Unpacking

Gaslighting Another Black Community For Fun & Profit

Scratch beneath any story in Coconut Grove and you’ll discover the issue of race lurking. We’ll get to that eventually, but this true fable — with a twist on the race issue — starts with the approval of a Wawa gas station in the City of Coral Gables. So what? Cities approve gas stations all the time. However, this approval didn’t have any public consultation with the community, nor public hearings, both of which would normally have taken place. And, that’s ...

Modern Day Colonialism and Trolleygate

To paraphrase Rene Margritte: This is not a trolly At a lunch meeting yesterday with a Miami developer (who wishes to remain anonymous) I mentioned how my next blog post on ...

The E.W.F. Stirrup House ► Before and After

Meeting announcement Click to enlarge It probably has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that the next Charles Avenue Historic Preservation meeting is this Wednesday, but there were big doings afoot ...

Through The Gates Of Trolleygate

On Oak Avenue looking south towards Frow Avenue. Yesterday I popped over to the construction site for the Coral Gables diesel bus maintenance garage, which is being foisted upon the residents ...

Launching The Official Marc D. Sarnoff Tip Line

Sarnoff preparing his troops for the Trolleygate Town Hall. I might as well make it official. So many people have come forward to give me tips about City of Miami Commissioner ...

The Mark Koldys-Johnny Dollar Comment of the Day

Johnny Dollar, aka Mark Koldys, when even his mother loved him. Aunty Em’s spies are everywhere. Paid informants told me Greyhammy was tweeting about me again. Curiosity got the best of ...

Is Marc D. Sarnoff Corrupt Or The Most Corrupt Miami Politician?

His Excellency Marc D. Sarnoff In researching the long history of the E.W.F. Stirrup House, one name that never came up was Marc D. Sarnoff, unofficial Emperor of Coconut Grove. However, that ...

Unpacking The Aunty Em Ericann Blog ► A Writer’s Rant

Having been a professional writer for my entire adult life, I have come to the conclusion that Bill Gates ruined my trade. Writing has always been something I did for as ...

The Trolleygate Dog And Pony Show

Miami once loved Coconut Grove enough to place its City Hall there. Now it puts Coral Gables’ diesel bus garage there. Trolleygate was the topic of a heated Town Hall meeting ...

EmTV Presents: The E.W.F. Stirrup House

The E.W.F. Stirrup House in the background, as seen from the Charles Avenue Historical Marker.Photograph by author. This blog is moving into the digital age today with the official launch of ...

An Introduction to Trolleygate

The Coral Gables “Trolley” is not. It is a bus with a diesel-powered internal combustion engine disguised to look like a cute old-style trolley. Anger is beginning to roil to the ...

Welcome Back Coconut Grove Grapevine

Despite my minor feud with Tom Falco, it was with great interest that I noted that he’s fired up the Coconut Grove Grapevine again. For those not paying attention, Falco ...

Unpacking Coconut Grove ► A Compendium [UPDATED]

This is the historical marker I just happened to discover one day in early 2009. It led to all the research that followed. As I add chapters to my ongoing series “Unpacking ...

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