If you are a Golden Passport holder under age 65, Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) wants to remind you that you have until Tuesday, Apr. 30, to renew. MDT encourages users to renew their Golden Passport EASY Cards as soon as possible to avoid long lines and wait times and ensure the continued use of their Golden [...]
“Mr. Showmanship!” is an all-live, terrifically entertaining tribute to the 20th Century’s greatest showman, Liberace. Renowned pianist Walter Whipple, backed by a full compliment of skilled musicians, dancers and technicians, performs all of Liberace’s signature pieces, including Malagueña, Beer Barrel Polka, Chopsticks and his sentimental closing number I’ll Be Seeing You. If you fondly remember [...]
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables conducted its annual Volunteer Appreciation Brunch at the Garden on Mar. 20 to recognize the Volunteers of the Year and honors hundreds of volunteers and the hours they devote unselfishly to the Garden every year. Fairchild Garden currently has 1,200 active volunteers who donated 67,000 hours in 2012. [...]
South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center (SMDCAC) and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, with funding and support from The Children’s Trust, present the seventh annual free“All Kids Included Family Arts Festival — Magical Me!” for children and families of all abilities on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at SMDCAC, 10950 [...]
School for Advanced Studies senior David Pena has won a full scholarship to the California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) from the QuestBridge program. The QuestBridge program matches low income high school students with one of 40 colleges and pays for their education. The value of the scholarship is $200,000 because it not only covers [...]
The Palace Suites and student volunteers from “Young Heroes” recently shared a special afternoon when the community hosted their Saturday project. The students from grades 6-8 joined the seniors who live at The Palace Suites in learning sessions called “Generation to Generation” whereby the seniors could talk about their lives when they were young comparing [...]
When Andrea Urquiola was 14, her grades started slipping. Living in Brazil, her parents assumed their daughter was lazy, and simply not trying in school. Andrea knew better; she made the connection between her hearing impairment and her studies suffering. Growing up hard-of hearing, Andrea said, “The hardest thing was missing some of the words [...]
Pictured (l-r) are Miami-Dade Police Kendall District Citizens Advisory Committee acting chair Ryan Devereux, Det. Dennis Cohen and Acting Maj. Gregory Dohring at the Mar. 27 presentation of citation. Det. Cohen’s investigation in a Richmond Heights neighborhood helped solve area shootings with the arrest of a known violent suspect; recovery of three AK-47 assault rifles, [...]
More than 30 children and parents visited the University of Phoenix South Florida Campus’ Kendall Learning Center on Mar 27, for the university’s inaugural “March Into Literacy” event. Children enjoyed the free literacy-based art activities including painting, story time, making puppets and art collages while parents received information and tips for raising confident readers.
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 [...]
Over 300 residents joined Commissioner Juan C. Zapata on Friday, April 19, 2013 to watch the screening of “Brave” at Westwind Lakes Park in West Kendall. The event was part of the Commissioner’s free “Movie Night at the Park” events, which he has hosted several times this year. Families were able enjoy a fun-filled evening [...]
Kendall Regional Medical Center has announced the verification by the Florida Department of Health for its Level II Trauma Center designation. “For a year and a half, Kendall Regional Medical Center’s talented trauma center staff has dedicated themselves to saving more lives and making a difference in our community.” said Scott Cihak, CEO of Kendall [...]
Celebrate Earth Day in West Kendall — “Be Local & Live Green” — on Sunday, Apr. 21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, 12450 SW 152 St., adjacent to Zoo Miami. Earth Day serves to educate and inspire the local community to grow more conscious of daily habits for a [...]
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 [...]
