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Grove crime update: Positive change, but there is still room for improvement

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:23:38 +0000

Residents, police officers and community volunteers all strive for Coconut Grove to be a safe and thriving neighborhood; however, crime in the Grove is as various and divided as the neighborhood itself. “The biggest concern in all City of Miami NET areas is minimizing person crimes, such as battery and assault,” said Coconut Grove NET Area [...]

Grove Day and Movie Theater Mark the Rebirth of Coconut Grove

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 23:47:32 +0000

On June 5, Grove Day and the opening of the Paragon Grove 13 movie theater will mark the “rebirth” of Coconut Grove. Grove Day was created by the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District (BID) as a way to provide entertainment, art, music, food and fun around the opening of [...]

Thelma Gibson – still giving in the Grove

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:48:11 +0000

Thelma Gibson remembers a time when news traveled through Coconut Grove by bicycle, not by Internet, television or even telephone. She recalls a community where everyone looked out for each other and Grand Avenue was a friendly place to socialize over an ice cream cone in the evening. Her memories come from a Coconut Grove [...]

Breakthrough Miami students help clean up a West Grove cemetery

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:03:56 +0000

Close to 30 middle school students spent a recent day off from school helping to spruce up a cemetery in the West Grove. The students, part of the Breakthrough Miami program, put a fresh coat of white paint on the graves and helped rake away leaves that had accumulated on the site over the months. The program [...]

Historic designation status of Ace Theatre could spark $2.3 million redevelopment plan.

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:27:58 +0000

Dorothy Wallace has spent 30 years trying to restore the Ace Theatre on Grand Avenue. With the help of her daughter Denise Wallace, she is now trying to get historic designation status from the City of Miami’s Historic and Environmental Preservation Board – a move that would likely draw in [...]

Remaking Grand Avenue: What’s the deal on development?

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:13:23 +0000

Local leaders and residents discuss the development on Grand Ave. Video by Stretch Ledford and Chi Yang About two years ago, a group of West Grove leaders viewed sketches of an 800,000-plus square foot shopping center touted by developers as “nothing short of spectacular”. That project, the “Grove Village on [...]

Super Bowl brings football…and volunteers

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:35:27 +0000

More than a dozen people gathered in front of the Truesdell House Thursday to hear some good news: When the Super Bowl rolls into South Florida next year it will bring more than superstar athletes and football. An army of volunteers will come too. More than 250 volunteers will flood Coconut Grove on Feb. 4—three days [...]

Coconut Grove Village Council Elections

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:56:34 +0000

On November 3, Coconut Grove residents will go to the polls to elect their Village Council representatives. All nine spots on the advisory board are up for grabs as the current members’ four year terms expired this fall. Two incumbents are not seeking reelection, current chair Martin Zilber and Village West activist Lottie Person. Person, who [...]

Discussion: What are the most pressing issues facing Village West today?

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:24:25 +0000

Let us know what are the most pressing issues in Village West today. What should the Village Council address first? Use the comments board below to voice your opinion.