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 On Sunday, 1/15/17, The City of Miami Gardens held its MLK celebration at Betty T. Ferguson Park. The event included a Young Entrepreneur’s presentation. Leadership students from Miami Job Corps Center volunteered as ushers and greeters and also enjoyed the festivities. “It was inspiring to see kids younger than myself striving for their dreams at such a young age” stated MarcAnthony Shivers, Student Government President at Miami Job Corps Center. “The Leadership students from Miami Job Read More »
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Nearly 55,000 drivers got a special “present” in December from MDX – as part of their second-annual cash-back program for commuters who frequent the five Miami-Dade expressways managed and maintained by the agency. But if you missed out, you now have a chance at qualifying for the new enrollment year – as long as you make a resolution to register between Jan. 11 and March 31, 2017. The new and improved refund program, approved by the MDX Board in the summer of 2015, distributes savings from Read More »
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 Coral Gables already is known as the City Beautiful, but the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) also is working to make sure that upgraded water service capacity comes on line as the city completes its Street Scape Improvement project on Miracle Mile. “WASD is partnering with Coral Gables to coordinate our Capital Read More »
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Brightline, the only privately funded express passenger rail system in the country, recently showcased its first trainset, BrightBlue. Comprised of two locomotives and four coaches, the trainset is housed at its new railroad operations facility, Workshop b, in West Palm Beach. The event provided the first opportunity to see the many innovations throughout this first trainset that was manufactured by Siemens in their Sacramento, CA facility and is 100 percent Read More »
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The City of Coral Gables is in the process of commissioning artwork to be installed in conjunction with the Miracle Mile Streetscape Project. Three artists have been recommended by the Coral Gables Arts Advisory Panel to begin developing initial concepts for artwork to be sited at three of the mid-block crossings along Miracle Mile. The artists are Ball-Nogues Studio (Benjamin Ball and Gaston Read More »
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Yoga is said to create strength, awareness and harmony in both the mind and body. Thousands have realized those benefits by participating in free yoga classes at Miami’s Bayfront Park, and as of Saturday, Jan. 7, more than 150,000 residents and visitors have participated in the classes. Conducted outdoor by the bay, these classes offer a unique atmosphere to relax, breathe and stretch together. “We are extremely proud to have reached Read More »
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 Merging their love of music with the city’s diverse culinary palate, POPLIFE brings you F+M Festival. The community driven two-day celebration will take place on January 28th and 29th right on the sands adjacent to the North Beach Bandshell. F+M Festival promises to bring the best of locally-sourced culinary delights under one beautiful palm tree, partnering up with Miami’s favorite restaurants, chefs, neighborhood bars, bartenders and breweries to create the Culinary & Cocktail Village. F+M Festival is dedicated to showcasing the eclectic mix of flavors Miami has to offer, elevating the typical festival culinary Read More »
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 Their stories are unique and inspirational. When the Miami Marathon and Half Marathon begins at 5:45 a.m. on January 29, more than 75 athletes with disabilities will be the first across the start line representing Achilles International, a worldwide organization that encourages people with disabilities to participate in running with the general public. The group will include a large contingent of international athletes as the Achilles organization has Read More »
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 The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU has commissioned a new dramatic work based on the museum’s current exhibition, Stitching History from the Holocaust. The new one act play is called A Stitch in Time, and is about the true story of Paul and Hedwig “Hedy” Strnad who tragically perished in the Holocaust after failed attempts Read More »
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 The old year ends and we face the New Year as though it were an entity, as a newborn babe. Yet, all our yesterdays are summarized in our now, and all the tomorrows are ours to shape, and the year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on with all the wisdom and experience that have been gained from the past. Time has no divisions to mark its passage; there is never a Read More »
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anuary is cervical cancer awareness month. Every year more than 12,000 women in the United States get cervical cancer, and about 4,000 die from it. Fortunately, cervical Read More »
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| The City of Miami Beach and Rhythm Foundation are proud to announce that nine youth performers have been selected to perform at the North Beach Bandshell Stage Read More » |
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| Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Olivier Award for Best Musical, and hailed by critics as one of the first truly modern works of musical theater, Stephen Sondheim and Read More » |
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| To paraphrase in the old MIT joke: “Several years ago I could barely spell octogenarian and now I are one.” As if I needed to be reminded, my gorgeous granddaughter Natalie Read More » |
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| Art Wynwood, the premier winter contemporary art fair produced by Art Miami, will return to Miami for its sixth edition February 16 – 20. The annual Presidents’ Day Read More » |
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| We will stand together across the nation to protect our students, our schools and our communities. On Jan. 19th, school staff, parents, students and community Read More » |
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| Although the year 2016 is now in the history books, there are still six months remaining in the Red Sunset Merchants Association (RSMA) year, which runs from June to June. Read More » |
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| Cutler Bay Mayor Peggy Bell attended the Gala Symphonic Concert of the YES Movement on Dec. 17 to help launch the program. The mayor “cut the inaugural tape” and Read More » |
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| The Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables (HPACG) along with Professional Bank, a tenant at 396 Alhambra, hosted an elegant, vintage equestrian-themed Read More » |
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| Cooler temperatures, sunny afternoons, and The Shops at Sunset Place provide the perfect backdrop for a healthy Sunday stroll with the family — especially with hundreds Read More » |
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| The Minority Chamber of Commerce will host a Cyber Security Conference Miami on Jan. 27 at the Doral InterContinental Hotel at 2505 NW 87th Ave., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read More » |
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| Residents are being encouraged to join the Village of Palmetto Bay at the 2017 Run, Walk & Stroll 2K for Cerebral Palsy at Coral Reef Park, 7895 SW 152 St. Registration Read More » |
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