“Mom, there’s something I need you to know: I’m gay.” The revelation from her 20-year-old son shook Eva Leiva-Andino’s world. “It was pretty devastating,” she said, remembering the day. “It was not the perfect picture I had for my family – I was so afraid.” Leiva-Andino gave in to her fears – fears about what [...]
BINGO 3:00 – 4:00 PM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2013 SIB GOVERNMENT CENTER, COMMISSION CHAMBERS, 18070 COLLINS AVENUE Come sit with friends and neighbors and test your luck at bingo. Win gift cards or cash prizes. Participation is $2 per person, please call ahead to 305.792.1706 to reserve your seat. MT. SINAI LECTURE SERIES No lectures [...]
The City’s annual Anniversary celebration is usually scheduled for the third Sunday in June each year, since the actual date of incorporation was June 16, 1997. But this year, the day of the celebration actually corresponds to the real anniversary. The City will be, as they say, “Sweet 16” on the 16th! Entertainment, games and [...]
Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 each year and residents should be prepared. Miami-Dade County’s Office of Emergency Management website is a good information source for all residents planning for a family’s needs before, during and after a storm. Go online at www.miamidade.gov/fire/oem. At that site, you can find Evacuation and Surge [...]
Saturday, June 15, 2013 • 7:00 – 9:00 PM After a long wait, the completely re-built Newport Fishing Pier will be opening this summer, replacing the historic pier destroyed by Hurricane Wilma in 2005. This will be the only public fishing pier in Miami-Dade County. The $6.5 million project was completed using public and private [...]
Each year, the City of Sunny Isles Beach employees run with the other 20,000 plus participants in the downtown Miami Mercedes Benz Corporate Run. And if it sounds like an easy thing, running down the streets in Miami, think again. There are various urban obstacles to avoid, bridges to run up and down and crowds [...]
That day set apart each year, first by custom and later by statute, for the purpose of honoring the memory of the soldiers who fought in the Civil War, is a successor to Decoration Day which originated with the southern states when flowers were strewn over the soldiers’ graves. After hostilities between the Union and [...]
Ready, set . . . thunderstorm, deluge, tornado warning, lighteningsirens, lopsided tents, soggy grounds, wet roll-away beds, shredding signs and luminaria, drenched volunteers . . . It turned out that Mother Nature had alternate plans for the long-anticipated American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Sunny Isles Beach, Golden Beach and Aventura scheduled for April 20 [...]
Please join us in the Commission Chambers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2013. The meeting opens with five special presentations: Certificates of Appreciation awards will be presented to three outstanding City employees: Inna Kartunova, Yelena Vinokur and K-9 Officer “Diesel” and his partner Corporal Rob Ostrov. A Proclamation presented to Sally J. Alayon, [...]
To Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia goes the credit for inspiring national recognition of a day set aside for veneration of mothers and motherhood. Her mother had been an active worker in the church and community affairs of the small Virginia town where she spent her entire life. In the early 1900’s, shortly after her [...]
If you have taken our free Community Shuttle Bus Service, no doubt you have been transported by one of our many professional drivers. The buses are clean and comfortable and go to the destinations where residents need to travel. And whether you take advantage of this service or not, you may have noticed our two [...]
It has been a long, long time since the town marshal for this area was killed in the line of duty. But each year during the month of May, the Police Memorial designated to honor and remember fallen heroes is conducted from our nation’s capital to our little city here in Sunny Isles Beach. Ralph [...]
It is said that it pays to advertise and this has proved so true since we started making residents aware of our Community Cat Program. We have now signed up another four volunteers, to complement the other loyal volunteers we already have, and the “newbies” are prepared to assist in different aspects of the program. [...]
Last baseball season, in conjunction with the City’s Cultural Events Trips, baseball fans from in and around the City took a bus downtown for a special Mother’s Day treat to see the Miami Marlins play in their beautiful,new stadium. One clever lady even remembered to bring Sunny Isles Beach Sun CommunityNewspaper (bottom right) for a [...]
