City Manager Hector Mirabile is the diplomatic doer at city hall
Whether dodging bullets in the deserts of Iraq or while training–then good guy–Hugo Chavez in the jungles of Venezuela as Army Airborne Lieutenant Colonel... Read more.
Chief Martinez de Castro delivers KO performances
Only a few professions demand a potential candidate for hire be willing and able to literally cover a collegue’s back during a possible direct line of fire scenario.... Read more.
New Dixie Belle Shops to open in early 2013
Dixie Belle Shopping Center originally opened for business the same year the country celebrated its bicentennial back in 1976. The 36-year-old strip mall, at 12185... Read more.
New MADD initiative challenges parents to speak up to save kids
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... Read more.
Joy of good hot dog celebrated at Arbetter’s 50th Anniversary
Like Nathan’s hot dogs from Coney Island, the name Arbetter means the most famous franks and fries in Miami. For 50 years the Arbetter family has been serving... Read more.
Corpo Yoga celebrates two year anniversary with a full house
Cybele Chamas was busy traveling 75 percent of her time. Originally from Sao Paolo, Brazil, she had put her finance degree from the University of Miami and MBA from... Read more.
Murray Pool Plan trickles along after special meeting
The city commission recently held a special meeting on the Murray Pool proposal and passed a resolution 4 to 1 (with Commission Valerie Newman dissenting) providing... Read more.
New Farmer’s Market at Sunset Place upsets Saturday market organizers
Although the city sponsored South Miami Farmer’s Market has been offering locally grown organic produce directly from farmers for nearly two years now, Commissioner... Read more.
Marlins donate $100,000 to Howard Palmetto Miracle League
After two years of searching for the perfect spot to build a specialized baseball field in Miami-Dade to serve the county’s more than 30,000 physically and... Read more.
TAS annual meeting, April 29, follows Earth Day
When Tropical Audubon Society (TAS) Executive Director Laura Reynolds was growing up in the Catskills of upstate New York, she was fascinated by the Dr. Seuss character... Read more.