Grand Ave news is a hyper-local community website with the goal of informing people what’s going on in and around the West Grove. The neighborhood contains some of the richest history of Miami’s earliest African-American and Bahamian settlers and the community’s evolution through segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, urban decay and sprawling development. We named our news site after Grand Avenue, the main thoroughfare of Village West and entrance to Coconut Grove. Grand Avenue contains the past, present and future of the residents who live, work, play and pray in this culturally rich community.
The Grand Avenue News staff and members of the West Grove community, will share the news, events and opinions of this often overlooked South Florida neighborhood. The website will chronicle the day-to-day happenings of the community as well as profile some of its residents who are trying to effect change and progress.
We encourage article submissions and story ideas from the community at large. For leads, article submissions or feedback please email staff@grandavenews.com – we look forward to hearing from you.
Here is information about the founding website directors, faculty and student contributors.
Kim Grinfeder, director
Tsitsi D. Wakhisi, news director
Jim Virga, photo director
Liana Kozlowski, assistant news director
Chelsea Matiash, assistant photo director
Colee Splichal, public relations director
Community Contributors
Jihad Rashid
President/CEO Coconut Grove Collaborative
jsrashid@cgcollaborative.org
If you would like to become a community contributor, please email Kim Grinfeder
Contributing Journalists:
Solange Reyner
Alcione Gonzalez
Coaches:
Ileana Oroza – Journalism Coach
Sam Terilli Jr. – Journalism Coach
Randy Stano – Design Coach
Rich Beckman – Multimedia Coach
