, gentle waters off Dinner Key would have it no other way.

Life on a boat is not for everyone but the 150 to 200 people who make their home in the calm, gentle waters off Dinner Key would have it no other way.

19/03/2025

Chef Oscar del Rivero and his family are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Jaguar restaurant this week… and you’re invited.

Chef Oscar del Rivero and his family are celebrating the restaurant’s 20th anniversary this week… and you’re invited. Editor’s Note: The Jaguar, a mainstay of the Coconut Grove dining scene for two decades, celebrates its 20th anniversary on Thursday March 20 at 7 p.m. with live music, free ...

18/03/2025

Condominium owners at Mutiny on the Bay – a Coconut Grove landmark with a rich history as a party hotspot during Miami’s co***ne boom – are weighing a second buyout offer from competing developers who aim to raze the building and redevelop the site.

Owners who've been residing in the Mutiny for years are poised to profit off a sale. But where will they live once the deal is done?

12/03/2025

Gallery owner Les Roberts is mastering the art of promoting his brand, even as he faces renewed allegations of bilking clients and selling forged artwork.

Coconut Grove gallery owner Les Roberts is mastering the art of promoting his brand, even as he faces renewed allegations of bilking clients and selling forged artwork.

09/03/2025

The hot topic at this week's Miami City Commission meeting: Should Miami voters impose lifetime term limits on elected officials, barring them from returning to office after serving two terms ???

In a move aimed at the political dynasties that have long dominated Miami City Hall, District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo wants voters to approve new rules preventing former officials from returning to office.

07/03/2025

A highrise housing project approved for the corner of Douglas Road and Day Avenue in the West Grove may be a harbinger of things to come under Miami-Dade County zoning rules that encourage developers to go big when building near Metrorail stations.

The 20-story mixed-income residential development was approved last month by the Miami-Dade County Commission under new county zoning rules.

07/03/2025

Freedom School: “We feel with the banning of books and the attacks on Black history… that it’s needed more than ever,” said Carolyn Donaldson at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Coconut Grove.

Now in its second year, the free program adds Black history and cultural studies to Macedonia’s long-standing summer school program.

04/03/2025

Miami Police homicide detectives have released dramatic footage of the drive-by shooting of Demonte Poitier in Coconut Grove last year – a murder that police say is gang related.

Demonte Poitier was killed last year in a drive-by shooting that police say is gang related. The murder is unsolved.

28/02/2025

The Gifford Lane Art Stroll returns this weekend... one day only... Sunday from 12 noon to 5 p.m. ... don't miss it !!!

Amid rising costs and commercialization, the Gifford Lane Art Stroll remains an accessible and artist-friendly Coconut Grove tradition.

26/02/2025

A nonprofit organization is asking the City of Miami to commit $7.2 million this week for an affordable housing project in the West Grove. Backers say the project could help to stabilize a neighborhood that has been rocked by rising real estate prices and rapid gentrification...

A nonprofit organization is seeking City of Miami support for a proposed mixed-use project that backers say would help to stabilize a neighborhood threatened by rising real estate prices and the loss of cultural identity.

25/02/2025

Should Fuller Street in Coconut Grove become a permanent, pedestrian-only promenade? Who decides, and who should benefit?

Plans are moving forward to develop Fuller Street into a permanent, pedestrian-only promenade. But the Grove’s upscale march raises questions about whose needs it should serve.

21/02/2025

The WELL Coconut Grove, a luxury condo project in Center Grove, says it has the right to build higher, and add more units, because its well-heeled residents will ditch their cars for mass transit. Is that a joke?

The WELL Coconut Grove, a luxury condo project in Center Grove, says it has the right to build higher, and add more units, on the questionable premise that its well-heeled residents will ditch their cars for mass transit.

21/02/2025

A recent coastal cleanup event at Coconut Grove’s Kennedy Park produced pounds of debris – and greater awareness of the perils of ocean pollution.

A recent coastal cleanup event at Coconut Grove’s Kennedy Park produced pounds of debris – and greater awareness of the perils of ocean pollution.