• $1M rent, $100 steaks: Inside Coconut Grove’s booming restaurant scene,Eman Elshahawy

    $1M rent, $100 steaks: Inside Coconut Grove’s booming restaurant scene

    Coconut Grove’s evolution into one of Miami’s hottest dining scenes came at a cost, as soaring rents have threatened or shut down restaurants that helped transform the neighborhood into a dinner destination. The area once seen as a bohemian enclave had average direct asking retail rents of more than

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  • Miami secures $193M permit to build civic center at Freedom Park,Eman Elshahawy, Matthew Elo

    Miami secures $193M permit to build civic center at Freedom Park

    The city of Miami’s new civic center, which will replace an aging administrative building downtown and the city’s iconic city hall in Coconut Grove, secured a $193 million construction permit, the city confirmed. The city received its permit July 1,  just over a week before construction workers topp

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  • Wetland development cost Florida homeowners $1.6B in flood damages, study finds,TRD Staff

    Wetland development cost Florida homeowners $1.6B in flood damages, study finds

    Development of Florida’s wetlands has saddled homeowners with a whopping $1.6 billion in flood damages, according to a new study.  The study, conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, found Florida’s wetland mitigation banking program has increased flood risk in urban areas by allowing

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