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Covering South Florida health and the City of Coral Gables as part of the Pulitzer-winning team @miamiherald. RT ≠ endorsement.

Joined July 2013
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Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago won more than just reelection Tuesday, with residents also casting out his political rival Commissioner Melissa Castro and voting in newcomer Nestor Menendez to round out the five-person City Commission. @MiamiHerald miamiherald.com/news/local/c…
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Coral Gables voters on Tuesday weighed in on four city-specific referendums, including whether future mayoral terms should be four years instead of two. Here are the results via @MiamiHerald miamiherald.com/news/local/c…
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Coral Gables voters on Tuesday reelected Mayor Vince Lago for a fourth and final term and added a new face to the five-member City Commission: political newcomer and Florida International University fundraiser Dominique “Nikki” Whiting. miamiherald.com/news/local/c…
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Today is #ElectionDay2026. For the first time ever, Coral Gables voters will cast their ballots in November for city races. A @MiamiHerald thread: 🧵
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Voters will also weigh in on four city-specific referendums, including whether the term of Gables mayor should be extended from 2 to 4 years. If approved, the referendum would not extend the term of whoever is elected today. More via @MiamiHerald amp.miamiherald.com/news/loc…
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Real estate investor & longtime resident Gonzalo Sanabria is running against Dominique “Nikki” Whiting, a millennial who’s worked with the “who’s who” of Florida politics, for the Group V seat vacated by Commissioner Ariel Fernandez. More via @MiamiHerald amp.miamiherald.com/news/loc…
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Gables voters will decide whether to reelect Commissioner Melissa Castro for a second term or give first-time candidate Nestor Menendez a chance to represent them. The two are competing for the Group IV seat. More on the candidates via @MiamiHerald amp.miamiherald.com/news/loc…
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Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago is on the ballot again, hoping to be reelected to a fourth and final term as mayor. He’s facing off against longtime residents Laureano Cancio & Jackson Rip Holmes. More about the candidates here via @miamiherald: amp.miamiherald.com/news/loc…
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Insurer Oscar Health is asking a Miami-Dade judge to void her order requiring the company to authorize and pay for a recurring $48,500 oral medication meant to treat a patient’s advanced pancreatic cancer. A look at the dispute via @MiamiHerald miamiherald.com/news/health-…
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Some Halloween spirit in today’s Coral Gables city commission meeting! 🎃 A pumpkin contest among city departments. Which one is your favorite? 👻 @MiamiHerald
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The new group tasked with retrieving organs for transplantation across South Florida & the Bahamas is already breaking records, just months after taking over operations from a nonprofit ordered shut by federal gov. @MiamiHerald miamiherald.com/news/health-… miamiherald.com/news/health-…
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Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago is on the ballot again, hoping to be reelected to a fourth and final term as mayor of the City Beautiful. He’s facing off against two longtime residents for the position. What to know via @MiamiHerald miamiherald.com/news/local/c…
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NEW: Coral Gables voters in November will decide whether to reelect Commissioner Melissa Castro for a second term or give first-time candidate Nestor Menendez a chance to represent them. What to know via @MiamiHerald miamiherald.com/news/local/c…
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While they may not be competing in the same race, the political rivalry between Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago and Commissioner Melissa Castro is center stage in this November’s election. Learn more via @MiamiHerald : miamiherald.com/news/local/c…
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We have an exciting episode coming up! Stay tuned 🎙️
Thank you, @StephanieTVNews, for a fantastic Season 4 of Women on the Mic! 🎙️💜 Welcome to our Season 5 co-hosts: investigative journalist @MoniqueOMadan and MiamiHerald health reporter Michelle Marchante‘19 🐾 #WomenOnTheMic #FIU
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The experts, based on the publicly available information about the mayor’s job and the UM deal, said Mayor Vince Lago does not appear to have run afoul of any state ethics laws. But they have some guidance for the future. What to know via @MiamiHerald
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Thank you, @StephanieTVNews, for a fantastic Season 4 of Women on the Mic! 🎙️💜 Welcome to our Season 5 co-hosts: investigative journalist @MoniqueOMadan and MiamiHerald health reporter Michelle Marchante‘19 🐾 #WomenOnTheMic #FIU
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