Amazon Rainforest: Why is it burning?
Lisbeth Arrieta, Staff Writer
October 11, 2019
Home to thousands of species and indigenous tribes, the Amazon Rainforest is burning at a record rate. The rainforest covers many South American countries, including the northwest region of Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo, felt the effect of ...
Gillum announces new voter registration organization
Alex Anton, highlights contributor
April 2, 2019
Throughout the last few years, there has been a clear democratic rise in Florida. Perhaps the peak of such an initiative was when Real Clear Politics polls predicted Andrew Gillum to beat the Republican candidate Ron DeSantis in the race for governor. However, the Democrat rally was not enough, as the Re...
New Year, New Structure
Annie La Roche, highlights contributor
January 7, 2019
As the new year is approaching, Coral Gables Senior High is on the road to reconstruction. A plan for internal and external remodeling was proposed in February 2017 and later approved on March 22, 2018. Since then, the school has worked on small sections of remodeling by painting classrooms and repl...
Sunset Place Set to Close
Sophia Heilman, highlights contributor
January 7, 2019
The cool and hip hang out spot for Miami’s youth is coming to an end. Previously known as a casual meeting place, The Shops at Sunset Place will be remade into an upscale residential and hotel area with shops and restaurants. The project seeks to improve South Miami’s streetscape with new storefro...
Voters determine Florida’s 46th gubernatorial representatives
Isabella Villarroel, highlights contributor
September 21, 2018
With Florida’s gubernatorial seat up for grabs, politicians throughout the state have competed for the past few weeks in hopes of winning their party’s vote in the primaries. The primary elections are when voters elect someone to represent their party in public office. The general elections take plac...
The price you pay to live in Miami
Oraida Rodriguez, highlights contributor
September 21, 2018
Rising economic inflation has managed to affect the lives of mostly all Miami business owners, families and students alike. The weight of the problem seems to stem from mainly one recurring issue: inflation. Sixty-five percent of homeowners reported struggling to get by with these set prices according...
The Game that Brought Tragedy to Jacksonville
Melanie Estrada, Staff Writer
September 2, 2018
On Aug. 26, 2018, Jacksonville's Gaming tournament turned into one of the most devastating days of the participants' lives. The players were competing for the chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas, where they would have had the chance to play for glamorous prizes in Sin City's famous Madden...
Spin scooters arrive in Coral Gables
Lisbeth Arrieta, highlights contributor
August 22, 2018
This summer, Coral Gables has teamed up with “Spin,” a company based in San Francisco, in hopes of easing traffic in the area. The company, founded in 2016, works on providing major cities in the United States with dock-less electric scooter rentals, which cost up $1 for every half hour, as an alternati...
City of Coral Gables Public Safety relocates
Amanda Pallas, highlights contributor
May 25, 2018
The Coral Gables Public Safety building, which stands on Salzedo St. in Coral Gables, will no longer house the city’s firefighters and police officers. The city is moving forward with plans to relocate to a more updated modern building. According to the Miami Herald, the city approved a land swap to ...
Miamians prepare for the upcoming Colombian presidential election
Alexander Sutton, highlights contributor
May 11, 2018
For many Colombian citizens living in Miami, being able to vote for the leader of their own country while living in the U.S. is a poignant emotional experience.
City of Coral Gables Annexes New Neighborhood
Amanda Pallas, highlights contributor
April 25, 2018
This year, residents of the High Pines and Ponce-Davis areas have expressed their interest in becoming part of the City of Coral Gables. Given that the City of Coral Gables surrounds this area on three sides, the city has spent the year trying to gather the impressions of the residents. On March 27, ...
Collapse of Pedestrian Bridge at FIU leaves Miamians Shocked and Grieving
highlights contributor
March 20, 2018
The collapse of a pedestrian bridge over SW 8 Street near Florida International University’s (FIU) Sweetwater campus shocked and saddened the community as six people died and 10 were injured, according to the Associated Press. The long-awaited bridge had been eagerly anticipated by the surrounding ...
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