South Florida has many hidden treasures and one of these is the Spanish Monastery. St. Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church and Dade Heritage Trust invited the public to take a fascinating tour of this ancient Spanish Monastery, a National Historical Register site, with Sandra M. Washington, monastery archivist/historian and adjunct professor at Miami Dade College, [...]
When Tabitha Baca served a one-month medical internship in Ghana, she interviewed a young mother, Mary. Mary is a farmer who sells rice in the local school for a living while her husband works construction in Egyankwa, Ghana, a community four hours away from Accra, the capital. The couple’s 6-year-old son, Prince, has extrapulmonary tuberculosis [...]
Gulliver’s Interact Club held their annual fashion show benefit the evening of Feb. 28. A sell out crowd thoroughly enjoyed fashion from numerous boutiques being modeled by more than 40 club members. Fashion Show Chair, Ravi Patel, had the full support of club member and club officers: Nicole Tufts (President), Nicole Rubin (Vice President), Nikita [...]
Several hundred elementary school students from around Miami Dade County gathered in Doral at the Firefighters Memorial Building during Burn Awareness Week in February where they learned about fire safety techniques. Sparky the Dog was especially popular when he greeted the children as they arrived for a thoroughly entertaining and educational field trip. Burn Awareness [...]
The evening of Feb. 25, bowlers and Hurricane fans alike gathered for the 2nd Annual UM Sports Hall of Fame Celebrity Bowling Tournament featuring former Miami Hurricanes athletes at Splitsville in South Miami. In addition to bowling, there was a a 50/50 Billiards Tournament and dinner, along with live and silent auction and a chance [...]
The Coconut Grove Arts Festival, celebrating its 50th anniversary, not only enjoyed perfect weather, great crowds, activities for all ages but also incredible art from the unusual and creative to the whimsical. While serious art collectors seemed to wait until Monday for their purchases, a recycled metal UF Gator for the garden was a purchase [...]
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre brings another spectacular show to South Florida. Having started on Mar. 6 and showing through Apr. 7, find time to see the winner of four 2008 Tony Awards including Best Musical, In The Heights. A phenomenal show that tells the universal story of a vibrant community in Manhattan’s Washington [...]
Christina Ward has the heart of a selfless philanthropist and the passion and energy to make the impossible work. Oddly enough, Christina’s path to philanthropy came from a series of jobs in the hospitality industry over the years. In 2008, after spending 15 years serving tables at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, she was [...]
Last chance to purchase limited number of seats still available for the Rotary Club of Coral Gables’ next Wine and Dine for Charity dinner at Angelique Euro Café on Tuesday, Feb. 26, with 6 p.m. champagne reception and dinner at 7 p.m. Guests will enjoy a four-course menu with wine pairings for an all inclusive [...]
Among those athletes recognized by the Miami Herald for Miami-Dade honors were several student athletes from Miami Christian School. Those MCS students included the following: for Volleyball receiving Honorable Mention were Cassandra Duenas and Melissa Gonzalez; for Cross Country receiving Honorable Mention, Ernie Angueira, Rudy Marquez, Enzo Sinclair, and Ethan Gonzalez. On the MCS Bowling [...]
The Casamiro Global Foundation’s 12th Annual Anniversary Gala was true to its title “The World is Aglow with Potential”. Hundreds gathered for this black tie affair at the Hotel Sofitel on Feb. 1 to enjoy a entertaining evening with a silent auction, awards ceremony, dinner and dancing. While the program revolved around honoring social entrepreneurs, [...]
South Miami is a bustling place most every weekend but on the second Friday of the month, things are livelier than ever. The reason for this is the SOMI Art Walk, co presented by Chamber South, City of South Miami and SOMI Magazine. As part of the Jan. 11th Walk, Tachi Llamas and Giselle Delgado [...]
Rodney Langer is a senior investment advisor for The Katsikos Group Inc., specializing in investment sales of multi-tenant and net lease properties. He is directly responsible for producing more than $100 million in transactions, representing 2.5 million square feet, in the past nine years. Despite a busy schedule, he finds time to give back to [...]
Crazy, creative, funny Grovites with a quirky mindset for political satire make the Sunday after Christmas every year a memorable event with the King Mango Strut Parade. This year’s parade on a picture-perfect South Florida day had to be one of the funniest ever with a crowd to match. As always, the Sierra Club had [...]
