More than 600 South Miami Hospital employees united to celebrate their cultural diversity at the hospital’s recent Cultures Come Alive culture fair. Celebrated in the auditorium of the Victor E. Clarke Education Center located on the hospital’s campus, the annual event raises awareness of the more than 60 nations and cultures represented by hospital employees. [...]
MorningStar Renewal Center in Pinecrest has been quietly serving the community since the Archdiocese of Miami bought the property in 2004 from the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine di Ricci. The archdiocese recently paid off the property’s $2.2 million mortgage, prompting MorningStar to continue its rich tradition of retreat work begun by the Sisters in [...]
Members of Chabad of Kendall/Pinecrest, 8700 SW 112 St., and volunteers and participants of The Friendship Circle gathered Mar. 25 for the dedication of the center’s new playground. A new swing set, fort with a slide, basketball court, benches and picnic tables now provide a place on the Chabad campus for families and children to [...]
To celebrate 60 years of banking excellence, First National Bank of South Miami is hosting a free Family Block Party, Saturday, April 28, 4-10 p.m., on 57th Court, between 73rd and 74th Street. Because the locally owned and operated bank has been serving the Miami community since 1952, the neighborhood celebration, entitled Rock Around the [...]
Coral Gables Medical Plaza, located adjacent to Coral Gables Hospital, is home to 27 medical professionals who offer quality healthcare services to the community. The 70,000 square-foot class A medical office building, owned and operated by Healthcare Realty, has 10,000 square feet of ground floor space fronting SW 37th Avenue available. This space can be [...]
Santiago Maldonado is regarded as a leader and mentor to many students at Westminster Christian School, as well as children in the community. For his stewardship in school and community organizations, he was nominated for the prestigious Silver Knight Award in the category of Speech. He also was the recipient of Westminster’s Warrior Award, which [...]
To say that Kaitlyn Shelton is a well-rounded student and citizen is a bit of an understatement. The Westminster Christian School senior is an academic scholar, orchestra member, swimmer, passionate volunteer and leader. When Shelton graduates this year, she will have completed nine AP classes. To help prepare her for a future in medicine, she [...]
Christopher Boyett, a senior at Westminster Christian School, can best be described as an academic scholar, leader and musician. He combined these talents to form Heartstrings, a musical ensemble that plays for patients and staff at local hospitals. In recognition of these efforts, he was nominated for the prestigious Silver Knight Award in the category [...]
Jordan Kissane, a senior at Westminster Christian School, has been dancing since she was three years old. Dancing is not just a passion for Kissane, it’s a full-time job and her dedication to her craft has paid off. As a member of the Angel Fraser Logan Elite Dance Company at Dance Empire, Kissane dances an [...]
Many student athletes in the area know Line Drive Performance as the place to go to train with famed Miami Stingrays coach Gator Rebhan. Now, many adults are discovering that Line Drive Performance is the place to go to achieve their fitness goals as well. Fitness trainer Matthew Valdes recently joined Line Drive Performance, located [...]
Robert Festinger has been promoted to chief operating officer at the Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort in Sunny Isles Beach. He was previously vice president of sales and marketing. In his new position, Festinger manages 480 employees and oversees the daily operations of the Newport Group, Kitchen 305, Seven Seas Aveda Spa & Salon, Newport [...]
“What you don’t expect, you’ll get here. And man it’s good,” said Food Network’s Guy Fieri of the Scully’s Tavern experience. Those words have helped put Scully’s on the map in Kendall and beyond. Fieri touted Scully’s as “something different” during his show and featured one of owner and chef Chris Hirsh’s famous recipes in [...]
At Ace Home Center in South Miami, the stockings are hung, sleigh bells are ringing and colorful lights are twinkling. Ace Home Center held its annual Customer Appreciation day recently to celebrate the magic of the Christmas season and unveil the store’s spectacular Christmas shop. Customers attending the seasonal celebration received a 10 percent discount [...]
On any given day Todd Hardwick may drive 150-200 miles, crisscrossing the county to remove a snake from a kitchen in Pinecrest, an opossum from a garage in Palmetto Bay and an alligator from a waterway in Doral. Hardwick is the owner of Pesky Critters Wildlife Control and is on duty 24/7 rescuing people from [...]
