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  • The Thelma Gibson Health Initiative's 3rd Annual Family Fun Fest taught children the importance of safety and staying away from violence. Photo by Alexandra Leon

    Thelma Gibson Health Initiative hosts Family Fun Fest to promote child safety

    At Friday’s 3rd Annual Family Fun Fest, the Thelma Gibson Health Initiative (TGHI) celebrated the end of its one-year Youth Prevention Intervention Program, which teaches them the importance of non-violence and safety, as well as personal empowerment.

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  • Grove Farmers Market boosts health and community

    Grove Farmers Market boosts health and community

    Every Saturday at 6 a.m. Stan Glaser packs up his white van with organic fruits and vegetables such as cactus leaves, lemongrass and papaya and drives from his farm in Homestead to an empty sand lot on the corner of Grand Avenue and Margaret Street. By 10 a.m., the lot is transformed into the bustling…

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  • Greater St. Paul AME celebrates 115 years of service

    Greater St. Paul AME celebrates 115 years of service

    On the corner of Douglass Road and Thomas Ave, Greater St. Paul A.M.E. Church is a beacon of hope and acceptance for the West Grove community. Founded on April 27, 1896, by Jeremiah H. Butler, Greater St. Paul in Coconut Grove was originally built to serve a community of 300 residents.

    “The church is here for a purpose, it is something our community can hold on to when life beats them up and gives them a hard time,” said the Rev. Clayton Hodge, who was installed as pastor in December after serving as pastor at New Bethel AME Church in Hialeah.

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  • Family passes the torch in West Grove church

    Family passes the torch in West Grove church

    The Dingle family began building their lives in the West Grove community more than 50 years ago. Now diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Bishop Dingle stepped down from his position of pastor. His wife and children care for him, keeping faith and family together.

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  • Art and good times aplenty at this year’s Gifford Lane Art Stroll

    Sunlight was peeking through the trees last Sunday, March 6, serving as a spot-light for a variety of paintings, jewelry and sculptures on display on Gifford Lane. The neighbors in this shady block of West Coconut Grove — many of whom are also artists — were hosting the 13th annual Gifford Lane Art Stroll. The…

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  • CondomUSA offers HIV tests, too

    CondomUSA offers HIV tests, too

    Most people who have been to Coconut Grove have seen it—the bright lights, the not-so-everyday products in the window and the name that may raise an eyebrow or two: “CondomUSA.” Many who have seen it have been drawn inside.  Everyone who walks in finds a lot more than just condoms.

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  • Dana Weber, 23, carved a Stephen Colbert pumpkin.

    Pumpkins, mermaids, doggies highlight Grove Halloween contest – for a good cause

    The sound of laughter and live music by the Robby Hunter Band echoed off the streets at the Barracuda Bar & Grill’s first annual Halloween block party on Fuller Street between Grand Avenue and Main Highway. Jack-o’-lanterns perched comfortably on the stage and decked-out doggies roamed the street as contestants for the pumpkin carving and…

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  • Dancers from the Coconut Grove Ballet dance center perform a modern contemporary number during the monthly event featuring Artway 66, an art gallery located in the Mayfair Promenade of Coconut Grove, Miami, FL. Owner Johnny Valdes has invited the girls to perform at previous events in an effort to help their studio gain local recognition. Photo by Brittney Bomnin

    Strolling for art

    Bright yellow signs welcomed visitors to the art galleries on the Mayfair Promenade in Coconut Grove on Saturday for the monthly Art Stroll. The main event: The opening of Artway 66, a gallery fashioned as a modern artist’s loft, which showcased the work of Proman Garcia, Marlenes Gasiba, Kurt Merkel, Arien Lopez, Haydee Pichardo, Rolando…

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  • Photo by Danny Bull

    Church provides sanctuary for the homeless

    One Wednesday morning church service in the Village West community typically caters to about 70 people who show up each week to nourish their souls as well as their bodies. At 11 a.m., they are seated on the crimson-carpeted wooden benches at Greater St. Paul AME Church, 3680 Thomas Ave., where they listen to the…

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  • Rebuilding Together: A nonprofit helps those in need stay in their homes

    Rebuilding Together: A nonprofit helps those in need stay in their homes

    While recovering from a heart attack she suffered in May, Patricia Borden discovered that diabetes had cut off circulation to her foot. Four months later, she has lost all of the toes on her left foot and continues to struggle with high blood pressure and renal failure. Her husband, Tyrone Borden, suffers from his own health…

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