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Kidz 4 PATCHES Kidz is the newly formed Junior Board of PATCHES, the licensed nursing care facility in Florida City for children with extreme medical needs.
More than 230 art supporters attended the fifth annual Quest for Peace Exhibition held recently at the Miami Dade College Kendall campus gallery. The event celebrated 13 award-winning art students who were honored for their achievements.
Caring for injured and abandoned dogs is all in a day's work for Yleana Escobar and the students of Felix Varela Senior's veterinary science magnet program.
Dreaming to make a difference is what Liliam M. Lopez has always tried to do.
`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.
Agrapefruit tree was placed on top of the new 3,000-square-foot Marian and Robert Fewell Gallery built in what was once a parking lot behind the historic Old Police and Fire Station in Coral Gables.
The tough love that the men of the American Cobra Goju-Ryu karate dojo impart on their students stems from the difficult lessons learned two years ago when their beloved instructor, Nelson Garcia, was murdered by his brother.
The opening of the Quest for Peace's fifth art exhibition, sponsored by the Miami Dadeland Pinecrest Rotary Club and Miami Dade College, will be 6 p.m. Oct. 22 in the gallery of Miami Dade College Kendall Campus. The public is invited.
The Kendall Community Council voted to allow the YMCA of Greater Miami to proceed in a 10-15-year expansion project.
Homeowners who attended a recent town hall meeting in Kendall questioned Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser Pedro J. Garcia's methods of assessing home values.
Tiffany & Co. and Miami Monthly Magazine recognized a new group of philanthropists at a festive evening event held at The Viceroy's Club 50. Called The Blue Angels, the honorees include Ricky Arriola, Paula Brockway, Thea Goldman, Bill Holly, Irene Korge, Abigail Pollak and Samantha Sharpe. Publisher and Executive Editor of Miami Monthly Elena V. Carpenter and Tiffany & Co. Group Director Henry Gonzalez welcomed guests and gave glowing remarks about each honoree.
Young, Stovall & Company, Turnberry Bank and The Coral Gables Woman's Club will host a wine tasting and food celebration fundraiser from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 9 at the historic Coral Gables Woman's clubhouse, 1001 E. Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Roberto Amador stood by a statue of Nicaraguan poet Ruben Dario, watching dancers perform a folkloric dance from Nicaragua to the sounds of the marimba, an instrument similar to the xylophone.
A program at Baptist Hospital helps aging drivers get ready to take on the open road.
The newly created Community Foundation of Pinecrest held its first Donor Appreciation Reception and Auction by treating guests to hors d'oeuvres and other refreshments at Blue, the new all-suite hotel in Doral.
Horse owners hold a rally at Sunset Supply & Feed to raise money and awareness about horse slaughterings in South Florida.
The County Commission tentatively approved an ordinance that would cut the number of community councils to four and eliminate elections for council members. The item comes up for a final vote in November.
Homeowners have until Friday to file property tax assessment appeals.
Ninety-four eager children entered the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center on Saturday in the hopes of being cast in the Miami Childrens Theater production of Annie, the musical about the spunky orphan with red curly hair.
In their wet suits and masks, scientific divers carry oxygen tanks, underwater cameras, measuring tape, and about 50 pounds of equipment into Biscayne Bay to restore Miami-Dade's coral reefs.
AT A KENDALL JEWISH SCHOOL, STUDENTS DON'T JUST BLOW THE SHOFAR. THEY MAKE THEM, TOO.
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