An over-the-top Casino Night party on Mar. 9 helped bring in more than $22,000 to benefit the GFWC Coral Gables Woman’s Club’s May Van Sickle Children’s Dental Clinic. With a theme of “High Rollers to Hollywood,” guests entered the event on a long red carpet that set the stage for the evening’s entertainment. A variety [...]
Blossom's DTA is a center created by Claudia and John Orrett in conjunction with their daughter's physical therapist and inspired by their twin daughter Chloe who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy months after birth. After countless surgeries, doctors recommended that Chloe go through intensive therapy. As any parent would do, they began their search for [...]
Come hit the greens with the National Kidney Foundation of Florida on May 10th, 12:30p shotgun start, at the beautiful Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. The NKF Cadillac Golf Classic presented by Williamson Cadillac is one of the nation’s most prestigious amateur charity golf events, as the winning foursome from the tournament gets the chance [...]
The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce recently honored excellence in business by celebrating five outstanding women at the 2013 AXA Advisors Businesswomen of the Year Awards. This signature awards program recognizes women who achieve success in their business or profession, as well as a commitment to serve as role models for other women. “We are [...]
The University of Miami (UM) Department of Theatre Arts has announced the three finalists in its first annual Playwriting Competition. Following another round of judging, the winning play will be showcased with a Workshop Presentation and fundraising benefit at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Apr. 23, at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre on the Coral Gables campus. [...]
The Coral Gables Community Foundation has established a $10,000 college scholarship fund for students in the Culinary Arts Program (CAP) at Coral Gables High School who wish to pursue a career in the culinary field. The CAP Scholarship will be awarded to the student(s) showing the greatest promise and interest in the culinary arts. The [...]
EMS Employee Mobility Solutions, a global provider of global immigration and employee relocation services for multinational corporations, held a breakfast symposium focused on HR Mobility: Global Immigration & Relocation. The event took place at the Miami International Airport at the second level of terminal E. This event, hosted in collaboration with the Miami International Airport [...]
Lane Jones is a very bright, industrious,handsome and well-spoken man who manages to juggle many responsibilities with incredible ease. While he is chief investment officer and a principal of the private wealth management firm Evensky & Katz in Coral Gables, he also dedicates countless hours to charitable efforts. Lane is not only involved with several [...]
Universal Mortgage recently opened their new office at 1430 South Dixie Highway with a ribbon-cutting celebration. More than 70 well-wishers attended, including Mayor James Cason of Coral Gables and Vice Mayor Josh Liebman of the City of South Miami. Mayor Cason cut the ribbon and presented the company with a paperweight featuring the city seal. [...]
The Youth Fair’s favorite clown, Tadpole, recently visited Holtz Children’s Hospital, bringing smiles and laughter to dozens of pediatric patients and their families. Tadpole also gave stuffed animals to the kids, including transplant, dialyses and ICU patients. “The entire Youth Fair family is delighted to have had Tadpole visit the youngsters at Holtz Children’s Hospital, [...]
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 [...]
The University of Miami Debate Team won the championship at the National Tournament for Delta Sigma Rho — Tau Kappa Alpha, the National Forensics and Debate Honorary, March 1-3, at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Securing the win for the Canes were Ali Jessani, 19, a sophomore majoring in Communication Studies and Political Science, [...]
At this year’s Eggstreme Egg Hunt, everyone will be looking up at the sky instead of down to the ground. Coral Gables will be celebrating spring with its first-ever helicopter egg drop. On Saturday, Mar. 30, thousands of colorful, plastic eggs will be dropped by helicopter onto the Youth Center field as children watch from [...]
The Coral Gables invites all seniors living in the city to attend the free annual Spring Luncheon, to take place on Wednesday, Mar. 27, 11:15 a.m., at the War Memorial Youth Center, 405 University Dr. The featured guest speaker is Dr. Stephen Sapp, University of Miami professor, who will talk about “Aging: You can’t live [...]
