http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Central Miami 60 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:50:03 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/more-info/story/445313.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/more-info/story/445313.html Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:35 EST <b>Your editor: </b> Carolyn Guniss, <a href="mailto:cguniss@MiamiHerald.com">cguniss@MiamiHerald.com</a>, 305-376-4565 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321228.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321228.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Brother-sister teenage dog whisperers have won more than 100 awards for their dog training in challenges across the country. It all started with an apprenticeship at the Miami Seaquarium. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321227.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321227.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST KINLOCH PARK AREA | A burglar ransacked a house in the 4900 block of Southwest Seventh Street between 10 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. Sept. 16. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321235.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321235.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Coconut Grove Village Council has been infused with new blood: Six newcomers will join three incumbents.<p/> Voters in 12 precincts chose the nine Tuesday from a crowded field of 17 candidates. But it was a laid-back -- and civil -- election with most candidates not raising money to win a four-year term on the volunteer board. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1319527.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1319527.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST With implacable confidence and boyish charm, Ruben Silva, 36, raised his drumsticks to rev up the crowd as smoke from a fog machine permeated the stage. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321237.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321237.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The price of a beer just jumped from $3 to $8 at Jimbo's Shrimp Shack on Virginia Key. The hike may be enough to put the fabled beer bar out of business. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1314976.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1314976.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST KINLOCH PARK AREA<p/> Two men ransacked a trailer behind a business at 4920 NW Seventh St. at 2 a.m. Oct. 4. Surveillance video showed the men fleeing in a white Chevrolet 1500 extended cab truck with chrome side steps, according to the police report. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1314982.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1314982.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Gallery owner Johnny Valdes set his eyes on the streets when he started looking for a better way to showcase his artists and bring monthly culture to Coconut Grove's nightlife. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321228.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321228.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Brother-sister teenage dog whisperers have won more than 100 awards for their dog training in challenges across the country. It all started with an apprenticeship at the Miami Seaquarium. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321227.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321227.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST KINLOCH PARK AREA | A burglar ransacked a house in the 4900 block of Southwest Seventh Street between 10 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. Sept. 16. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321235.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321235.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Coconut Grove Village Council has been infused with new blood: Six newcomers will join three incumbents.<p/> Voters in 12 precincts chose the nine Tuesday from a crowded field of 17 candidates. But it was a laid-back -- and civil -- election with most candidates not raising money to win a four-year term on the volunteer board. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1319527.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1319527.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST With implacable confidence and boyish charm, Ruben Silva, 36, raised his drumsticks to rev up the crowd as smoke from a fog machine permeated the stage. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321237.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321237.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The price of a beer just jumped from $3 to $8 at Jimbo's Shrimp Shack on Virginia Key. The hike may be enough to put the fabled beer bar out of business. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1314976.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1314976.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST KINLOCH PARK AREA<p/> Two men ransacked a trailer behind a business at 4920 NW Seventh St. at 2 a.m. Oct. 4. Surveillance video showed the men fleeing in a white Chevrolet 1500 extended cab truck with chrome side steps, according to the police report. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1314982.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1314982.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Gallery owner Johnny Valdes set his eyes on the streets when he started looking for a better way to showcase his artists and bring monthly culture to Coconut Grove's nightlife. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1315003.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1315003.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's not every day that you see people sporting Irish kilts in Miami. <p/> But at Brickell Irish Pub, the knee-length garment -- worn by the staff -- is part of its authentic ambience. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309300.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309300.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Tired of making the same roasted turkey and green bean casserole?<p/> This holiday season, potlucks are making a glamorous comeback. And the folks at the Ritz-Carlton in Coconut Grove are offering innovative recipes to entertain family, friends and co-workers. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309316.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309316.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Consider it drive-by history.<p/> In October, during Hispanic Heritage Month, the Miami-Dade Transit Department sponsored free bus tours that showed the Hispanic past of Miami. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309314.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309314.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Ever since Sam Vinikoff laid his eyes on the Everglades, he hasn't stopped painting the national park.<p/> ``You can't get bored of painting it,'' says Vinikoff, a London transplant, whose work hangs in galleries today and has amassed quite a following throughout the years. ``There's always something new to see when you go there.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309302.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309302.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Dreaming to make a difference is what Liliam M. Lopez has always tried to do. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309315.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309315.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Isabel Ramos-Quinones' father shot home movies of family parties -- childhood memories that are now beginning to decay.<p/> But she found out a way to preserve the old film, now tucked away in her closet. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309301.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309301.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT BLUE LAGOON AREA | A thief stole a laptop computer from a 2009 Saturn in the 5100 block of Blue Lagoon Drive at 8:45 p.m. Oct. 20. The laptop was valued at $1,499. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303646.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303646.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Two years ago, Miami and Audi of America began a joint effort to revitalize downtown's Simpson Park, one of the city's few remaining hammocks.<p/> Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, landscape designer Enzo Enea and Miami-based green architect Chad Oppenheim soon joined the project. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303640.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303640.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The Key Biscayne Village Council will decide early next month what to do with the vacant land at 530 Crandon Blvd.<p/> A civic center, an amphitheater and an educational facility are some of the ideas the residents proposed during a recent public workshop, when a consultant hired by the village addressed the council with recommendations. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303643.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303643.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT One cold October night they buried me in a California graveyard.<p/> The cool and quiet that came with surrounding dirt could have passed for peace, had I not been breathing. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303639.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303639.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT `How many people have to die from drinking and using drugs before we realize it is not cool?'' asked Peggy Sapp, president and CEO of Informed Families and volunteer president of the National Family Partnership. The 24th annual Red Ribbon Week is continuing through Saturday and organizers hope they can change lives hurt by alcohol and drug abuse. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303636.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303636.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT BLUE LAGOON AREA | A thief took a car entertainment system, an iPod and registration after breaking a window and side view mirror from a 1997 Chevrolet pickup in the 5700 block of Blue Lagoon Drive between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Oct. 10. The items were valued at $1,117.50. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1301779.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1301779.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT An innovative Miami preschool is on track to become a national model.<p/> The United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education, a demonstration school for educators and parents, has partnered with a national network that aims to put into practice the best research on how kids learn. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321236.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321236.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Every weekend, the Virginia Key Beach Park unveils its crown jewel, a 1950s Allan Herschell carousel.<p/> After the noon opening, the booming music of the vintage ride fills the historic park -- and attracts eager riders. http://www.miamiherald.com/1033/story/1303210.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1033/story/1303210.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:27 EDT A U.S. man faces life in a sweltering Caribbean prison after a jury convicted him of drowning his wife during a scuba-diving trip a decade ago in what prosecutors called a near perfect murder. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321236.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321236.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Every weekend, the Virginia Key Beach Park unveils its crown jewel, a 1950s Allan Herschell carousel.<p/> After the noon opening, the booming music of the vintage ride fills the historic park -- and attracts eager riders. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1321247.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1321247.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST FLAGAMI AREA | A thief stole a DVD player and clothes after damaging a door lock on a 2009 Kia Rio in the 7200 block of Northwest 11th Street between 4 and 4:15 p.m. Oct. 31. The items were valued at $385. Damage was estimated at $150. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1321253.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1321253.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Coral Gables City Manager Patrick Salerno will begin a search for a permanent police chief.<p/> Salerno, who has been in his job for about six months, said he will search nationwide to find a leader for the 183 sworn-officer department. The current salary range is $97,489 to $133,869. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1321255.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1321255.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Former City Manager Ajibola Balogun is suing South Miami once more.<p/> The suit, filed Thursday, is meant to speed up part of a records request submitted early last month. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1321246.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1321246.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The prospect of an outdoor cafe at the Country Club of Coral Gables, a few yards away from the historic homes along North Greenway Drive, brought out critics and champions alike Tuesday to listen to the new management team's pitch. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1321252.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1321252.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In February, South Miami voters will decide whether a new way of choosing board and committee members becomes law.<p/> The city commission unanimously approved an ordinance on Tuesday that, if approved by voters, would allow each commissioner to appoint one person to five-member city boards and committees. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1321256.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1321256.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Shoppers in Pinecrest and Kendall beware: Thieves are preying on customers who leave their electronics purchases in their cars while they eat or continue shopping. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1321267.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1321267.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Palmetto Bay will hold a ground-breaking ceremony Thursday for its environmentally friendly Village Hall to be built in the Franjo Triangle Island commercial district. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1321270.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1321270.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST After two years of not being heard at City Council meetings, the residents of Homestead have been heard at the polls.<p/> Not to take anything away from the newly elected City Council members -- signs, mailers, phone calls, forums and knocking on doors -- Tuesday's election was a rocking referendum on the recalcitrant members of our council who would ``block vote'' every major issue and rebuff any opinion from the public to the contrary. All four were expelled! http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1321238.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1321238.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Sitting on the patio in the early hours of the morning is one of life's pleasures. The sun's rays are warming the canal at the yard's end and all kinds of birds -- egrets, ibises, gallinules, ducks, bitterns, mockingbirds -- offer cheerful songs and chatter. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1321228.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1321228.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Brother-sister teenage dog whisperers have won more than 100 awards for their dog training in challenges across the country. It all started with an apprenticeship at the Miami Seaquarium. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/1325406.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/1325406.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST North Miami Beach council member John Patrick Julien will seek a seat in the state House of Representatives next year, hoping to take the place of term-limited Rep. Yolly Roberson. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/1325405.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/1325405.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Some teachers dress in outlandish costumes. Some bring their students outdoors. Others plan exotic field trips.<p/> But Rohr Middle School's Daniel Dreyfuss might be the only teacher in Miami-Dade -- or anywhere, really -- who has encouraged his kids to turn his van into a psychedelic, mobile periodic table. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/1325402.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/1325402.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST They call Rik the ``Robot.'' He does whatever he's told.<p/> There's Diesel, who can reach speeds up to 35 mph. <p/> And then there's Nick. His bite has earned him the nickname ``Crusher.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/1325407.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/1325407.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Huddled into a cold, dimly lit room at North Miami's Museum of Contemporary Art on a Monday morning, high school and college students nervously waited to show their work. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/1325403.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/1325403.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Biscayne Park commissioners met as a group for the last time on Nov. 3.<p/> While two of the three commissioners whose terms will end are seeking reelection -- a third commission member is departing. The commissioner, Chester ``Doc'' Morris Day, was honored for his long service to the village. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1315003.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1315003.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's not every day that you see people sporting Irish kilts in Miami. <p/> But at Brickell Irish Pub, the knee-length garment -- worn by the staff -- is part of its authentic ambience. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309300.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309300.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Tired of making the same roasted turkey and green bean casserole?<p/> This holiday season, potlucks are making a glamorous comeback. And the folks at the Ritz-Carlton in Coconut Grove are offering innovative recipes to entertain family, friends and co-workers. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309316.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309316.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Consider it drive-by history.<p/> In October, during Hispanic Heritage Month, the Miami-Dade Transit Department sponsored free bus tours that showed the Hispanic past of Miami. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309314.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309314.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Ever since Sam Vinikoff laid his eyes on the Everglades, he hasn't stopped painting the national park.<p/> ``You can't get bored of painting it,'' says Vinikoff, a London transplant, whose work hangs in galleries today and has amassed quite a following throughout the years. ``There's always something new to see when you go there.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309302.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309302.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Dreaming to make a difference is what Liliam M. Lopez has always tried to do. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309315.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309315.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Isabel Ramos-Quinones' father shot home movies of family parties -- childhood memories that are now beginning to decay.<p/> But she found out a way to preserve the old film, now tucked away in her closet. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309301.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1309301.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT BLUE LAGOON AREA | A thief stole a laptop computer from a 2009 Saturn in the 5100 block of Blue Lagoon Drive at 8:45 p.m. Oct. 20. The laptop was valued at $1,499. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303646.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303646.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Two years ago, Miami and Audi of America began a joint effort to revitalize downtown's Simpson Park, one of the city's few remaining hammocks.<p/> Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, landscape designer Enzo Enea and Miami-based green architect Chad Oppenheim soon joined the project. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303640.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303640.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The Key Biscayne Village Council will decide early next month what to do with the vacant land at 530 Crandon Blvd.<p/> A civic center, an amphitheater and an educational facility are some of the ideas the residents proposed during a recent public workshop, when a consultant hired by the village addressed the council with recommendations. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303643.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303643.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT One cold October night they buried me in a California graveyard.<p/> The cool and quiet that came with surrounding dirt could have passed for peace, had I not been breathing. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303639.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303639.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT `How many people have to die from drinking and using drugs before we realize it is not cool?'' asked Peggy Sapp, president and CEO of Informed Families and volunteer president of the National Family Partnership. The 24th annual Red Ribbon Week is continuing through Saturday and organizers hope they can change lives hurt by alcohol and drug abuse. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303636.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1303636.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT BLUE LAGOON AREA | A thief took a car entertainment system, an iPod and registration after breaking a window and side view mirror from a 1997 Chevrolet pickup in the 5700 block of Blue Lagoon Drive between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Oct. 10. The items were valued at $1,117.50. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1301779.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1301779.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT An innovative Miami preschool is on track to become a national model.<p/> The United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education, a demonstration school for educators and parents, has partnered with a national network that aims to put into practice the best research on how kids learn. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1297816.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1297816.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Miamians can start voting in the Nov. 3 election as early as Monday, to make their choices for a new mayor and three new commissioners.<p/> Commissioners Joe Sanchez and Tomás Regalado are vying to replace Mayor Manny Diaz, who is reaching his eight-year term limit. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1297821.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1297821.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Nearly everyone competing for nine spots in the Coconut Grove Village Council came to the Coconut Grove Sailing Club on Wednesday to make the campaign pitches they were not allowed to make at City Hall. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1297814.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1297814.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT BLUE LAGOON AREA | A burglar broke into a home in the 5000 block of Northwest Seventh Street between 2:30 and 11:45 p.m. Oct. 6. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1292992.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1292992.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:34 EDT The City of Miami has co-named a street in the Roads neighborhood after an activist who's been looking out for community interests for 30 years. A section of Southeast 25th Road now bears the name Tory Jacobs Boulevard in honor of T. Sinclair ``Tory'' Jacobs, 86, who founded the Brickell Homeowners Association in 1990. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321236.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321236.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Every weekend, the Virginia Key Beach Park unveils its crown jewel, a 1950s Allan Herschell carousel.<p/> After the noon opening, the booming music of the vintage ride fills the historic park -- and attracts eager riders. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321228.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321228.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Brother-sister teenage dog whisperers have won more than 100 awards for their dog training in challenges across the country. It all started with an apprenticeship at the Miami Seaquarium. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321227.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/1321227.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST KINLOCH PARK AREA | A burglar ransacked a house in the 4900 block of Southwest Seventh Street between 10 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. Sept. 16.