Coral Gables News

A Florida library system is the latest to reverse its policy and add literary phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey to its bookshelves after overwhelming public demand.

Author E L James, left, greets Lynda Pyndall during a book signing for her new erotic fiction "Fifty Shades of Grey" in Coral Gables, Fla., Sunday, April 29, 2012.

During the coming week, you'll be hearing and reading a lot about how this Friday kicks off the official hurricane season in South Florida.

Alice Kessler-Harris, American history professor at Columbia University recounts the life of playwright and political activist Lillian Hellman .

The waterfront Coral Gables estate that has housed University of Miami presidents for more than a generation - hosting everyone from world leaders to bright-eyed college freshmen - has been sold.

Kyle Sandberg, 26, of Palm Beach County, center, evangelizes his strong message condemning the party environment of Urban Beach Week by holding his sign at 8th Street and Ocean Drive in Miami Beach on Sunday, May 27, 2012.

Rocky Mount native Lula "Lu-Lu" Culpepper Thomas recently was named the 2011 Woman Volunteer of the Year by the Junior League of Boca Raton, Fla.

The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain. That is, unless the governor of Florida, the Honorable Blinkless and Clueless One, brings up shooting elephants to the king.

Joaquin Amador Serrapio Jr, 20, could get up to five years in federal prison for pleading guilty to a single count of threatening to kill or harm the president, but likely will get less time, said his attorney Alan Ross.

A husband and wife are suing their Miami doctor over a botched circumcision that left their infant son with a "unsightly... and permanently scarred" penis.

By Scott Blake Two companies - one that's moving to Miami and another that's expanding in Coral Gables - are expected to add 362 jobs in coming years, the Beacon Council, Miami-Dade's economic development agency, announced this week.

The Tropical Flowering Tree Society , is presenting the 75th annual Royal Poinciana Fiesta, from June 1 - 4, 2012.

Tidy and petite, with fresh-baked bread daily, Chocolate Fashion is known as a breakfast- and lunch-only spot at its year-old South Miami location and the original in Coral Gables.

Police on Monday identified Jose Rojas, 43, as the Miami man charged in the murder of two people who were found dead inside a Coral Gables office Friday.

What happens when you put a giraffe, a zebra, a camel and a tiger near a main street during rush hour? George's restaurant brought in a travelling zoo that slowed traffic on Sunset Drive in South Miami and Coral Gables Monday afternoon.

Brad Meltzer presents a collection of women throughout history that he believes his daughter, Lia, can look up to and derive strength from.

County Commissioner Javier Souto suspects that a seven-bedroom, 11-bathroom house under construction in his West Miami-Dade district is destined to be used as a religious sanctuary - possibly a mosque.

Stiefel Laboratories has lost a $1.5 million jury verdict to a former employee who claimed the company bought back his stock at artificially low prices before its acquisition in 2009 by GlaxoSmithKline Timothy Finnerty won the judgment on May 16 in federal court in Miami against Stiefel and its former chief executive officer, Charles Stiefel.

That show, and an array of studios teaching a special system of dance steps, brought Arthur Murray's love of dancing to the public, helping ignite a cultural craze.

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