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August 2015 GGG Newsletter

HEADLINES

- City Commission Appoints Charter Review Committee: The Coral Gables City Commission has appointed a Charter Review Committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the City Charter. The City Charter is the constitutional document that establishes the underlying structure of our city government. The City’s charter has not been reviewed for more than a decade. It was previously amended in 2004.
- Coral Gables Biennial Election Results Reveal Low Voter Turnout
- “The ‘City Beautiful’ is Changing,” A Letter to the Editor of The Miami Herald From Mark Trowbridge, CEO and President Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
- Modern Architecture Project Receives Multiple Previews
- Letter to the Editor: When Are We Going to Light Up Ponce?
- CG Police Department Positioned for Major Realignment
- US-1 Holiday Inn Site of Paseo de La Riviera
- Why the Fiscal Issue that Matters Most Isn’t Pensions, from Governing Magazine

October 2014 GGG Newsletter

HEADLINES

- City Manager Search Continues
- Control of City Commission Meeting Agenda Shifts
- Trolley Garage / Riviera Fire Station Update
- It’s time to VOTE!
- GGG Reception Welcomes Interim Police Chief Ed Hudak
- We Welcomed New and Renewed GGG Members
- Local Promotions, Honors, Milestones and Remembrances
- Save the Date 11/30 for the Junior Orange Bowl Parade, signature event of the Junior Orange Bowl International Youth Festival
- Halloween Hoedown
- Momentum 2: Commitment to Excellence
- Family Day at Gables Cinema

September 2014 GGG Newsletter

Junior Orange Bowl Court: Princess Isabella Morales, Queen Emma Gillian, Princess Rebekah Gadea, and Little Sister Gwendolyn Odin.

HEADLINES

- Is There A Crime Problem in Coral Gables?
  Thursday, September 11, at 11 AM (time certain) there will be a City Com- mission meeting at City Hall to discuss the crime problem in the Gables. According to a Sept. 5th Miami Herald article, Gables residents are upset about recent crimes, saying police are not doing enough. On Sept. 2nd, more than 150 people gathered for a crime watch meeting at the Coral Gables Public Library.
- ‘Give a Buck’ to the Piggy Bank Campaign
- Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce Breakfast
- Local Promotions, Honors and Milestones
- Controlled Choice: Are You Able to Choose Your Child’s School?
- Miami Bach Society Concert Season Begins
- Miracle Mile and Giralda Avenue Streetscape Funding Approved
- Trolley Garage Dispute Settled
- Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Aroid Society Event
- Free Adult Health Fair Wed, Sept 17, 2014.
- City Manager Announcement Expected
- ‘Murder Ballad’ at Actors’ Playhouse at The Miracle Theatre
- Coral Rock Lecture
- Miami International Children’s Film Festival at Gables Cinema
- Junior Orange Bowl Queen and Court: Princess Isabella Morales, Queen Emma Gillian, Princess Rebekah Gadea, and Little Sister Gwendolyn Odin.
- How to Join GGG

June 2014 GGG Newsletter

HEADLINES

- Here Come the Cranes! Proposed commercial real estate projects are burgeoning in the Gables
- Gables Good Government Annual Reception
- Coral Gables Residential Real Estate Market is Strong
- Bike to the Fourth of July at The Biltmore Hotel Miami Coral Gables
- Gables Promotions, Honors and Milestones
- City & FPL Lawsuit Settled
- Suggestions for New City Manager
- ‘Pinnochio’ at Actors’ Playhouse at The Miracle Theatre

May 2014 GGG Newsletter

HEADLINES

- Coral Gables City Manager Pat Salerno Resigns
- Suggestions for the Position of City Manager
- Gables Good Government Annual Reception
- 1,000,000 Orchids Being Planted by Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
- Coral Gables’ Management Should Be More Open – By Jeanett Slesnick, as Letter to the Editor of The Miami Herald printed 5/9/2014.
- Riotous Comedy at Gablestage: “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”
- ‘Scott and Hem’ at the Actors’ Playhouse at The Miracle
- Romantic Comedy at Gables Art Cinema with Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris
- New to The Gables: Burger Fi, Latin Burger and Taco, Pummerola Pizzeria, and Uvaggio Restaurant and Wine Bar.
- Local Promotions and Honors
  - First Female Publisher for The Miami Herald, Alexandra ‘Alex’ Villoch
  - Mario Garcia-Serra has joined Gunster law firm
  - Alberto Carvalho honored
  - Twelve Good Men Annual Luncheon
  - Miracle Mile Landscape Project
- Summer Camps for Kids: Actors’ Playhouse and Coral Gables Museum

March 2014 GGG Newsletter

HEADLINES

- Coral Gables’ Crime Rate Draws Concern
- City of Coral Gables Grant for Coral Gables Museum
- New Publix for City of West Miami
- Junior Orange Bowl Awards Banquet and Installation of Officers
- ‘The Mountaintop’ at GableStage
- Senior Lunch will be at The Palace
- A New Dog-Friendly Park Area in South Coral Gables
- New Officers for Orange Bowl Festival
- Actors Playhouse Auction in April
- ‘On My Way’ at Coral Gables Cinema
- West Lab School May Expand Teaching
- Farmers Market – Coming to An End
- ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ at Actors Playhouse

2013 Year in Review GGG Newsletter

GGG HONORS LOCAL LEADERS: More than 50 guests attended a Gables Good Government (GGG) Committee Reception last year at The Biltmore Hotel to honor the first Hispanic Chairwoman of The Miami Dade County Commission, Rebeca Sosa.
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