MiamiHerald.com: Aventura / Sunny Isles Beach

Cash and jewelry stole from North Miami residence

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

A thief stole $18,000 in cash, a woman’s diamond ring, a pair of earrings, a bracelet, a wedding ring, a man’s Rolex watch and a woman’s Cartier watch from a residence in the 400 block of Northeast 135th Street between 8:30 a.m. Jan. 20 and midnight Jan. 21.

Cooperative Jewish School combines low tuition, small classes

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:58 EST

Two mothers teamed up to open the school in Emerald Hills, which caps classes at 10 students drawn from the Jewish communities of South Broward and North Miami-Dade.

Thief steals dashboard, tailgate from car in North Bay Village

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

A thief stole the dashboard center console, tailgate and two taillights from a car between 6 p.m. Jan. 19 and 9:30 a.m. Jan. 20 in the 7900 block of East Drive.

Aventura area to get new library branch

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:47 EST

Northeast Miami-Dade residents will soon get a new library branch, replacing one destroyed by a hurricane seven years ago.

Six years after Hurricane Wilma, historic fishing pier still unusable

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:09 EST

The Newport Fishing Pier in Sunny Isles Beach remains under construction six years after Hurricane Wilma left the structure severely damaged. Locals and tourists alike are disappointed, but city officials are hopeful the historic pier will be replaced by the end of the year.

Seafood stolen from refrigerated truck in Miami Beach

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Thieves stole the contents from the back of a refrigerated truck, including $975 worth of boxed seafood, about 10 a.m. Jan. 18 in the 2200 block of Collins Avenue.

Work on I-95/Ives Dairy Road exit to begin Feb. 1

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:25 EST

The project, expected to last until Thanksgiving, will add lanes to the on- and off-ramps as well as to the turn lanes on Ives Dairy Road, so expect the current backups to get even worse for a while.

Game consoles stolen from Bay Harbor Islands home

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

A thief stole an Xbox 360 console, an iPod touch, a digital camera, a Nintendo Wii console, a Nintendo Wii remote control, Nintendo and Xbox games, a video camera and iPod mini speakers from a home between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Dec. 29 in the 1000 block of 92nd Street.

Woman badly hurt by driver eluding Aventura police; suspect found in Hallandale Beach

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:03 EST

A woman was in critical condition Thursday night after she was struck by a driver in Aventura trying to avoid a police traffic stop.

Aventura couple among Costa cruise ship survivors

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:56 EST

Although they've been married for a year, David and Denise Saba waited until two weeks ago for their dream honeymoon on a luxury cruise of the Mediterranean.