Palmetto Bay resident Ronnie Hurwitz has been taking care of veterans’ graves in Miami City Cemetery for the past 25 years. These are gravesites of those who died in service to the country. During a visit, Hurwitz saw the graves were tended but needed TLC. He thought what better way to honor those who gave [...]
It started out as just another Friday night when 18-year-old Sean Holmes put on his Walkman and went out the front door of his house to stroll over to the nearby technical school and get a haircut. Two days later his parents would discover his body in some nearby bushes because of the impact of [...]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, as of this writing, must decide if he is going to sign into law a bill that prohibits foreign corporations that do business with Cuba from doing business in Florida. It is a poor law! Brazil, South Florida’s largest trading partner, says “no” to the proposed law. Canada says “no.” The [...]
Much of Schor’s work is centered on commissions from private and organizational clients in varied locations around the globe including the United States, Italy, France, Norway, England, Germany and Australia. He has been commissioned by such seagoing organizations as the Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Schor has created [...]
The Economic Development Council (EDC) of South Miami-Dade recently announced a new “Business Training Program” for area residents interested in starting a business, growing the business they have or sharpening their present skills. Co-sponsored by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Lynda Bell and in partnership with the School of Continuing Education and Professional Development at Miami Dade [...]
A new black macadam carpet was rolled out with red carpet treatment at Kendall – Tamiami Executive Airport on Apr. 11. More than 50 federal, state and county officials as well as staff members led by U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart were on hand to mark a ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the 1,000-foot extension of the south [...]
Jason Czerwinski, a 17-yearold Palmetto Bay resident and member of the Boy Scouts spent Earth Day, Apr. 22, completing an Eagle Scout project that will enhance the village’s Coral Reef Park, 7895 SW 152 St. in Palmetto Bay. Coordinating a team of some 20 people, mostly fellow Scouts and some parents, Czerwinski installed mile marker [...]
In support of World Autism Awareness Day on Apr. 2, and April as Autism Awareness Month, TotalBank presented Autism Speaks with a check for $38,200, exceeding its fundraising goal of $25,000. An event sponsor, TotalBank recently took part in the 12th annual Miami-Dade County Walk Now for Autism Speaks event. Team TotalBank, with 329 participants, [...]
Students representing Gulliver Preparatory unleashed a new wave of product development and entrepreneurism receiving top honors at the 2012 Innovation Summit, the final round of competition for the 2011-12 Spirit of Innovation Challenge (Conrad Challenge). The three-day conference took place Mar. 29-31 at NASA-Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA. It gathered 15 finalist teams, [...]
`I have promised myself, over and over again, that I would never, never write about the management of the Florida Marlins again. But, I just can’t help myself. Every time Marlins’ president David Samson opens his mouth, putting down our community and our leaders, I want to run to my laptop and strike out at [...]
Joseph’s Salon of Palmetto Bay is hosting another charity “Cut-AThon” on Sunday, Apr. 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and came about because the salon’s operators, John Valentine and Joseph Alves, encountered a special little girl named Delany Binker. “Delaney’s grandmother Bonnee Binker comes to [...]
A controversial resolution allowing for the construction of a multi-purpose room on the property of the Thalatta Estate was unanimously voted down by the Palmetto Bay Village Council during its Apr. 2 meeting after wide-ranging criticism against the plan was voiced by several council members, residents and former village officials. Some still spoke favorably of [...]
The Good Times Sub Shop opened in Palmetto Bay just before the holidays and it has become a hit with customers along the US1 auto sales alley. The sub shop at 17225 S. Dixie Hwy., Suite 102, is on the east side of the highway. Customers can eat in, order to go or order for [...]
Taylor (Tae Tae) Davis, Palmetto Bay resident and a freshman at Coral Reef Senior High School received the Soroptimist Club’s Violet Richardson Award on Wednesday, Mar. 21, during a presentation at the Riviera Country Club in Coral Gables. Davis, an accomplished 14- year-old artist in the school’s magnet art program, is well known in the [...]
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