Bring the whole family and join in kicking off the holiday season as some 100 boats will take part in the 15th annual Holiday Boat Parade on Dec. 15 with Bayfront Park, 301 N. Biscayne Blvd., as the official viewing location. Activities continue from 6 to 10 p.m. In addition, enjoy gourmet food trucks, bounce [...]
Everyone is invited to the City of Coral Gables Festival of Lights Hanukkah Celebration scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 13, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at Fred B. Hartnett Ponce Circle Park, 2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Spencer Aronfeld of Aronfeld Trial Lawyers will serve as emcee while the free public event will offer live entertainment, [...]
Bring the whole family and join in kicking off the holiday season as some 100 boats will take part in the 15th annual Holiday Boat Parade on Dec. 15 with Bayfront Park, 301 N. Biscayne Blvd., as the official viewing location. Activities continue from 6 to 10 p.m. In addition, enjoy gourmet food trucks, bounce [...]
Miami Women’s Panhellenic Association is getting its usual early start on the holidays with its Saturday, Dec. 8, “Celebrate the Season” Brunch at Coral Reef Yacht Club, 2484 S. Bayshore Dr. at 11:30 a.m. The history of this group reaches back 95 years with its roster filled with names of prominent women whose college years [...]
More than 200 swimmers of all ages, including ages 5 and up, raised more than $55,000 at Gulliver’s third annual “Make a Splash” Swim-A-Thon at the Preparatory Campus Aquatic Center in Pinecrest. Proceeds raised from the recent Swim- A-Thon will support the school’s Annual Fund, benefiting the Gulliver Booster Club and the Performing and Visual [...]
Movies on the Plaza — a free, familyfriendly event sponsored by Brickell World Plaza — will present The Phantom of the Opera on Friday, Nov. 30, starting at 8 p.m. Brickell World Plaza is located at 600 Brickell Ave. The Phantom of the Opera is the story of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the [...]
Kelvin Moreno of Miami-Dade County was named the 2012 Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet winner at Florida Farm Bureau’s 71st Annual Meeting in Ponte Vedra Beach. Jeffery Hamrick of Madison County, Nick Larsen of Western Palm Beach County and Kelly Mosley of Clay County were the runners-up for this prestigious award. The Discussion Meet [...]
Ransom Everglades speech and debate students Megan Mers and Jacob Stern are ranked the No. 1 high school debate team in the country after two huge victories this past month. They competed as a team in the Public Forum Debate division of two national tournaments addressing the issue of whether or not Congress should renew [...]
Former Coconut Grove resident and novelist Ann Lee Miller has incorporated her eye-rolling adolescent years living aboard a sailboat at Dinner Key Marina into her second novel, The Art of My Life, which launched Sept. 25. As an 11-year-old, Miller’s moving aboard the Annie Lee warranted little more than a yawn. “My dad, a dead [...]
Whispering Manes Therapeutic Riding Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing therapeutic horseback riding lessons to people with disabilities, will host the First Annual Shoe Fairies Luncheon on Sunday, Nov. 4, noon-3 p.m., at 8500 SW 182 St. in Palmetto Bay. Participants can register online at www.shoefairies.eventbright.com The Shoe Fairies Luncheon, co-chaired by Linda Peterson [...]
The Palmetto Bay Garden Club began its fourth season in September. The meeting featured speaker Dr. Alan Meerow from the USDA facility at Chapman Field who brought everyone up to date on the activities and research conducted at the facility and spoke on the care and breeding of Amaryllis. The mission of the Palmetto Bay [...]
Presented by Miracle Mile and Downtown Coral Gables, Gables Bike Day is back for its second consecutive year to celebrate healthy activities and green means of transportation within the limits of the City Beautiful. Downtown Coral Gables will welcome the community with music, food, bike tours, safe cycling and much more. Gables Bike Day will [...]
The Center for Independent Living of South Florida is seeking volunteer tutors for its tutoring program. The program provides supports to young adults with disabilities who are enrolled in Special Diploma programs or GED programs in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The volunteer must have a college degree and be able to pass a teacher background [...]
The Town of Cutler Bay during its council meeting on Sept. 19, led by Councilmember Sue Loyzelle and the Cutler Bay “Communities for a Lifetime” (CFAL) Committee recognized local businesses that have made a commitment to employing older workers. National Employ Older Workers Week (observed Sept. 24-28) is a celebration recognizing the importance of the [...]
