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Coral Gables Sunset photo by Connie Crowther
Contents
Feature: Coral Gables: Pride, Passion, Participation… and Predictions A Brief History of Coral Gables Doing Business in Coral Gables Education and Health Care Resources Coral Gables Leaders Answer the Question: “How Do You See Coral Gables Changing and Evolving in the Next 10 Years?” Recreation • The Venetian Pool • Salvadore Park & Biltmore Tennis Center • The Biltmore Golf Course • Granada Golf Course • War Memorial Youth Center • Matheson Hammock • Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Gables Life
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• A Message from the Chair • Board of Directors • Council of Trustees • Chamber Members by Category On the cover: Artist’s rendering of the Miracle Mile Streetscape Project by Cooper Robertson & Partners
The City Beautiful Volume 17, Number 1 Publisher: Andrew Rubin Executive Editor: Joan Alleman Feature Writer: Connie Crowther Photographer: Connie Crowther
The City Beautiful is published by Banyan Publishing, Inc. 1000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 326 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 444-1465 © 2016 Banyan Publishing, Inc.
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• Restaurants • Shopping • Arts & Culture • Hotels
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• Events & Festivals • City Departments • Demographics • Consulates • Flags on Ponce • Elected Officials • Houses of Worship
Coral Gables Visitor Guide
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