Welcome to Coral Gables, a Playful City USA community. For the seventh consecutive year, Coral Gables has been honored by KaBOOM! for taking bold steps to ensure our children have easy access to balanced and active play in our community. Read more...

The City's Tree Succession Project is underway: more than 3,000 trees and palms will be planted in residential areas. The new trees will be planted in five zones from north to south, and west to east, a process that will take 10-12 months to complete. Residents can keep track of the planting process with an urban forest interactive map.  Read more...

It's not too early to plan and pick the best place to watch the fireworks on the Fourth of July around the historic Biltmore Hotel. You don't have to be on site to enjoy the fireworks -- if you have a clear view of the Biltmore tower you can see the amazing fireworks. Celebrate our nation's Independence Day with a great concert and the best fireworks show in town.  Read more...  

George Merrick's family settled in what would become Coral Gables in 1899. But who came next? To help celebrate the City's 90th anniversary, we are searching for families who have been living in Coral Gables the longest. Please email your leads to historicalresources@coralgables.com.

The Underline Project will transform the underutilized land below Miami's Metrorail into a 10-mile linear park and urban trail. Two public meetings are scheduled to get comments on the proposed design: Tuesday, June 23, 6-8 p.m. at Frost Museum of Science, and Thursday, June 25, 6-8 p.m. at Temple Judea.

Members of the Coral Gables Fire Department participated in an emotional welcome for World War II and Korean War veterans, recently. Firefighters and paramedics, along with K9 Emir, welcomed these terminally ill local heroes as they arrived at MIA from their last Honor Flight. The war veterans were in Washington D.C. to visit memorials built in their honor.

A rose bush planting ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2 p.m. at the War Memorial Youth Center to commemorate 50 years of the creation of Head Start, the largest federal program to deliver high-quality early learning opportunities to infants, toddlers and their families. Read more...

BID Executive Director Marina Foglia presents Best Taste of the Gables award to Bulla Gastrobar representatives.

Hundreds of people attended Taste of the Gables at the Westin Colonnade Hotel to launch Coral Gables Restaurant Week. They sampled gourmet bites from Coral Gables restaurants such as Morton's, Divino Ceviche, Cibo, Bricktops, Uvaggio and Bulla. Restaurant Week runs until June 28, 2015. Read more...

Did you know that if you unplug all your unused electronic devices, you save over 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide every year? There are lots of things you can do at home and at work to reduce your carbon footprint. Read more...

Phillips Park is offering a great "Introduction to Tennis" summer program for children ages 5-14 years old. This program is sponsored by ESPN and the NRPA as a way to promote access to sports for youth sports program. Read more...