In general, your gym probably doesn’t do anything that is all that different from every other gym or fitness center. Sure, the membership may be a different price, the hours are different, their bathrooms smell nice and their equipment is purple instead of white. But other than provide you equipment and a roof, what does [...]
Bupa Insurance is consolidating and relocating its Latin American Operations to the Offices at Palmetto Bay Village Center with a long-term lease. This premier office park increases occupancy to over 90%. In a sign that companies want offices closer to home, the Offices at Palmetto Bay Village Center has signed a 59,642 sq ft long-term [...]
Ed Williamson, chairman and CEO of the Williamson Automotive Group, recently received the Cadillac Master Dealer Award for 35 years as a Cadillac dealer. The Cadillac Master Dealer Award is the highest level of achievement and Williamson is just the second dealer in the country to gain a 35-year award. The Williamson Automotive Group, 7815 [...]
Bet Shira Early Childhood Center recently celebrated 20 years of creating with children with a Roaring 20s-themed Kids Art Auction. This annual fundraiser featured individual and class art created by the school’s children ranging from 18 months to six years old. Under the artistic guidance of local artist Deborah Blank, the students worked together to [...]
Carolyna Guillen of Miami Southridge High School received the Diego Family Spartan Scholarship Award at the school’s annual awards ceremony on May 15. The criteria for the one year $2,500 award includes excellence in academics, dedication to community service and wellrounded participation in extracurricular activities. The recipient also must be attending a four-year college outside [...]
The Forster Team at EWM Realty International has been selling South Florida real estate for more than 37 years. Jo-Ann Forster and Brian Forster Shapiro were ranked as the top producers in Pinecrest in 2011 and 2012 with the highest sales volume and number of sales. They are known for their knowledge of the local [...]
Palmer Trinity freshman Emily Kalbac helped raise over $18,000 this year for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), with half of the money coming from Take Steps for Crohn’s and Colitis, CCFA’s largest fundraising event. Additional money came from this year’s Climb-4-Colitis, which was started by Emily’s brother Tyler. Five years ago, Palmer [...]
If you enjoy working with people and have a bit of free time, consider volunteering at Biscayne National Park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center, located east of Homestead. Volunteers introduce visitors from around the world to the park and answer questions from an information desk overlooking beautiful Biscayne Bay. In addition to covering the information desk, [...]
May 13 commemorated the 96th anniversary of when the Third Secret of Fatima was given to Lucia, and the circumstances surrounding it and one unrevealed mystery has something in common with my thriller novel, The Nativity Conspiracy. Much has been written about the Three Secrets revealed to three Portuguese shepherd children by what they described [...]
With the warm summer months ahead many families will be spending more time poolside or at the beach, so there is no time like the present to prepare your child for being safe in and around water. The Miami-Dade County Commission has designated the month of May as “Water Safety Month,” during which the Miami- [...]
Filling an ever-growing need for safe, quality childcare, Pinecrest residents Sharon and Gregg Radell have brought one of the nation’s premiere childcare agencies to Miami — TLC for Kids. TLC has been helping families find screened and qualified babysitters and nannies for nearly 30 years. All TLC sitters are vetted by agency professionals and have [...]
As the sun returned following a week of torrential rains, The Challenge Weekend kicked off May 4 and 5 in South Miami Town Center. Local shops and restaurants joined in sidewalk sales and benefit brunches, while parents heard a local sports legend talk about choices and consequences. The weekend’s crowning event, The King Pins Challenge [...]
During a recent beautiful afternoon, the Historical Preservation Association of Coral Gables (HPACG) celebrated “An Afternoon in Italy” in Coral Gables at the historically designated Italianate-style home of Maria Alicia and Ajit Asrani. The home, built in 1928, is one of the earliest on the Coral Gables waterway and features a magnificent garden, a stunning [...]
Six years ago, Palmetto High School students began one of the only annual local charity events run by teens, and made it a Pinecrest tradition. The Miracle Games, a three-on-three basketball tournament, raised thousands of dollars to benefit the Transplant Foundation, affiliated with the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, and attracted middle and [...]
