South Florida is host to some of the richest natural resources in the world. The balance of human and natural systems in our growing urban community is central to political, cultural, and academic dialogues regarding the environment. “Speaking Sustainably” is a film and lecture series offered free to the public at the Deering Estate at [...]
In partnership with the South Florida Theatre League, the Deering Estate at Cutler presents an Improvisation Workshop with Michael Yawney as part of its Theatre Lab on Sunday, May 19, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Visitor Center Exhibit Room at the Deering Estate, 16701 SW 72 Ave. The Improv Class is recommended for [...]
Once again, artworks by students at Southwood Middle School were featured along with adult art during the annual showcase of the Bromeliad Society, a special weekend event at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden in Coral Gables. The event, in mid-April each year, exhibits the work of approximately 150 talented young students in the Magnet Art Program. [...]
With the warm summer months ahead many families will be spending more time poolside or at the beach, so there is no time like the present to prepare your child for being safe in and around water. The Miami-Dade County Commission has designated the month of May as “Water Safety Month,” during which the Miami- [...]
The Howard Palmetto Orioles won the Atom 2 Championship on Saturday, Apr. 27, with a convincing 13-2 victory over the Yankees at Suniland Field. This final win was a fitting end to a dominating 21-2 season of youth baseball where the Orioles outscored their opponents by 200 runs during the 18-game regular season. For many [...]
You are member of Congress. You are a Senator or a member of the House of Representatives. It doesn’t matter if you are a Democrat, Republican or an Independent. Unless you are living in a cave without television, newspapers or radio, you know that every national survey (except perhaps a survey conducted by the NRA) [...]
Ready, kids? Palmetto Bay’s official village run Summer Camp program starts again this year on June 10, so if you have kids who will have time on their hands during the summer, now is the time to look into the summer camp program and register before the available spaces fill up. It’s an 8-week session, [...]
The crescendo has been building at Palmetto Bay’s trouble council meetings since early 2011. The question for those frustrated nonaligned residents waiting for a return to reasonableness is whether recent events signal a climax or the point of no return. Those who watch meetings on TV can gain painful insight on how not to run [...]
Miami-Dade County’s Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources Business Affairs Division, Consumer Protection, in partnership with the Dade County Bar Association County Court Committee, will host a seminar on Landlord–Tenant Law, Wednesday, May 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. The seminar will take place at the West Kendall Regional Library, 10201 Hammocks Blvd. Reservations are [...]
The numbers aligned for a group of Miami Dade College (MDC) students recently. Members of the Math Club from Kendall and North campuses grabbed five out of seven places in the 2013 Math Olympics competition in Jacksonville. North Campus’ mathematics major Yang Li defeated his opponents to clinch first place in the individual competition. Having [...]
Fairchild Garden recently conducted its 11th annual Fairchild Challenge Urban Sustainability: Environmental Debates and Project Showcase. Some 400 local high school (HS) and middle school (MS) students in the Fairchild Challenge multidisciplinary, environmental education outreach program demonstrated their knowledge of urban sustainability through debates and an innovative projects showcase in four areas: inventions (HS), green [...]
Pictured are bike riders from Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay who participated in the joint Earth Week Bike Ride Event on Sunday, Apr. 21, conducted in partnership with Miami-Dade County’s “Bike 305” initiative. Lakes by the Bay Park in Cutler Bay was the starting point and Ludovici Park in Palmetto Bay (pictured here) was the [...]
For years, Congressman Joe Garcia had all his financial information publicly posted as part of his campaign filings. Now he said that as a result he has been a multiple victim of identity theft. “You have to understand this can happen to anyone,” the Miami Democrat explained. “It happened to me.” Garcia announced on Apr. [...]
Pictured in State Sen. Gwen Margolis’ Tallahassee office on Apr. 3 for “Dade Days” are (l-r) Cutler Bay Councilmember Mary Ann Mixon, Palmetto Bay Mayor Shelley Stanczyk, Marsha Tejeda, Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner, Sen. Margolis, Cutler Bay Councilmember Peggy Bell, Palmetto Bay Councilmember Joan Lindsay and North Miami Beach Councilmember Phyllis Smith.
