MiamiHerald.com: Pinecrest http://www.miamiherald.com/pinecrest/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Pinecrest http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/pinecrest/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2012 MiamiHerald.com Pinecrest 60 Sat, 26 May 2012 04:04:26 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[Community Service Across the Americas]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/15/2800534/volunteer-vacations.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/15/2800534/volunteer-vacations.html Wed, 16 May 2012 18:46 EDT

This summer, some students and young adults are spending their vacation time traveling abroad to Latin American and Caribbean countries to help those less fortunate.

]]> <![CDATA[Gulliver Preparatory School music program shares triumphant tunes]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/12/2795562/gulliver-preparatory-school-music.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/12/2795562/gulliver-preparatory-school-music.html Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00 EDT

Gulliver Prep’s four large band ensembles amassed top honors at a national music competition. Their showing earned them a spot to play at Carnegie Hall in New York.

]]> <![CDATA[Pinecrest plans to add bike lanes]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/10/2795139/pinecrest-plans-to-add-bike-lanes.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/10/2795139/pinecrest-plans-to-add-bike-lanes.html Fri, 11 May 2012 15:43 EDT The village will start adding bike lanes as streets are resurfaced.

]]> <![CDATA[Eagle Scouts soar at Pinecrest troop, Cutler Bay family]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/27/2789394/eagle-scouts-soar-at-pinecrest.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/27/2789394/eagle-scouts-soar-at-pinecrest.html Tue, 08 May 2012 11:45 EDT

Troop 457 in Pinecrest has a long history of developing Eagle Scouts while the Senzig family guided all five of their sons to the highest scouting accolade.

]]> <![CDATA[South Miami, Pinecrest oppose FPL rate hike]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/06/2783563/south-miami-opposes-fpl-rate-hike.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/06/2783563/south-miami-opposes-fpl-rate-hike.html Mon, 07 May 2012 12:55 EDT South Miami commissioners vote 3-2 to oppose an FPL rate increase. But Commissioner Valerie Newman said the proposed hike is “reasonable.”

]]> <![CDATA[Fitting in kids’ fitness]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/30/2775949/fitting-in-kids-fitness.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/30/2775949/fitting-in-kids-fitness.html Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00 EDT

Fried chicken, Domino’s Pizza and soda.

]]> <![CDATA[Fairchild Botanic Garden honors volunteers of the year]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/27/2771976/fairchild-botanic-garden-honors.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/27/2771976/fairchild-botanic-garden-honors.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:15 EDT

P <span class="bold">at Cervi</span>, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden volunteer extraordinaire, was honored recently for giving generously of her time. Very generously of her time. The tireless helper has served in the garden for 4,000 hours over the past 11 years.

]]> <![CDATA[Pinecrest adjusts tree-trimming rules]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/13/2753517/pinecrest-adjusts-tree-trimming.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/13/2753517/pinecrest-adjusts-tree-trimming.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:16 EDT Pinecrest has changed its tree rules so that residents may cut a little more from the canopies of certain fruit trees.

]]> <![CDATA[Neighbors unhappy about business in duplex]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/13/2746870/neighbors-unhappy-about-business.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/13/2746870/neighbors-unhappy-about-business.html Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:26 EDT Some Pinecrest residents complained to the Village Council on Tuesday about a duplex being used by a business.

]]> <![CDATA[Trespasser dips into pool of Palmetto Bay home]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/12/2742476/trespasser-dips-into-pool-of-palmetto.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/12/2742476/trespasser-dips-into-pool-of-palmetto.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00 EDT <span class="leadin">A homeowner called</span> police after noticing that a trespasser had entered his back yard in the <span class="bold">8600 block of Southwest 172nd Street</span> and jumped into his pool about 3 a.m. April 1. When police arrived, they searched the area but did not find the trespasser.

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