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, [...]
The GroveHouse Artists eighth annual members exhibit opening will take place on Wednesday, June 19, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Deering Estate at Cutler. The GroveHouse Artists exhibit opening is free to the public. Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available. The GroveHouse Artists member’s exhibit is curated by GroveHouse Artists [...]
Viator Travel Blog, a highly respected travel site on the Internet, has named Miami Children’s Museum one of the “Ten Best Children’s Museums In The World.” This news comes following the recent annual gala where MCM raised nearly $1 million for educational programming. In naming the MCM one of the world’s 10 best Viator proclaimed [...]
Community Health of South Florida Inc. (CHI) recently received a $1.9 million federal grant to provide healthcare services to some of the most needy and under-served people in Coconut Grove and South Miami. Out of several bids, the Health Resources and Services Administration choose CHI as the provider of choice to bring primary medical care [...]
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 a thousand guests gathering at Jungle Island on April 19, for the Women’s Fund Power of the Purse Luncheon, the event was an unqualified success. This year’s affair also offered attendees a chance to meet the organization’s new executive director, Marilyn Fizer March. March most recently served as Sr. Development Director for Easter Seals [...]
An important component of a successful medical practice is the right medical office. Location, size, efficiency and comfort are essential to your business’ success. As in all things, the details will dictate the outcome. So, it’s important to properly plan the layout of your new medical office. A medical office differs from a traditional office. [...]
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 [...]
Thinking of You Services will host its sixth annual picnic to support American troops stationed overseas on Saturday, May 18, from noon to 6 p.m. The non profit organization hosts the yearly picnic to collect care package items to send free of charge to U.S. military personnel from any state who are serving in [...]
Tamra Gordon from Cream, which is located on Sunset Drive, is all smiles as she holds a copy of her favorite newspaper with Francisco Vasquez, who just happens to work at the South Miami News. Funny thing how that worked out.
The recent 2013 Legislative session ended a few weeks ago and here are a couple of items that we thought would be of interest to you: Miami Children’s Hospital ultimately prevailed and got approval to open a labor and delivery ward for high-risk pregnancies. This item that had some opponents bleeding red (money) had strong [...]
South Miami Mayor Phil Stoddard understands it is only the city manager that is able to remove the chief of police from his duties. As a result the FIU scientist seems to have launched a “take no prisoners” campaign to get Chief Orlando Martinez de Castro fired by way of soap box submissions to the [...]
An important component of a successful medical practice is the right medical office. Location, size, efficiency and comfort are essential to your business’ success. As in all things, the details will dictate the outcome. So, it’s important to properly plan the layout of your new medical office. A medical office differs from a traditional office. [...]
As part of the 13th annual International Art of Storytelling program, the Miami- Dade Public Library System presents “Once Upon a Time in Almeria” by Mark Parascandola, from Apr. 26 to June 3, on the second floor exhibition space in the Main Library, 101 W. Flagler St. The series of photographs captures the region of [...]
