Just last summer Netta Cassuto walked the streets of Jerusalem, visited a kibbutz and shopped in Ein Hod, an artist village. The 11-year-old who was born in Israel said there is just something about her homeland that she loves. She is excited that her family will be moving there come summer.
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With the lagging economy causing developers to drag their feet on already-approved projects, Sunny Isles Beach officials are hoping that tougher regulation of vacant plots will help clamp down on eyesores and jump-start construction.
A small kiosk that has been selling pricey tins of caviar and foie gras for 11 years at the Aventura Mall will be allowed to serve glasses of wine and champagne to customers sampling their food, thanks to a special approval granted by the city.
AVENTURA Police arrested a 20-year-old woman on a charge of theft at Macy's, 19535 Biscayne Blvd., after she shoplifted a shirt valued at $39 at 3:30 p.m. May 3.
Students from schools throughout Miami-Dade County were named the March winners of the Do The Right Thing Program (DTRT), sponsored by the Miami Police Department, British Airways, The Miami Herald and WTVJ-NBC 6. Winners were selected from hundreds of nominations submitted to the program for March. City of Miami Deputy Police Chief Frank Fernandez, along with assistant chief Adam Burden, presented the students with their prizes at a ceremony April 17.
The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club will host the Humane Society of Greater Miami's Adopt-A-Pet Golf Invitational on June 26.
Miami Beach resident Michael Ortega spent a recent Sunday walking 10 miles -- with 110 close acquaintances. Ortega, president of Miami-based CDC Builders, urged family members, friends and business associates to join him in the Multiple Sclerosis Walk on April 13 in Coral Gables to raise funds for the South Florida Chapter of the National MS Society. Ortega and his group were among about 1,000 participants in the event.
On one end, the diminutive players were breaking in the NCAA-sized basketball court, the spotless white lines still gleaming on the green cement.
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AVENTURA
Less than a week after a judge barred him from getting near his ex-girlfriend, a salesman gunned her down and took his own life outside Macy's at Aventura Mall.
CRIME BLOTTER
AVENTURA A thief made off with a 2007 Honda CBR motorcycle valued at $12,000 in the 3300 block of Northeast 192nd Street between 8 a.m. April 22 and 10 p.m. April 28.
AVENTURA MALL
A man opened fire on a woman in a parking lot at Aventura Mall on Sunday night, then turned the gun on himself, police said. The 36-year-old man, who shot himself in the head, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
GOLDEN BEACH
The beach pavilion at Ocean Boulevard and The Strand is getting a new look, but it won't be open for the first day of summer. To blame: town administrators are awaiting a permit for the installation of a structural slab, approximately 2,700 square feet, around the perimeter of the pavilion, said Town Manager Alexander Diaz.
AVENTURA
A 10-foot-tall snowman coated in white enamel. A pair of half-closed eyes carved out of black Zimbabwe granite. A contemplative man, his shell made entirely of stainless-steel letters.
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
A decision to turn a planned pedestrian bridge in Sunny Isles Beach into a full vehicular bridge has condo dwellers in nearby Winston Towers and Porto Bellagio up in arms.
