From City Hall
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| | Front row (L-R): Commissioner Pat Keon, City Manager Cathy Swanson-Rivenbark, UM Trustee Ed Williamson, Commissioner Jeannett Slesnick, UM Chair of the Board of Trustees Stuart Miller, UM President Julio Frenk, UM Trustee Charles Cobb, UM Trustee Arthur Hertz, Commissioner Vince Lago, UM Trustee Arva Moore Parks, UM Senior VP for Business and Finance and CFO Joe Natoli. Back row (L-R): City Clerk Walter Foeman, UM student government president Brianna Hathaway, UM Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees Richard Fain, Vice Mayor Frank Quesada, City Attorney Craig Leen, Mayor James Cason, and UM Dean of Students Ric Hall. Photo credit: University of Miami. |
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Coral Gables and UM Leaders Gather for Annual Meeting
City of Coral Gables and University of Miami leadership held their fifth annual meeting pursuant to the Development Agreement on December 10, 2015 on the UM Coral Gables campus. With both the University and Coral Gables celebrating their 90th year since being founded by George Merrick, the meeting was held in a special location, the first registration and administration building to be built on the UM Gables campus, 1300 Campo Sano Avenue. The building renovations have garnered several historic awards. The meeting was the first presided over by University of Miami President Julio Frenk.
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Santa Claus is Coming to Town on a Fire Truck
Get a glimpse of the most popular man of the season, as Santa Claus will be riding on a fire truck through the streets of Coral Gables on Saturday, December 19; Sunday, December 20; and Monday, December 21 before heading back to the North Pole. Coral Gables Firefighters will transport Santa and other special guests around the City where he will pass by as many homes as possible, giving out candy canes to all the boys and girls along the route who have been extra good this year. Read more...
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City Participates in Climate Change Summit
On December 1-3, Mayor Jim Cason and City staff attended the Annual Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Summit which brought together experts from around the region and the world to discuss climate change and sea level rise. The summit was organized by the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Compact which is a regional effort across Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties. The City of Coral Gables signed on as a municipal partner of the Compact in August 2015 with the goal of making the City more resilient to the effects of climate change and sea level rise. Read more... |
Coral Gables Population: 51,227
The United States Census Bureau has updated the City of Coral Gables population to surpass the 50K mark. The 2014 population estimate for Coral Gables is 51,227 - an increase of 9.5 percent from the last 2010 census count. Read more... |
 No Garbage Pickup on December 25
The Coral Gables Sanitation Division will be closed for the Christmas holiday on Friday, December 25, so that employees can spend the day with their families. The schedule for the collection of garbage, trash and recyclables from single-family residences in Coral Gables will be changed as follows:
- There will be no service on Christmas Day, December 25.
- The substitute garbage, trash and recyclables collection day for the Christmas Day holiday will be provided on Saturday, December 26.
All other collections will be made according to the regular schedule. Collections from duplex and multifamily properties in the City will not have service on December 25, however a substitute collection day will not be provided. These properties will be serviced on the next regularly scheduled collection day.
In observance of the holidays, City Hall, Passport and Parks offices will be also closed on December 24 and December 25. There will be no Trolley Service on December 24 and December 25.
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Donate a Toy and Spread the Joy
Please consider donating a new, unwrapped toy for children (ages newborn to 15 years old) for the City of Coral Gables Annual First Responder Toy Drive. Toys collected will go to the children of the Barnyard Community Center in the West Grove area and also the Chapman Partnership for the Homeless, Homestead Family Facility. Please join us and support a worthy cause. Toys can be dropped off at any the following locations: - Coral Gables Police & Fire Station 1, 2801 Salzedo Street
- Fire Station 2, 525 Dixie Hwy.
- Fire Station 3, 11911 Old Cutler Road
- War Memorial Youth Center, 405 University Drive.
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 Recycle Your Electronics A citywide electronics recycling event will take place on Saturday, January 2, 2016 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. Look for the big truck on the parking lot beside City Hall at 405 Biltmore Way. Anything that has a plug or uses batteries will be accepted. Drop off your used or unwanted electronics for free, such as monitors, computer, printers, telephones, answering machines, video devices and more. This event is brought to you by the Coral Gables Sustainability Advisory Board. For more information, contact 305-460-5008. |
Vote for Your Favorite Holiday Storefront
The third annual Downtown Coral Gables Holiday Storefront Decorating Contest is underway and everyone is encouraged to vote for their favorite in the People's Choice Award category. Students from the Miami International University of Art & Design have paired up with various Miracle Mile stores to compete for the spot which best captures the holiday spirit. The winner will be announced on January 21, 2016 during the monthly Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
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Top 10 Things to Do & See in Coral Gables
 The Culture Trip (theculturetrip.com), a global platform for local culture that showcases the best art, culture, food and travel for every country in the world, has selected the top 10 best things to do and see in the City Beautiful. Nearly 2 million people visit this website monthly. Are you curious about which are the top 10 picks? Read more...
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Vintage Coral Gables
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Here's a tidbit about our Vintage Coral Gables:
In 1924 George Merrick began construction of a trolley line that would operate north on Ponce from Coral Way to Flagler Street, and east on Flagler Street to 21st Avenue where it would connect to the Miami streetcar line and reach downtown Miami. Merrick purchased five trolleys which were painted in bright coral pink, charging a fare of 10 cents to encourage ridership. The 1926 hurricane damaged the trolley system but the Coral Gables Trolley continued to operate with two main lines. The Birney-type trolleys seated about 32 passengers and were scheduled to run every 40 minutes throughout the day. Unfortunately, the hurricane of November 4, 1935 destroyed the Trolley's overhead wire, along with numerous trolley poles and feeder cables. The City of Coral Gables, which was struggling financially, could not afford to rebuild the system.
The Trolley system returned to Coral Gables in 2003 as a free service. It continues to operate as a successful transportation alternative that services more than 5,000 passengers per day.
(Excerpts taken from "Images of America, Coral Gables" by author Seth H. Bramson.)
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Gables Bike Tour: Holiday Road
Sunday, December 20, 2015, 10 a.m.
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
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Children's Film Festival
December 26-31, 2015
Coral Gables Art Cinema
260 Aragon Avenue
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Comcast: Channel 77
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