Some palms have mastered the art of self-defense — they have developed spines to protect their leaves, fruit and stems, mostly from being eaten by raccoons and rodents.
The Cube, near the Revelstoke Mountain Resort, fancies itself a newer, hybrid take on lodging, offering fewer comforts than a regular hotel, but more amenities than a hostel.
Q. My son just broke his nose for the fourth time. We went to the emergency room, waited three to four hours, got an X-ray, then we were told that they couldn’t do anything and that I would need to see a facial plastic or plastic surgeon to fix it. There must be a better way! Can you tell me?
Oh, wowee, I’ve found the perfect attraction to visit during our next vacation — and only a three-hour car ride away, too. I’m always looking for places that promise to hold the attention of a family that argues over which restaurant to go to for dinner.
The Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival on Thursday will screen the Dutch movie Queen of Amsterdam at Gramps Bar, 176 NW 24th St. in Wynwood. The event is a fundraiser for the annual film festival, which this year runs April 24 to May 3.
Even though snowstorm-related travel bans were lifted in New York and New Jersey Tuesday morning, many East Coast airports were still reporting thousands of canceled flights and hundreds of delays due to a major snowstorm packing up to three feet of snow as it barreled down on the region.
Generous donations helped grant the wishes of more than 150 South Florida families in need in the 2014 Miami Herald Wish Book campaign. Donations were up 8 percent over last year at this date.
Even though snowstorm-related travel bans were lifted in New York and New Jersey Tuesday morning, many East Coast airports were still reporting thousands of canceled flights and hundreds of delays due to a major snowstorm packing up to three feet of snow as it barreled down on the region.
Generous donations helped grant the wishes of more than 150 South Florida families in need in the 2014 Miami Herald Wish Book campaign. Donations were up 8 percent over last year at this date.
“Most people would think that since we’re a girls’ team, we might not play just as well as boys’ teams,” said goalie Stephanie Ibanez, 11. But that hasn’t been the case.
Dr. Robert Lustig and Baptist Health have teamed up to spread the word about the perils of sugar and processed foods in a PBS documentary to air Friday.
Written in Munich in the waning days of World War II, a letter, written on Adolf Hitler’s personal stationery, was penned by a Jewish-American soldier for his wife.
