Rok:Brgr gourmet burger joint and gastro pub opened recently at 5800 SW 73 St. in the former Segafredo location. The original Rok:Brgr in Fort Lauderdale was named best new restaurant by New Times. Proprietors Mark Falsetto, Francisco Rodriguez, Mark Mughabghab, and Charles Hazlett are hoping to repeat that record in South Miami. “We fell in [...]
A surprisingly energetic Malia Panos and friends recently celebrated her completion of 67,161 burpees done over the course of a year to highlight the importance of breast cancer prevention in her “Burpees 4 Boobs” campaign. Panos is a trainer at Fitness Together whose mother passed away as a result of breast cancer. In honor of [...]
The catalog photographs of completed jobs by Tile Options, 13200 SW 87 Ave, look more like images from Architectural Digest magazine rather than remodeled kitchen and pool projects. Marble, granite, glass mosaics, or porcelain tiles are arranged with an artisan’s eye for detail and landscape while maintaining an elegant and classic appeal. One glance at [...]
Larkin Community Hospital recently hosted its first annual neighborhood health fair at a block party where an estimated 600 plus families and friends gathered together to enjoy live music, dine on food truck fare, and treat the kids to bounce houses, face painting, and a visit from special guest NBA all-star player Kenny Anderson. Over [...]
It was all fun and games recently at the Sir Pizza in Coral Gables when the University of Miami’s Ibis mascot “Sebastian” visited the popular restaurant much to the surprise and delight of lunchtime patrons. Like a giant kid let loose on the playground he greeted adults and children alike offering animated hellos and high [...]
The pros behind the driver at Planet Golf are taking the game to new heights in South Florida. With the help of sophisticated technology like the Flight Scope launch monitor, precise club fittings are becoming a new local industry standard. Launch angles, ball speed, club speed, and spin can be improved substantially when outfitting a [...]
When Drew Kern was an English literature major at Florida State University he was not so sure he wanted to follow in his family’s footsteps and devote a career to commercial real estate. But over time the Miami native found his calling in the residential real estate world and never looked back. “One summer, in [...]
When Drew Kern was an English literature major at Florida State University, he was not so sure he wanted to follow the family path of a career in commercial real estate. But, with time the Miami native found his calling in residential real estate and never looked back. “One summer between semesters I was interning [...]
Ysabel Semorile found an effective way to help her daughter overcome her shyness. With a little prodding she got her involved in modeling to boost her self-esteem and confidence. It worked, as 15-year-old Ronald Reagan Senior High School sophomore Caroline Bustamante was recently crowned Miss Pinecrest USA. The official preliminary events to Miss Florida Teen [...]
