Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Coconut Grove Playhouse

Miami-Dade County’s push to take control of the Coconut Grove Playhouse has hit a roadblock, according to the Miami Herald, as a creditor rejected County Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s “lowball” offer. County commissioners agreed last year to try and pay off outstanding claims against the Playhouse board, so that they could revive the circa-1927 theater that’s been shuttered since 2006. [more]