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WEST KENDALL

Kendall Drive scheduled for lane closures Saturday

One westbound travel lane will be closed between Southwest 151st Avenue and Southwest 162nd Avenue from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, while workers replace drainage in the median.


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Submitted by: Mitchell Zachs/MagicalPhotos.com "Young people participate in the Zo Summer Groove Youth Basketball Clinic at the Overtown Youth Center in Miami, Florida July 11, 2008."


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Your editor: Steve Locklin, slocklin@MiamiHerald.com, 305-671-4328

  • Strapped securely to the back a motorcycle Winnie the Pooh is ready for the ride down to Tropical Park during the Biscayne Park Motorcycle Riders "Christmas in July" Inaugural Bike Run at Peterson's Harley-Davidson in Miami.

    MIAMI-DADE

    Bikers collect toys for kids in run to Tropical Park

    Leather-clad motorcyclists had a hot ride but received solid support from elected officials and police departments as they all joined together for a great cause.

  • MIAMI-DADE

    Ford salutes grads with scholarships

    Salute to Education, Inc., a scholarship program created and funded by the 20 South Florida Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers, awarded scholarships to 100 recent high school graduates in Miami-Dade County.

  • Frank Irizarry, VP of FirstBank of Florida who serves as the Citizens Advisory Committee chairman for the Hammocks police station and West Kendall Business Association vice president, stands in the lobby at his branch of FirstBank Florida in Kendall.

    WEST KENDALL

    Reluctant activist fights for his West Kendall community

    Frank Irizarry, a longtime West Kendall resident, community banker and involved citizen, often stresses ''Stay informed and get involved'' -- a phrase coined by WPLG-ABC 10 political reporter Michael Putney and host of This Week in South Florida.

  • SOAPBOX | LETTERS FROM READERS

    Get creative and use space for bike paths

    It's been proposed by many to use alternative ways of transportation because of the recent hikes in gas prices. However, this city, like most American cities, was designed with the automobile in mind, not people, bicycles or even public transportation.

  • Frm left, Health Foundation of South Florida Board Member Omar Pasalodos, president and CEO Steven Marcus, award recipients Peggy Sapp and Janvier Gasana, and board bember Charles Hood lll, at the Concern Awards.

    FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS | BY CHRIS MAYO

    Auction's proceeds to help sick children

    Several patients under treatment at Holtz Children's Hospital recently helped create a special painting with internationally known marionette artist Pablo D. Cano. The finished art will be sold in October at the International Kids Fund Latin American Art Auction.

  • Ashley Russell who is going to be the featured baton twirler at Florida State this fall wraps the baton ends that have been soaking in camp fuel in aluminum foil to keep it from evaporating during training in Kendall.

    WEST KENDALL

    Hammocks teen twirls on world stage

    Ashley Russell began incorporating fire into her baton twirling routines one month ago. After all, that is what people expect when they watch the halftime show at Florida State University football games.

  • COUNTRY WALK

    Lawmakers plug campaigns in Country Walk town hall meeting

    Decked in matching black suits and gold ties, Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe A. Martinez and State Rep. Juan C. Zapata hosted a joint town hall meeting Thursday in Country Walk where they talked taxes, traffic and education with at least 100 residents.

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