Mayor’s life saved thanks to helmet
By Raquel Garcia…. When you serve as mayor of a Dade County municipality and are a professor for an international university, figuratively speaking you should... Read more.
UM celebrates the Peace Corps’ semicentennial anniversary
By Raquel Garcia…. The University of Miami recently hosted a Peace Corps panel discussion and return volunteer reunion commemorating the 50th anniversary of... Read more.
City to RSMA: Thanks but no thanks on valet parking
By Raquel Garcia…. After several weeks of the Red Sunset Merchant Association (RSMA) waiting for a response from city officials regarding suggested improvements... Read more.
Alliance for Youth getting support they desperately need
By Raquel Garcia…. South Miami Hospital CEO Lincoln Mendez recently presented the South Miami Alliance for Youth with a $3000 check to support the not-for-profit... Read more.
Pastor at St. John A.M.E. Church unhappy with project delays
By Raquel Garcia…. Like an ancient live oak tree offering cool shade to a wondering soul on a hot summer’s day, the St. John African Methodist Episcopal... Read more.
One artist’s vision showcases South Miami to the world
By Raquel Garcia…. An artist’s life is often an exercise in hope, an intrinsic belief that the beauty captured on some medium might resonate into the hearts... Read more.
New special event permit fees may scare away seasonal events sponsors
By Raquel Garcia…. A recently approved special events permit regulations ordinance passed by the city commission may eliminate or substantially diminish iconic... Read more.
Muddy Waters remain for Murray Pool proposal
By Raquel Garcia…. The waters appear to get murkier and murkier when it comes down to understanding the scope of the Murray Pool proposal alliance between... Read more.
Any brave diver could have won at 2011 Spiny Lobster Tournament
By Raquel Garcia…. Aphorisms like “fortune favors the brave” and “he who ventures not is lost” could not have been truer at the conclusion of this... Read more.
Murray Pool plan drowning in bureaucratic flotsam
By Raquel Garcia…. “I have been after this project since 1968 and we have come so close on at least three occasions and this time I thought for sure it... Read more.