Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
The Bureau of Economic Analysis' 2024 Regional Price Parities rank the Miami metro area above New York and Los Angeles for the first time, with implications for Key Biscayne and Coconut Grove restaurants, hotels, and small businesses competing for workers priced out of the county.
Local Government
Miami-Dade County's irrigation rebate program offers Key Biscayne homeowners up to $500 a year and HOAs up to $2,850 per property for water-saving improvements, while a seasonal fertilizer ban protecting Biscayne Bay runs through Oct. 31.
Local Government
FEMA is accepting public comments through approximately Aug. 8 on federally funded flood mitigation and Hurricane Irma recovery work at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, including seawall extensions, Tiger Dam barriers, and electrical system upgrades at the Coconut Grove-adjacent landmark.
Local Government
Chef Clay Conley's Michelin Guide-recognized Palm Beach restaurant Buccan has opened its first expansion at 100 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, bringing three dining concepts under one roof in a 10,000-square-foot space just minutes from Coconut Grove and Key Biscayne.
Local Government
Florida's two-day spiny lobster miniseason opens Wednesday, July 29, with a six-lobster daily limit in Biscayne National Park waters and a year-round no-take zone stretching from Key Biscayne's Cape Florida south through the bay.
Local Government
The Miami City Commission voted 3-2 on July 23 to let police arrest people camping on city streets after only a verbal warning, eliminating the prior written-notice and 24-hour waiting period that governed enforcement across the city, including Coconut Grove.
Local Government
Chef Emmanouil "Manoli" Aslanoglou's Greek restaurant opened Wednesday, July 22, at 3540 Main Highway in Coconut Grove, bringing shared plates, a raw bar, a dessert trolley, and a cocktail program inspired by Greek tragedians to the Grove's dining corridor.
Local Government
Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins removed Commissioner Christine King as City Commission chair on July 21, giving herself control over meeting flow, public comment rules, and vote-calling at the body where Coconut Grove zoning and development decisions are made.
Local Government
Miami commissioners are scheduled to vote Thursday, July 23, on a $150 million lease-purchase program to replace the city's aging fleet of ambulances, police cruisers, and fire trucks, including the emergency vehicles that serve Coconut Grove.
Local Government
Florida's Legislature approved $250,000 for a feasibility study of an offshore barrier reef to protect Key Biscayne's eroding coastline, and the funding survived Gov. DeSantis' June 30, 2026, vetoes.
Local Government
Miami Beach will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, July 24, for a $13 million, three-story Marine Patrol Facility at Maurice Gibb Memorial Park that consolidates police and fire marine operations on Biscayne Bay, with construction expected to last about 13 months.
Local Government
The Miami-Dade County Commission meets Tuesday, July 21, with agenda items including confirmation of new PortMiami director Jonathan Daniels, a proposed Boater Safety and Bay Education Advisory Board, and the backdrop of a $14.3 billion budget proposal that would cut 12 bus routes and drain transit reserves.
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