The simple essence of edible landscaping is to create the same bright botanical display that any gardener desires, while using plants that are as delicious and nourishing as they are stunningly beautiful! In the conventional methods of landscape design, the goal is to provide an aesthetically pleasing backdrop to your home. Landscapers use trees, bushes, [...]
I recently switched on the TV in the middle of a joint press conference by President Barak Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Now, honestly, these press conferences usually bore me to death, but before I could change the channel, I witnessed an amusing exchange. NBC’s Chuck Todd had just started the third of [...]
Taking orders for a living — that is, food and beverage orders — I recently realized that orders for a glass of cabernet sauvignon have been overshadowed by the ever so famous Merlot, not to mention the highly popular Pinot Noir (thanks to Hollywood), and the Land from Down Under has dominated the Shiraz market. [...]
Pictured is Danielle Barreras, president of the Gold-Diggers, holding a copy of her favorite hometown newspaper. Barreras wanted to let us know that the Gold-Diggers will present their version of the musical Rock of Ages in the Banyan Bowl at Pinecrest Gardens on Apr. 20-21. The show authors and producers are Miranda Johnson, Stacy Richard [...]
Maxeme Tuchman has been named executive director of Teach For America — Miami-Dade. A native Miamian and graduate of Miami- Dade County public schools, Tuchman will be responsible for overseeing daily regional operations, building community partnerships and cultivating private, public and foundation support. With more than 15 years of experience in public policy, education and [...]
By Jesse Scheckner On an evening in March, about 150 well-dressed guests attended the grand opening of Turley Jewelers’ new boutique hosted by owners Eddie and Charlotte De Paula. As a harpist played tasteful selections both classical and contemporary, partygoers enjoyed light hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while admiring the elegant new interior of [...]
A breezy March day at Miami’s Tropical Park sets the stage for a kickball tournament organized by a Leadership Miami class to raise funds for PATCHES, an acronym for Pediatric Alternative Treatment, Care, Housing & Evaluation Services, a prescribed children’s extended-care organization. Leadership Miami is sponsored by the Miami area Chamber of Commerce designed to [...]
Though our festival and performing arts season is drawing to an end, Apr. is jam-packed with all kinds of wonderful happenings for the entire family. There’s theater, music, workshops, lectures and a whole lot of fun for everyone. Jazz at Pinecrest Gardens presents Marlow Rosado, 2013 Grammy Award winner, Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m. — [...]
Many people dream about writing or illustrating and publishing a book in their life time, but few accomplish that goal. To see a child write and illustrate a book is quite an accomplishment, but that’s exactly what Pinecrest resident Delaney Reynolds has achieved at a very early age. Reynolds, a graduate of Alexander Montessori School [...]
Say hello to Marble, an adult Black Lab mix. Some people say that dogs don’t smile, but that’s probably because they haven’t met Marble. Marble is a happy girl that loves life and people. At the shelter, we are baffled as to why she hasn’t found her forever home yet. She has so many of [...]
Last summer, Terra High School junior Sigal Sax worked at Zoo Miami with the Conservation Teen Scientists program talking to zoo visitors about conservation. “It was sponsored by the zoo,” Sax says. “It’s a new program and you go through training for a few months. After that, we went out into the field and talked [...]
Palmer Trinity junior Marina Bryant has acquired more than 5,000 community service hours as a result of her work with the Chapman Partnership for the Homeless. She has done so much volunteer work with organization that she won the Red Cross Spectrum Youth Award. Bryant became involved with the Chapman Partnership when she was in [...]
Palmetto High School senior Carley Wayne has accumulated more than 700 community service hours. Some of those hours come from her work with the new No Place for Hate task force. “We actually just declared Palmetto High School a No Place for Hate, a bully-free community,” Wayne says. “We have a lot of activities in [...]
Palmetto Senior High School will host “Admission 101” on Monday, May 6, to offer information on college admission procedures and policies. A panel made up of college admission directors will offer advice and answer questions. That panel will consist of admission directors Barry Taylor, Florida International University; Janice Finney, Florida State University; Pat Herring, University [...]
