Newly elected Vice Mayor John DuBois and Seat 2 Councilmember Tim Schaffer were formally sworn into office at the Palmetto Bay Village Council meeting on Monday, Dec. 3. DuBois, when contacted before the meeting, said he is pleased to be able to serve as vice mayor. “Obviously I’m very appreciative to the people of Palmetto [...]
The Village of Palmetto Bay celebrated its third annual Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m., at the entrance to Palmetto Bay Park, 17535 SW 95 Ave. On a clear morning with perfect weather, village officials joined members of the Marlin Moore American Legion Post 133 and more than a dozen [...]
Mayor Ed MacDougall’s State of the Town Address on Nov. 8 was presented appropriately at Cutler Bay’s new high school, Centennial, which was the main focus of the event. More than 250 people — including town officials, Centennial principal Yamila Carballo, teachers and other school staff members, students and parents — packed the auditorium of [...]
The Village of Palmetto Bay’s popular seasonal event, “Holiday by the Bay,” which last year attracted 2,000 attendees, returns to Ludovici Park on Dec. 22. Mary Fernandez, village special events coordinator, said she is pleased they are able to host the family-oriented celebration there again. “This is our third annual event and it’s always [...]
Palmetto Bay Mayor Shelley Stanczyk served as principal for the day at Perrine Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 8. It has become a yearly tradition in the Village of Palmetto Bay for the mayor to sit in as guest principal in place of the school’s actual principal, Maileen Ferrer, and interact with the students. Besides [...]
Sarah Roda, a 13-year-old Palmetto Bay resident for the past five years, is pursuing a dream with a determination and wisdom not typical of many youngsters her age. An eighth grader at Southwood Middle School who loves horses, Sarah has been accepted into the three-month exclusive Emerging Dressage Athlete Program in Wellington. “Anyone who has [...]
Books & Books in Coral Gables marked its 30th anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 3, with a large-scale party that attracted more than 500 people and closed the street on which the store is located. Starting at 7 p.m. and continuing until after 9 p.m., the special event packed in longtime customers in a street party [...]
Once every three years Southwood Middle School’s Magnet Dance program presents its traditional holiday production of The Nutcracker ballet. This year marks the return of the special event and it takes place on Dec. 6 and 7, 7 p.m., in the school auditorium. Hilda M. Jimenez, Magnet Dance director at Southwood, said that 110 students [...]
St. Thomas Lutheran Church’s annual Fall Festival takes place on Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The family-oriented event benefits local charities. The fair will feature local craft vendors of all types and will have a “hotdog and hamburger café” as well as homemade baked goods and a rummage sale. There will be [...]
The Village of Palmetto Bay has achieved something few other communities have, and in its first decade since incorporation. The Palmetto Bay Municipal Center (Village Hall) has officially received the elite Platinum LEED designation by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. In a special ceremony in the [...]
The Nov. 6 elections in Palmetto Bay resulted in a decent turnout, delayed vote counts with some precincts not reporting until well after midnight, and no clear winners except for sitting council members who were given a chance to run for an unprecedented third term as a result of village charter changes. A runoff election [...]
Cutler Bay residents can expect an improvement in their community next year that will affect both traffic issues and storm water drainage in an area prone to flooding when the Caribbean Boulevard Bridge Project gets underway. Rafael Casals, interim town manager, stated that a preliminary briefing gave county officials and Cutler Bay residents an opportunity [...]
The Palmetto Bay Food and Music Festival will take place on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at the Palmetto Bay Village Center. It is a special event not only for fun and entertainment, but also to raise awareness and funding for the local veterans support organization, Thinking of You Services. Florida Rock Stars is presenting the [...]
Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman, vice chair of the Miami-Dade School Board, addressed members of the Cutler Bay Business Association (CBBA) at their monthly meeting on Oct. 11. He spoke on the topic of “21st Century Schools” and the importance of passing the requested $1.2 billion general obligation bond issue for renovating and updating existing schools [...]
