“Being able to play baseball has truly enriched Juan’s life and it is clear that it has enriched the lives of the boys and girls who have been Baseball Buddies to the players,” said Alex Sanchez, the father of a nine-year-old Miracle League player. “The games have really displayed our community at its very best. [...]
Nikita Kulkarni is the Gulliver Prep Silver Knight nominee in the general scholarship category. Kulkarni is not only strong academically, she is also very involved in extracurricular activities at Gulliver. “I’m part of a major club, Interact,” she says. “We volunteer at an Alzheimer’s home sponsored by Easter Seals. We visit once a month [...]
Every Sunday, Palmetto Senior High School junior Katherine Heldt joins with other members of her church to feed the homeless. “I go to Old Cutler Presbyterian,” Heldt says. “We make bags with meals in them, and then we take a bus or van to downtown Miami and pass them out.” The church group sets up [...]
Palmetto High School junior Hunter Nash is a musician. He started playing guitar at age five, switched to cello in elementary school, then switched back to guitar when he joined his first jazz band in middle school. Now he is in the Palmetto jazz band and plays guitar for the Community Arts Program’s All Star [...]
Since this is my first column as a Pinecrest council member, I want to say thank you to all who voted for me last November. And to those who voted for my most able opponent, I want to earn your confidence during the next three-and-a-half years. It is a great honor to have the opportunity [...]
It’s obvious to me why Lexus no longer uses the “relentless pursuit of perfection” ad line; they achieved it with the 2013 ES 350 luxury sedan. It is a beautiful automobile in every detail. The ES 350 is powered by a 3.5-liter V-6 engine with Dual VVT-i. The six-speed automatic Electronically Controlled Transmission with intelligence [...]
The fifth annual Casting for a Cause Fishing Tournament is set for Saturday, May 4, to benefit the Prader-Willi Florida Association. The unique tournament will take place in Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park, giving anglers the rare opportunity to compete in both offshore and inshore divisions in one area. The event is again [...]
On Thursday, April 4, JAFCO, a nonprofit Jewish adoption foster care options organization providing services to abused, neglected and special needs children in South Florida, held a Summer Camp Shower at Bet Shira Congregation. Hosted by Jennifer Diemar, Jennifer Clarin, Julie Paresky and the Miami Beach/South Dade Chapter of JAFCO, the Summer Camp Shower brought [...]
Due to the overwhelming response from the community, Fit Kids Day will return to Evelyn Greer Park on May 19 for what promises to be a fun and exciting event. Fit Kids Day is an initiative that began when then Carrollton School sixth grader Sofia Victoria de la Peña envisioned a day full of outdoor [...]
When Dan Sheehy opened the Sub Shack at 8269 SW 124 St., it was the realization of a 22-year dream. As a college senior, he created “Pudge,” the mascot of the shop, and has dreamed about opening his own place ever since. He never lost sight of his ambition and when the opportunity to realize [...]
A closet is the best space to start when decluttering your home. When you step back and get a full view of your closet, what do you see? Do you see a well-organized, well-maintained storage area? Or do you see stacks and piles of stuff? For most people, the answer is the latter. Having an [...]
Pinecrest Premier U10 soccer player Santiago Junco and brother Adrian visited Barcelona, Spain for the 2013 Mediterranean International Cup. Of course they remembered to take along a copy of their favorite hometown newspaper and snapped this shot for us in Barcelona stadium. Junco was named to the USA Soccer Stars team out of Los Angeles [...]
A lot of people may be hearing that Miami is turning into a seller’s market when it comes to real estate. Of course, after the recent troubles in the housing market it would be perfectly understandable if a person who was interested in selling their home was somewhat hesitant to put it on the market [...]
This is Hershey, a young Bulldog mix. Hershey was found by two Good Samaritans on the street near a field where dogs are frequently abandoned. He was badly emaciated and the veterinarian said he had signs of abuse and neglect. Hershey is also heartworm positive and is currently being treated for this. Although he is [...]
