School for Advanced Studies senior David Pena has won a full scholarship to the California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) from the QuestBridge program. The QuestBridge program matches low income high school students with one of 40 colleges and pays for their education. The value of the scholarship is $200,000 because it not only covers [...]
The Palace Suites and student volunteers from “Young Heroes” recently shared a special afternoon when the community hosted their Saturday project. The students from grades 6-8 joined the seniors who live at The Palace Suites in learning sessions called “Generation to Generation” whereby the seniors could talk about their lives when they were young comparing [...]
When Andrea Urquiola was 14, her grades started slipping. Living in Brazil, her parents assumed their daughter was lazy, and simply not trying in school. Andrea knew better; she made the connection between her hearing impairment and her studies suffering. Growing up hard-of hearing, Andrea said, “The hardest thing was missing some of the words [...]
Pictured (l-r) are Miami-Dade Police Kendall District Citizens Advisory Committee acting chair Ryan Devereux, Det. Dennis Cohen and Acting Maj. Gregory Dohring at the Mar. 27 presentation of citation. Det. Cohen’s investigation in a Richmond Heights neighborhood helped solve area shootings with the arrest of a known violent suspect; recovery of three AK-47 assault rifles, [...]
More than 30 children and parents visited the University of Phoenix South Florida Campus’ Kendall Learning Center on Mar 27, for the university’s inaugural “March Into Literacy” event. Children enjoyed the free literacy-based art activities including painting, story time, making puppets and art collages while parents received information and tips for raising confident readers.
Increased awareness to prevent costly identity thefts was emphasized twice for a West Kendall audience at the Miami-Dade Police Hammocks District Citizens Advisory Committee meeting on Mar. 27. Named Officer of the Month for March, Det. Otto Ablanedo described the meticulous research that eventually caught two ID thieves targeting purses in unlocked cars, parked for [...]
Over 300 residents joined Commissioner Juan C. Zapata on Friday, April 19, 2013 to watch the screening of “Brave” at Westwind Lakes Park in West Kendall. The event was part of the Commissioner’s free “Movie Night at the Park” events, which he has hosted several times this year. Families were able enjoy a fun-filled evening [...]
Kendall Regional Medical Center has announced the verification by the Florida Department of Health for its Level II Trauma Center designation. “For a year and a half, Kendall Regional Medical Center’s talented trauma center staff has dedicated themselves to saving more lives and making a difference in our community.” said Scott Cihak, CEO of Kendall [...]
Celebrate Earth Day in West Kendall — “Be Local & Live Green” — on Sunday, Apr. 21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, 12450 SW 152 St., adjacent to Zoo Miami. Earth Day serves to educate and inspire the local community to grow more conscious of daily habits for a [...]
A total of 595 veterans and their families packed away cartons of produce and foodstuffs, thanks to a Farm Share program hosted in Kendall on Apr. 6 by State Rep. Frank Artiles. A strong legislative advocate for the program, it was the fifth in a series that the Rep. Artiles has sponsored during early spring [...]
Hundreds of dogowners and new pet adopters turned out at Tropical Park during a “Mega Pet Adoption Event” on Apr. 6. “Couldn’t resist him,” admitted Hely Ferrigny, a 16-year-old Kendall student holding his newly acquired 7-week-old Labrador Retriever. “Reese is my first dog, named after another favorite, those peanut butter cups,” he explained. Amid a [...]
Florida Center For Allergy & Asthma Care (FCAAC) has been treating allergy and asthma patients throughout South Florida since 1974. FCAAC not only cares about its patients and staff, but strongly believes in giving back to the community. That is why we have taken a leading role in supporting a very special organization, Community Habilitation [...]
Add my name to the growing list of auto writers singing the praises of the all-new 2013 Honda Accord. This ninth-generation Accord really is quite an automobile, with an all-new directinjected powertrain, a laundry list of safety innovations and a new plug-in hybrid model added to the lineup. Completely redesigned for 2013, this sleek Accord [...]
Cancer survivor Mia Miller, 5, has a laugh with her mom, Irene Caleca, during the American Cancer Society’s East Kendall Relay for Life at Baptist Hospital on Mar. 9. The event raised more than $235,000 for the Society’s research, education and patient services. It was the eighth consecutive year that Baptist Hospital hosted the East [...]
