Some members of the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District want to re-title the village to give it a cache’ and attract more business. And the new brand? ‘The Nearby Republic of Coconut Grove.’ How this will play out is yet to be seen, but the natives are restless. Let’s assume the position of a med-fly […]
King Mango Strut ‘punks’ Channel 7
The King Mango Strut, Coconut Grove’s satirical end of year parade, didn’t plan to ‘punk’ Channel 7, but when the TV station received a press release that said ‘Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’ will appear as the Grand Marshall, they had to cover the news, not realizing it was another in a long long line of […]
King Mango Strut a ‘hit’ as ‘Ganja Style’ and the 1% spoof the headlines
The largest joint in history is a big ‘hit’ in the parade The 31st annual edition of Coconut Grove’s hugely successful spoof of the year’s news, the King Mango Strut, entertained thousands. The streets were full of happy visitors, locals and those who just happened to be there for what is billed as the ‘Weirdest […]
King Mango Strut Parade Grand Marshall pick in keeping with ‘tradition of strange’
When is a chair not a chair? When it is selected as the Grand Marshall of the 31st annual king Mango Strut Parade in Coconut Grove (http://www.kingmangostrut.org ) In keeping with the ‘long strange trip’ the King Mango Strut has been on in choosing its Grand Marshalls, this one is a doozy. They have been […]