Now Open: Golf Courses and Tennis Facilities
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This morning, the City of Coral Gables reopened its golf courses and tennis facilities for limited use. These facilities will open daily from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. On
Friday, May 1 at 8 a.m., parks and open spaces will reopen
daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
There are strict guidelines for the use of that parks that will be posted on the park grounds. For a list of parks to open on Friday and the guidelines to follow, watch the video below or
click here
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In addition, the Matheson Hammock Marina, located in Coral Gables but managed by Miami-Dade County, also reopened this morning. Coral Gables police will be strictly enforcing the entrance into the county park to ensure safe traffic flows and will have additional officers in the area to monitor traffic.
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Coral Gables to Offer COVID-19 Testing
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Beginning this Friday, May 1, the City of Coral Gables will offer
free COVID-19 Testing for Coral Gables residents by appointment only.
The application portal to request testing can be found at
www.coralgables.com/covidtesting
. For questions or help completing the application, please contact the Senior Resident & Testing Hotline at 305-460-5401. Appointments will be scheduled based on the following priority level:
- Priority 1: Coral Gables senior residents 65 years of age or older with flu-like symptoms or underlying medical condition(s).
- Priority 2: Coral Gables residents under the age of 65 with flu-like symptoms or underlying medical condition(s).
- Priority 3: Coral Gables residents who do not meet any of the above categories and are requesting testing.
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Only You Can Make Coral Gables Count!
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As of this week,
only 56 percent of Coral Gables households have completed the questionnaire
. Our response rate is trailing behind many cities and towns in Miami-Dade County. If you have completed the Census, thank you! If you have not,
please take a moment to do so right now.
It only takes a few minutes to complete. Your participation will impact our quality of life and influence the funding the city receives for public spaces, infrastructure, education programs, and healthcare services, just to name a few. The Census also helps determine congressional representation and how billions of federal funds are distributed. Please do your part to help the city reach a 100 percent response rate.
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More Federal Stimulus Funding Now Available
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Additional federal funding is now available for businesses and institutions that have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. This interim legislation allocates $310 Billion to replenish the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), among other programs.
It is extremely important that you submit your PPP loan application as soon as possible with an SBA qualified lender.
These funds will be exhausted quickly due to the negative financial impacts COVID-19 has had in the small business community.
Click here
for the City’s Business Report which has more information on the available funding including the PPP application.
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Feeding our Healthcare Heroes
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South Florida Celebrity Chef Chris Valdes of Food Network recently
prepared more than 2,000 meals
in the Coral Gables Woman’s Club kitchen to give thanks to UHealth workers and help others in need.
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Residents Make Caring Donation for City Staff
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Long-time Coral Gables residents Patrick and Jude Alexander are an inspiring example that during these uncertain times,
we are all in this together
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With the help from young granddaughters Eva and Ivy, the Alexanders made a gracious donation of hand-made, cotton-fabric face masks to ensure the safety of our Human Resources staff.
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Arbor Day Foundation Names Coral Gables a Tree City USA
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For the 35
th
consecutive year, the City of Coral Gables
was named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation
in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. Known as a Garden City, Coral Gables is filled with tree-lined boulevards, green canopies and beautifully landscaped public parks and plazas. The City cares for more than 40,000 trees in the public right of way to ensure their health and beauty for years to come. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City’s annual Arbor Day event will be celebrated at a later date, once schools are back in session.
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Cooking is Fun with Play Gables At Home
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Our favorite Recreation Specialist, Miss Farah, shows us how to make
No-Bake Cinnamon Rolls in this fun tutorial
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LED Street Light Conversion is Underway
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At the direction of the City Commission, the Public Works Department began working with Florida Power & Light to
convert existing high-pressure sodium street lights to
light-emitting diode (LED) lights
. The new LED street lights provide a more defined pattern of light which will increase visibility, reduce glare and improve the overall safety of City streets. The City will also yield savings from lower utility costs.
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Help Us Keep the Bay Blue and Clean
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Now is the time to nourish your palm trees and gardens with slow-release fertilizer before the rainy summer days arrive. If you didn’t know, lawns with St. Augustine grass rarely need fertilizer. Fertilizers are often over-used during the summer in residential landscaping and when the grass and plants can’t take up the excess fertilizer - it runs off with the rain and into our waterways. Biscayne Bay and our canals are extremely sensitive to excess nutrients, so it is important to keep these nutrients out of the water to avoid continuing to kill sea grass and causing algae blooms.
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A “Thank You” Sign of Love and Hope
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Seen in a Coral Gables neighborhood: a big “Thank You” sign posted on a fence with a great message to read. We agree that the real heroes during Covid-19 are the sanitation workers, first responders, healthcare workers, police officers, mail carriers, and everyone who is working very hard to improve the quality of life every day in Coral Gables.
It’s a great message of faith, love and hope!
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City of Coral Gables Commission
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Contact Us
Coral Gables City Hall
405 Biltmore Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel: 305-446-6800
enews@coralgables.com
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