Stories written by Robert Hamilton

Residents have opportunity to get free financial advice

We’ve all heard that there’s no free lunch, but in these challenging economic times, Miami-area residents will be able to get free financial planning advice and guidance from professional financial planners at Miami Financial Planning Day. The event will take place on Oct. 4, 4-7 p.m., and Oct. 5, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Miami Dade [...]

Miami Children’s Chorus looks to ambitious 2012-13 season

It’s time to get Miami buzzing about the Miami Children’s Chorus and the talent of its 180 members. MCC’s credits are extensive, having performed at the Super Bowl, Carnegie Hall, with pop stars and the Florida Grand Opera, in Europe, South America and South Africa, but MCC has never taken on such an ambitious season [...]

American Girl announces October opening of new store in The Falls

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Girls in the Miami area will soon have a new reason — and place —to celebrate as American Girl unveils its new retail experience at The Falls on Oct. 6. The new 16,000-square-foot retail site, located on the east side of the mall near Bloomingdale’s, features a fun, casual environment where girls and their family [...]

UM students volunteer with Mayan village in Guatemala

For one week, 13 students from the University of Miami (UM) immersed themselves in a once-in-a-lifetime volunteer experience. Volunteering in San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala, with the San Lucas Mission, members of University of Miami International Outreach (UMIO) worked on various service projects benefiting the Guatemalan community. UMIO is a service group dedicated to serving the [...]

Make a profound effect on lives of 25 students in just 7 hours

Here is your chance to make a profound effect on the lives of 25 students in just seven hours. Learning for Success Inc. is signing up new volunteers to join its Kids and the Power of Work (KAPOW) program. KAPOW exposes students to career opportunities and helps them connect what they are learning to their [...]

Area students selected to receive Burger King Scholars Program Award

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Keynote speaker Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez addressed local South Florida Burger King Scholars Program Award recipients in Miami-Dade County on June 25 at Burger King headquarters. The following area students are recipients of the Burger King Scholars Program Award (name, city, high school, college, major): Michelle Saballos, Coral Gables, School for Advanced Studies, Florida International [...]

Third annual 5K Wild Walk at Zoo Miami set Nov. 10

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Bonnie Rodriguez, executive director of Greater Miami Youth For Christ, recently announced that Saturday, Nov. 10, starting at 8:30 a.m., is the day and time chosen for the third annual 5K Wild Walk at Zoo Miami. “Everyone will want to be at Zoo Miami to enjoy an exciting morning of fun, including volleyball, a bounce [...]

Cutler Bay student experiences taste of college life at Ole Miss

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  Neely Woodroffe of Cutler Bay was among 59 students from Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana who attended the second of three sessions of Summer Academy, June 17-July 6, at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS. Summer Academy offers students entering grades 8, 9 and 10 this fall the opportunity to experience college life. The [...]

Celebrate Father’s Day with a cruise on Biscayne Bay

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Celebrate Father’s Day on an afternoon Bay Cruise departing from the Deering Estate at Cutler on Sunday, June 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. Guests are asked to arrive at 1:30 p.m. Discover South Florida’s nature and history aboard the Pelican Island Skipper Pontoon Boat, a 45-foot Corinthian Catamaran. A Deering Estate Education and Interpretive [...]

Summer Concert Series marks its 27th season

Preservation Hall Jazz Band opens the Summer Concert Series on June 7.

This summer, June 7 through Aug. 16, within the Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ’s intimate, historic Spanish-revival style setting, concert goers will have the unique opportunity to be awed and entertained by the music industry’s most-talented and revered classical and jazz figures. These artists will perform and delight audiences on the Community Arts [...]

Summer Concert Series marks its 27th season

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This summer, June 7 through Aug. 16, within the Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ’s intimate, historic Spanish-revival style setting, concert goers will have the unique opportunity to be awed and entertained by the music industry’s most-talented and revered classical and jazz figures. These artists will perform and delight audiences on the Community Arts [...]

Celebrate Father’s Day with a cruise on Biscayne Bay

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Celebrate Father’s Day on an afternoon Bay Cruise departing from the Deering Estate at Cutler on Sunday, June 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. Guests are asked to arrive at 1:30 p.m. Discover South Florida’s nature and history aboard the Pelican Island Skipper Pontoon Boat, a 45-foot Corinthian Catamaran. A Deering Estate Education and Interpretive [...]

Young Israel of Kendall event to celebrate 25th anniversary

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Young Israel of Kendall is celebrating the 25th anniversary in its location in Pinecrest, and in honor of the occasion, the congregation is planning a community- wide dinner event on Thursday, May 31, during which the synagogue and all of its members and friends will be honored on having achieved this unique 25-year milestone. Rabbi [...]

Children’s Bereavement Center celebrates its spring fundraiser

Pictured (l-r) are Peter Willig, COO of CBC; Kathy Kramer, program director, CBC; Barbara and Jeff Lehrman, event co-chairs; Mindy Cassel, CEO of CBC and Jodi and Bob Dickinson, event co-chairs.

The Children’s Bereavement Center (CBC) recently celebrated its annual spring fundraiser, “Rockin’ on the Green,” at Ransom Everglades Middle School in Coconut Grove. More than 400 CBC supporters from the community enjoyed an evening of fine food, cocktails, live music, and silent/live auctions. Guest emcees were Lonnie Quinn, former Miami weatherman who now is with [...]