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Coconut Grove Holds Steady as Finance and Tech Relocations Sustain Miami’s Most Walkable Luxury Market

Coconut Grove’s luxury residential market continues to draw a consistent stream of buyers tied to the finance and technology sectors, even as the neighborhood’s post-pandemic relocation surge has leveled off into a more measured pace. Buyers from New York, Chicago, California, and Texas remain active in the Grove, drawn by a combination of limited new condo supply, walkable village infrastructure, and proximity to Miami’s financial corridor in Brickell without the density that defines it. The neighborhood’s controlled development pipeline — a deliberate contrast to the high-rise clusters rising across downtown Miami — has helped insulate pricing and maintain the exclusivity that continues to attract high-net-worth households relocating to South Florida. Key Takeaways Alfredo Pujol, sales manager of Compass’ Coconut Grove

Pembroke Pines Gallery Opens 30-Year Retrospective of Cuban American Painter Lilian Garcia-Roig in Collaboration With Deering Estate

Pembroke Pines Gallery Opens 30-Year Retrospective of Cuban American Painter Lilian Garcia-Roig in Collaboration With Deering Estate

The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery in Pembroke Pines opened “Hyphenated Encounters” on September 17, a two-part exhibition that organizers describe as the most comprehensive survey of Cuban American painter Lilian Garcia-Roig’s work ever presented. The show spans more than three decades of Garcia-Roig’s career, pairing historical landscape paintings with newer site-responsive pieces and a short film, and runs through January 17, 2027. A second exhibition, “Discord and Serenity,” opened the same evening in the gallery’s adjacent space. Both shows are free to attend, consistent with The Frank’s policy of offering all exhibitions at no cost to the public. Key Takeaways “Hyphenated Encounters” is a collaborative presentation between The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery and Miami-Dade County’s Deering Estate, running

Miami-Dade Transit Ridership Rebounds 7.6% in June as Metromover Surges and South Dade BRT Reshapes Bus Numbers

Miami-Dade Transit Ridership Rebounds 7.6% in June as Metromover Surges and South Dade BRT Reshapes Bus Numbers

Miami-Dade County’s public transit system recorded a 7.6% increase in total ridership in June 2026 compared to June 2025, with every mode of transit posting gains and the Metromover logging a 54.1% year-over-year surge. The numbers, reported by Miami Today on August 27, mark a sharp rebound from May, when the system lost 5.6% of its passenger trips, and signal that the county’s transit network is absorbing its first fare increase in over a decade without the ridership collapse that advocacy groups had warned about. Key Takeaways Miami-Dade transit ridership rose 7.6% in June 2026 compared to June 2025, with all modes of transit showing gains. Metromover, the fare-free automated people mover serving downtown Miami, recorded the largest increase at