He has not endorsed colleague Jorge Fors in the county commission race One would surely expect someone like Hialeah Mayor Esteban Bovo, a Trumpster sell-out who posts memes promoting the big lie on social media, to endorse someone like Renier Diaz de la Portilla, who has waged a race-baiting, false campaign against Miami-Dade County Judge […]
The city of Coral Gables is about to honor it’s founder, George Merrick, by naming June 3 Founder’s Day. This item on Tuesday’s commission agenda is for a new yearly designation for a day that will likely be marked in the future by events and exhibits or essay contests. But, as in other celebrations of […]
The historic Coral Gables Country Club is open for business as usual. For now, anyway. While the contents may have been “seized” Wednesday by a strange middle-of-the-night court order in the midst of a dispute between the city and the operators, there are fundraisers and birthday parties and galas planned through the end of the […]
A controversial takeover of the Coral Gables Country Club by a politically-connected businessman and lobbyist could be dead in the water after Rodney Barreto sent the city a letter Saturday saying that he gives up on what he called a “painful process.” Barreto has withdrawn his proposal to lease and operate the historic, taxpayer-owned “crown […]
But a $2.2 million mortgage on the property could complicate things A week after a Miami-Dade Circuit judge slammed Coral Gables for a secret settlement deal that paved the way for a WaWa gas station on Grand Avenue, the city — fighting a lawsuit from homeowners and parents at the elementary school across the site […]
City commission could give attorneys new direction A Miami-Dade judge last week refused to dismiss a case against the city of Coral Gables, saying the attorney and administration had no right to make massive changes without public input to a planned development that turned a restaurant into a WaWa. The Wednesday court debate also indicates […]
No real plans in sight for UM Hurricanes home at Coral Gables High Nobody would pay any attention to a late-night TV attorney who enthusiastically tweets over the weekend about building a football stadium for the University of Miami Hurricanes next to million dollars homes in Coral Gables — if it weren’t for the fact […]
UPDATED: City Manager Peter Iglesias told Ladra Monday that the permit and plans for a high-end Mexican restaurant were approved before the rezoning of Miracle Mile. The new building had to be demolished to make way for a 2.5 story building with terraces and open spaces as well as rooftop seating. There is no parking […]
Now that he’s won the mayoral race in Coral Gables, we are going to have to keep a watchful eye over Vince Lago. Ladra supported Lago over Commissioner Pat Keon because he has worked harder and represented the residents better, especially when it comes to overdevelopment, where he has been the consistent sole nay. But […]
Two old oak trees on Grand Avenue in Coral Gables were cut down to make way for an entrance into the Wawa gas station and convenience store that is planned for that corner, despite the opposition of many residents and parents at the elementary school across the street. WaWa will pay a little more than […]