Stories written by Brian Pariser

200 students participate in Fairchild Challenge event

200 students participate in Fairchild Challenge event

Almost 200 local high school, middle and elementary school students in the Fairchild Challenge multidisciplinary, environmental education outreach program, performed in botanical bands, walked in the Parade of Animals and modeled their one-of-a-kind botanical fashion creations on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables. Emceed by local environmentalist Hunter Reno, [...]

Why the council is reviewing park’s tennis complex lease

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By Brian Pariser.... A May 1, 2011 option for the village to renew the present vendor’s lease with Palmetto Bay’s Coral Reef Park public tennis and racquetball complex will be coming before the council in March. The village council must decide if it is to all the resident’s continued benefit to exclusively lease the Coral [...]