Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami- Dade will hold a last call before stone crab season ends during the organization’s second annual “Claws for Kids” fundraising brunch on Sunday, May 5, 11:30 a.m., at Joe’s Stone Crab in Miami Beach. Guests can enjoy delicious stone crabs and other signature Joe’s cuisine without the wait. All [...]
Frank Maye, was having lunch the other day at Joanna's and he happened upon our roving photographer, the South Miami News.
The new 2014 Mazda6 mid-size sedan left me with a new respect for the brand. Not since my first spin in a Miata many years ago have I been this enthused about a Mazda vehicle; it’s just that special. From the front, there’s a touch of Ford Fusion styling, while the rear shares some resemblance [...]
Dr. Sanford L. and Beatrice Ziff recently joined Néstor Rodriguez, the newly appointed president of Classical South Florida (CSF), to honor some individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the arts in South Florida. Dr. Claire Crawford, a major gifts officer with CSF, and Milton Wallace, Esq., chair, Regional Development and Advisory Council [...]
Ivett Iglesias is the new director of corporate and individual giving for the Zoological Society of Florida (ZSF). With five years of experience in development and advancement, Iglesias will manage the development, implementation and operation of fundraising activities that target primarily corporate and individual donors. Iglesias’ primary responsibilities will be to solicit new donations and [...]
When my kids were little and wanted to know how long it would take to get to our friends’ house a few miles away, I would use the only yardstick I knew their little brains could grasp: “One Spongebob episode.” That moment wasn’t just about answering their questions; it was about creating an expectation in [...]
Ladies, mark your calendar for the Annual Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade Power of the Purse Luncheon to be held Friday, April 19, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., at Jungle Island, Treetop Ballroom, 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami. Emcee for this year’s affair will be Shannon Hori, the Emmy Award-winning anchor of CBS4’s 5:00, 5:30 and [...]
The South Miami Hospital family recently celebrated their grand opening of the hospital’s new Emergency Center and Surgical Suites with a special Community Health Fair on March 16, at Ludlam Elementary School. Working together for the community’s improved health, hospital volunteers provided free health screenings, wellness information and lifestyle tips at the event. Healthy family [...]
Ran into Horace Feliu at Casino Miami Jai Ali the other night and golly gee wiz, I thought he was there gambling but he was there, watching the boxing matches. (Yup, sanctioned boxing at Casino Miami) As I secretly spied on him, couldn’t help but see him shadow boxing in the aisle jabbing away and [...]
Congresswoman Ileana Ros- Lehtinen met in Washington, DC with the Iglesias family visiting the U.S. Capitol. In the picture we have Rudy, Yuri, Nicholas and Michael Iglesias with Ros-Lehtinen.
The community went into shock when they first heard the news that Steve Ross, the owner of the Miami Dolphins, wanted the taxpayers, through the hotel bed tax, to foot the bill to upgrade his Sun Life Stadium. Dejá vu all over again. First we got stuck with a lease so badly written that to [...]
Facial plastic surgeons like myself, and some of my more experienced colleagues in other cosmetic specialties have come to a new appreciation as to what makes our faces ‘look older.’ The common thought up until the recent past was that it was primarily gravity that caused facial aging (or at least the culprit that could [...]
Miami-Dade Parks and Miami-Dade County District 8 Commissioner Lynda Bell present the third annual Redland Blues and Barbecue Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 20 and 21, at the Fruit and Spice Park located at 24801 SW 187 Ave. in Homestead. Join in lakeside for some tantalizing barbecue and incredible blues and country music. Relax [...]
Jon Paulisin, CEO and owner of South Florida Energy Savers in Palmetto Bay, is a man who believes that greening South Florida is going to be a sure-fire success. “I believe in this. I started this company because I knew that greening was going to be the way to go,” Paulisin said. And it is [...]
