City of Coral Gables Public Safety relocates
Amanda Pallas, highlights contributor
May 25, 2018
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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
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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
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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
March 20, 2018
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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 ...
U.S. Ending El Salvadorian Citizens’ Temporary Protection Status
Daniel Cortes, highlights contributor
January 18, 2018
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The Trump Administration has announced that immigrants from El Salvador have lost their protection to stay in the United States. In 2001, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was granted to citizens of El Salvador after the country was struck with two major earthquakes that left many with nowhere to ...
highlights Staff Applications 2018-2019
January 12, 2018
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Do you enjoy writing? Do you like photography? Do you enjoy working with layout design? highlights, the official Coral Gables Senior High news magazine, is now accepting staff applications for the 2018-2019 school year. Click the link below for the application!
The FCC’s Decision on Net Neutrality
Alexander Sutton, highlights contributor
December 16, 2017
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The Trump administration’s chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ajit Pai, is seeking to change the very nature of the internet. Net Neutrality rules, established in 2015, may be in danger, as Pai seeks to repeal them and give internet users less control. In 2015, the FCC passed Title II of the Comm...
Check Out French Honor Society!
Alfredo Wolfermann, highlights contributor
October 29, 2017
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Emerging from juniors Natalia Rodriguez and Angie Lopez, the French Honor Society club is a new project in the works at the school. The idea dates back to Rodriguez’s freshman year when she noticed that the school had the Spanish National Honor society and an Italian club, but not a French one. Com...
Coral Gables Sues FPL
Dilan Denham, highlights contributor
October 4, 2017
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After the drastic destruction of hurricane Irma, millions lost power due to this immense hurricane. According to Florida Power and Light (FPL), about 90 percent of impacted areas lost power. Florida’s largest electrical company, FPL, is getting threatened with a class lawsuit by two customers becaus...
Free Rides For All
Estelle Erwich, highlights contributor
September 1, 2017
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The city of Miami continues to grow and expand at an exponential rate, and its transportation systems are forced to adapt and evolve with it. Though apps such as Uber or Lyft are rapidly gaining popularity because of their convenience and safety, the price tag a ride often carries is off putting. In an e...
Coral Gables Sues Facebook and Instagram for Information on Critic
Dilan Denham, highlights contributor
August 29, 2017
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In May, an anonymous Gables critic posted a video of a girl getting beaten up and stomped on by another girl while three security guards watched without intervening. Shortly after, an investigation was underway to find out what happened. The anonymous accounts, called "Coral Gables Residents Who Car...
Gables Revamp Hits the Streets
Alfredo Wolfermann, highlights contributor
August 17, 2017
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There is a large amount of construction happening near the school, including along Bird Road between LeJeune and South Dixie Highway. These building projects emerged around two years ago and have now finally begun to take shape. Many of the buildings, such as Merrick Manor - adjacent to the school’s science w...
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