Pat Keon proves ‘Chip’ Withers can’t win on name alone

Pat Keon proves ‘Chip’ Withers can’t win on name alone

Former Coral Gables Commissioner Wayne “Chip” Withers lost his bid to come back to office by unseating an incumbent Tuesday. But did he really try? That’s questionable (read: not so much). Commissioner Pat Keon, who had five times as much more money as he did, won handily, 57 to 43 percent in one of the two […]

In Coral Gables election, only a sweep will change the course

In Coral Gables election, only a sweep will change the course

In the Coral Gables election today, voters are choosing between hitting the gas or putting the brakes on what many have called a recent drive to redevelop much of Coral Gables — going higher and wider and bigger. And not just in the mayoral contest between Commissioner Jeannett Slesnick, the sole dissenting voice in every […]

Mucho mailers mean to mislead in Coral Gables election

Mucho mailers mean to mislead in Coral Gables election

With little more than a week to go before the Coral Gables election, voters are getting a mailbboxful of promises and endorsements and attacks. The mailers in Coral Gables are almost always something to talk about — and this year is no exception. From the endorsement of a former governor to the image of a university […]

‘Chip’ Withers vs Pat Keon because of the Paseo project

‘Chip’ Withers vs Pat Keon because of the Paseo project

Former Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli isn’t the only one who wants his old job back at City Hall. Former Commissioner Wayne “Chip” Withers, who served for 20 years before leaving office in 2011, qualified last month — for the seat occupied by incumbent Commissioner Pat Keon. He could have run for the open seat. But […]