Get away from the summer heat and do something exciting. Fairchild Tropical Botantic Garden is offering art classes for all ages and skill levels this summer.
Editor for Coral Gables, South Miami and surrounding areas: Steve Locklin, slocklin@MiamiHerald.com, 305-671-4328
Four generations of women have shared the same unifying bond since 1957. With the recent passing of the woman who started it all, this Mother's Day, grandmother, mother and granddaughter look back upon the one thing that has joined them together.
Students, teachers, administrators and many other friends recently honored Renee Garrett for her 39 years of teaching art at St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School in Coral Gables. She will be retiring in June to spend more time with her husband, George, and their family. Garrett started out going from classroom to classroom with a shopping cart full of art supplies. Her present art room at St. Thomas is filled with the creations of just some of the many students she has encouraged to make art over the...
City commissioners on Tuesday will discuss the future of the Country Club of Coral Gables -- which closed earlier this month unexpectedly -- and they could open the traditionally exclusive facility to the public.
Despite pleas from residents who don't want to lose the Fourth of July event at the Biltmore Hotel, City Manager David Brown will recommend Tuesday that city commissioners consider one of two possible alternatives -- sans the fireworks.
South Miami activists like Sharon McCain are not afraid to let South Miami leaders know what's on her mind. Every other week at City Commission meetings, she stands before commissioners to criticize and commend their actions, or just talk in general about the highs and lows of city life.
For Barbara Brophy, teaching kindergarten had a special draw because of the changes she saw every day in her students. ''I think you can see a lot of growth in kindergartners,'' Brophy said. ``They come in scared the first day of school, but by the end, you can see such a difference.''
Coral Gables officials -- in line to get $1 million from the state to upgrade aging lift stations -- are holding their breath while the governor mulls over the legislature's $66.2 million budget.
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FLAGAMI AREA A thief stole a computer bag, an overnight bag and clothes after breaking a door lock on a 2003 Cadillac Escalade at the corner of 79th Avenue and West Flagler Street between 2:15 and 2:45 p.m. May 1. The stolen items were valued at $400. Damage was estimated at $150.
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN
Get away from the summer heat and do something exciting. Fairchild Tropical Botantic Garden is offering art classes for all ages and skill levels this summer.
MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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 Country Club of Coral Gables -- whose operators are embroiled in a legal battle with the city over missed lease payments and cost overruns -- closed its doors Wednesday. But members are trying to keep the facility open until the city finds a new company to run it.
A former Coral Gables police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor charges of soliciting a prostitute and transporting a prostitute and was sentenced to a year of probation.
While members of the Country Club of Coral Gables rally to reorganize in the wake of the facility's closing last week, the city -- which owns the property and leased it to an operator after the 2001 restoration -- has started to look closer at the books to see why operators were not able to succeed on an average annual budget of $3.8 million.
SOUTH MIAMI
South Miami activists like Sharon McCain are not afraid to let South Miami leaders know what's on her mind. Every other week at city commission meetings, she stands before commissioners to criticize and commend their actions, or just talk in general about the highs and lows of city life.
FLAGAMI AREA A thief stole a security gate remote and vehicle registration after breaking a window on a 2005 Toyota Tacoma at the corner of Southwest 99th Place and Eighth Terrace between 7 p.m. April 26 and 9:30 a.m. April 27. The items were valued at $60. Damage was estimated at $125.
MIAMI-DADE
Due to the determination of a University of Miami pre-med student, 1-year-old Aleymi Ramirez finally has the opportunity to lead a normal life.
