A first-hand look at the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Public Corruptions Investigation Bureau reflected how its vigilance in uncovering criminal acts has led to more than 350 arrests out of over 1,200 cases since its organization in 1998. “Details are necessarily kept confidential in most cases, since the extent of our investigations has covered a [...]
With Indian tribal land sovereignty solely a federal and state legal concern, any effective protest of the Miccosukee’s control of Miccosukee Golf and Country Club in Kendale Lakes will likely require a separate court action by affected residents. That was the advice of U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia during a special meeting hosted by the Kendall [...]
Making good on a promise to establish a new look for West Kendall, Miami-Dade District 11 Commissioner Juan C. Zapata has proposed a government center for the area and a charrette to control N. Kendall Drive growth west of Florida’s Turnpike. Both propositions were advanced before commissioners on May 7 after receiving an affirmative 3-0 [...]
A company home-grown in Miami-Dade County by an expert in security is expanding to reach a broadened base of residential, business, and industrial clients. Whether it is a home video surveillance monitored on a Smartphone, an integrated system to protect multi-million-dollar inventories of high-end car dealerships, or controlled access into the Trump properties in Sunny [...]
Memorial Day weekend will be marked with a “Festival and Car Show” at the “Wings” Museum at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport on Saturday, May 25. The event will feature the Tuskegee Airmen. Starting at 11 a.m., bluegrass music will background displays of classic cars and vintage aircraft along with a photographic art exhibit accompanied by seminars [...]
A dozen Miami-Dade Parks Department and environmental leaders accompanied by four Kendall science students strode into the Indian Hammocks Park woodland preserve on a sunny April morning. Leading the procession was Tim Joyner, a county Environmental Resources project supervisor, a plastic container tucked under his arm holding the first live weapon that thrives on [...]
A 37-page “White Paper” outlining key objectives to overhaul the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) is scheduled for early May release by the Kendall based “Roll Back Tolls” organization, backed by the Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations (KFHA). The document will recommend a public effort to change both the policies and makeup of the 13-member MDX [...]
With a 90-minute Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations (KFHA) Town Meeting drawing to a close on Apr. 22, School Board member Carlos Curbelo won the evening’s strongest applause as he said he would seek a $10,000 increase for new Miami-Dade County teachers in future budgeting. “I will personally put that as my own priority this [...]
A company home-grown in Miami-Dade County by an expert in security is expanding to reach a broadened base of residential, business and industrial clients. Whether it is a home-video surveillance monitored on a Smartphone, an integrated system to protect multi-million dollar inventories of highend car dealerships or controlled access into the Trump properties in Sunny [...]
Increased awareness to prevent costly identity thefts was emphasized twice for a West Kendall audience at the Miami-Dade Police Hammocks District Citizens Advisory Committee meeting on Mar. 27. Named Officer of the Month for March, Det. Otto Ablanedo described the meticulous research that eventually caught two ID thieves targeting purses in unlocked cars, parked for [...]
A total of 595 veterans and their families packed away cartons of produce and foodstuffs, thanks to a Farm Share program hosted in Kendall on Apr. 6 by State Rep. Frank Artiles. A strong legislative advocate for the program, it was the fifth in a series that the Rep. Artiles has sponsored during early spring [...]
Hundreds of dogowners and new pet adopters turned out at Tropical Park during a “Mega Pet Adoption Event” on Apr. 6. “Couldn’t resist him,” admitted Hely Ferrigny, a 16-year-old Kendall student holding his newly acquired 7-week-old Labrador Retriever. “Reese is my first dog, named after another favorite, those peanut butter cups,” he explained. Amid a [...]
Miami-Dade Police Det. Olenka Ryan received honors as Officer of the Month for Hammocks District for her investigative skills leading to the recovery of $50,000 in keratin hair products stolen from a business at 14261 SW 120 St. From an anonymous source knowledgeable about the burglary, Det. Ryan secured identities of two suspects, and then [...]
Touring Miami-Dade parks and visiting scenic spots became a new adventure for Goulds Park area youngsters, many of whom rarely had traveled outside their neighborhood. A six-week program took them on a bike trip to Cape Florida State Park, a boat tour of the Miami River and a walking tour of history in downtown Miami [...]
