A year after the tragic death on Apr. 13, 2012 of Southwood Middle School student Kaely Camacho, killed by a drunk driver who struck her family’s vehicle, the Village of Palmetto Bay unveiled a street sign honoring her. To commemorate her accomplishments on the anniversary date of the heartbreaking accident the village council voted at [...]
Thinking of You Services will host its sixth annual picnic to support American troops stationed overseas on Saturday, May 18, from noon to 6 p.m. The non profit organization hosts the yearly picnic to collect care package items to send free of charge to U.S. military personnel from any state who are serving in the [...]
Students from Howard Drive Elementary School in Palmetto Bay won at the Odyssey of the Mind Florida State competition in Orlando on Apr. 6 after winning at the local Tropical Regional competitions in February. They are now in their final stretch and will compete at Michigan State University, May 22-25, with more than 800 teams [...]
If you think that your furry friend needs a bit of culture in his/her life, here is your chance to make it happen. You and your four-legged friend can attend a one-of-akind shopping and cultural experience when you attend “Culture Your Canine” on Thursday, May 2, in Coral Gables benefiting the animals at the Humane [...]
Registration now is taking place for the 2013 Summer Program at Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade, which will be held at four different locations — Hank Kline Club, Northwest Club, South Beach Club and Kendall Club. The Summer Program allows children to learn values such as friendship, honesty and teamwork by providing a [...]
The Junior Orange Bowl is getting ready for a night of glamour, fun and royalty. The search for three young ladies to represent the Junior Orange Bowl as goodwill ambassadors for the 2013-14 Festival Season has begun. The Royal Court Search is much more than a beauty pageant as the queen and princesses are chosen [...]
The Miracle League of Miami-Dade has been selected by the State Farm Youth Advisory Board as a finalist for the 2013 Neighborhood Assist Grant. As a finalist, the Miracle League will compete in a nationwide Facebook voting competition to win the $25,000 grant. This funding will be used towards the construction of a baseball [...]
Following the success of its popular Fall Fair last year, St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Palmetto Bay will have a similar event, a Spring Fair, on Apr. 27. Besides being a fun family event, the Spring Fair is intended to raise money for community projects, according to Diana Orme, the fair coordinator and treasurer of [...]
For the past three years running the e- Currents newsletter issued by the Village of Palmetto Bay has received “All Star” honors from Constant Contact, the email service which acts as a pipeline for the publication. The newsletter has getting roughly double the “open rate” as newsletters in all categories in 2010, 2011 and 2012. [...]
When local wine lover Sunny Fraser wanted to make fine wines available for sampling to more people, she literally had to invent her own way to do it. The result was a singleserving wine package called “The Vini” that is spreading across South Florida. Developed with her partner David Gordon, The Vini is a sleek [...]
Palmetto Bay will celebrate Earth Week, Apr. 20-27, with a different special event each day, all geared to family participation and helping the environment. Parks and Recreation director Fanny Carmona-Gonzalez and the rest of the village staff have lined up a number of activities. “I enjoy all of the events and I think that [...]
This Spring, alumni Jane Forman '80 will be inducted into the RI Interscholastic League's Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2013. The induction banquet will be held Wednesday, May 8, 2013. A former top 50 world-ranked tennis professional and Clemson Hall of Fame athlete, Jane founded the Jane Forman Tennis Academy [...]
Sgt. Peppers Subs, a favorite of locals in South Miami-Dade, made a comeback recently with a block party to remember. The new sleek café-style location at 17225 S. Dixie Hwy. in Palmetto Bay hosted more than 100 local families and friends on Sunday Mar. 10, including Palmetto Bay Mayor Shelley Stanczyk. Village Councilmembers Joan Lindsay [...]
Miami native and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez , joins local youth at Tamiami Tennis Center in celebration of the 10,000th youth-sized tennis court throughout the country as part of USTA’s commitment to First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative.
