It's an end that few Hammocks area homeowners had in sight but many fought and desperately hoped for: a project that would add two lanes to a Killian Parkway section might be squashed indefinitely after Thursday.
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Recently celebrating its one-year anniversary, Chef Adrianne's Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar has an evolving menu, a cozy look and a rising-star chef.
Scores of football players teed off Wednesday at the 25th annual Don Strock Diabetes Classic to help raise money toward finding the cure for a disease that affects 20.8 million Americans.
Set lights and cameras were recently added to the newly renovated South Dade Animal Hospital when the producers of Marley & Me chose to film the vet scenes on location in South Miami. The movie, about lessons learned from a loving pet, is based on the true story bestseller by John Grogan.
An artistic piece submitted by a student is chosen yearly to grace the invitation cover for Creative Visions, a student art exhibition hosted by Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez, the public schools system and cultural affairs department.
The Miami Dade College Community Chorus celebrated its 25th anniversary by performing a reunion concert at the Riverside Baptist Church last weekend.
A public hearing has been postponed on Parkland 2014, a Lennar development that could bring thousands of homes, offices, plus a high school, police and fire station to 960 acres just west of Country Walk and outside the urban development boundary.
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...
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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.
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If nothing else, residents just west of the Country Walk area agree on one thing: The new high school planned for the neighborhood raises quality of life issues.
My family has lived in the Briar Bay (The Falls) area for 10 years. As part of unincorporated Miami-Dade County, we have access to the same schools, parks, roadways and libraries as any other county resident. We have had to utilize the services of the police and fire departments and both responded in a reasonable amount of time. Our garbage is always picked up.
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS | BY CHRIS MAYO
Hundreds of walkers and volunteers will honor Mother's Day on May 11 by participating in the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization's Walk to Empower in Coconut Grove's Kennedy Park. The goal is to raise $160,000 to benefit Y-ME programs and services offered free to anyone seeking information and support.
