Coral Gables resident says city’s automatic license plate recognition cameras are a constitutional...

CBS Miami (News) 5/23 5:05P Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – When Raul Mas drives around his hometown of Coral Gables, he knows he’s being watched and recorded. “These cameras operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year day or night,” Mas said. “It doesn’t matter and those...

Man Accused Of Pointing Gun At South Miami Winn Dixie Worker, Stealing Steaks, Arrested

CBS Miami (News) 5/23 5:09A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami) A man accused of pointing a gun at a Winn-Dixie employee in South Miami and stealing more than $500 in steaks has been arrested. Nicholas Marino was taken into custody Saturday in Overtown by Miami police. He is charged with...

Coral Gables Community Foundation Awards Nearly $400K in Scholarships

CommunityNewspapers.com (Coral Gables) 5/23 1:00A Community News Releases

The Coral Gables Community Foundation doubled down on its support for college scholarships in 2022, with awards totaling nearly $400,000 — a 60 percent increase over the year earlier. The [ ]

HPACG celebrates 100 years of Deering Estate’s Stone House

CommunityNewspapers.com (Coral Gables) 5/23 1:00A Karelia Carbonell

The Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables successfully achieved another unique event as part of its destination series titled “A Stone s Throw Away: 100 Years of the Deering Stone House.” [ ]

Jeep Grand Cherokee WK Laredo X: more than a great family car

CommunityNewspapers.com (Coral Gables) 5/23 1:00A Grant Miller, Publisher

The 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee WK Laredo X is a great family car and can handle lots more. It seats five, drives great and feels like you can do anything [ ]

Ignacio Permuy elected new chair of Miami Development Review Board

CommunityNewspapers.com (Coral Gables) 5/23 1:00A Community News Releases

Ignacio Permuy, president of Coral Gables-based Permuy Architecture, has been elected the new chair of the Urban Development Review Board (UDRB) of the City of Miami. The UDRB is a [ ]

May Gringo Bingo event supports Afghan refugee effort

CommunityNewspapers.com (Coral Gables) 5/23 1:00A Gloria Burns

Coral Gables Woman’s Club’s May 3 Gringo Bingo fundraiser hosted by Clutch Burger was another successful night raising more than $1,600 that the club will share this month with the [ ]

Amerant Bank 5K draws over 500; event benefits United Way Miami

CommunityNewspapers.com (Coral Gables) 5/23 1:00A Community News Releases

Amerant Bank hosted United Way Miami s 11th annual 5K event in Coral Gables on Saturday, May 14, as more than 500 runners, walkers, families and fitness enthusiasts came together to support United Way [ ]

Theater magic bonds families, students, staff at St. Theresa

CommunityNewspapers.com (Coral Gables) 5/23 1:00A Community News Releases

A community of 100 students, 20 parent volunteers, a dozen alumni, countless staff members and one very committed music instructor combined to populate the “village” that brought Belle’s provincial town [ ]

Veteran Miami DEA Agents Charged In Bribery Conspiracy

CBS Miami (News) 5/20 9:53A Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) A current U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent and a former supervisor in the agency were charged Friday with leaking confidential law enforcement information to defense lawyers in Miami in exchange for $70,000 in cash....

Living Large: 1000 Museum Boasts Penthouse With South Florida’s Only Helipad

CBS Miami (News) 5/19 5:25P Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Flo

MIAMI (CBSMiami) Known for its dramatic curving exoskeleton, 1000 Museum, located on 1000 Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami, was designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid. It was her first residential tower in the western hemisphere, and one...

Coral Gables Museum Presents Exhibition Dedicated to Kyiv's Art Revival

NBCMiami.com (Local) 5/19 12:41A NBC 6

The Coral Gables Museum will be the first stop of a traveling exhibit highlighting series of Ukrainian avant-garde works revealing freedom during the transitional time when Ukraine came out from under the rule of the former Soviet Union. Entitled...

Miami-Dade requires retailers to accept cash payments

MiamiTodayNews.com (Government) 5/17 5:09P Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow

County commissioners approved this week new legislation prohibiting retail businesses from refusing to accept cash payments for goods or services. The decision aims to ensure equal access to in-person retail services by the public and would...

FYI Miami: May 19, 2022

MiamiTodayNews.com (FYI Miami) 5/17 5:00P Miami Today

Below are some of the FYIs in this week’s edition. The entire content of this week’s FYIs and Insider sections is available by subscription only. To subscribe click here . ORCHESTRA IS OFFICIAL: The Miami City Commission voted to recognize the...

Wildlife expert Ron Magill receives University of Florida alumnus award

CommunityNewspapers.com (Kendall) 5/17 1:00A Cayla Romano

University of Florida alumnus Ron Magill was recognized with the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Student Recognition Ceremony on May 1. The award is [ ]