Gables encounters Bollywood in lavish fundraiser for Indian orphanage
Coral Gables’ most exotic, over-the-top fundraiser of the year brought more than 1,000 guests to a stately home Saturday evening, March 24, in support of an orphanage in India.The fifth annual “A Night...
View ArticleGables designer cultivates a passion for fashion
As a child from Cuba growing up in Miami, Mayda Cisneros collected fabric remnants to stitch together her own clothes at night alongside her mother and four sisters to help make ends meet. She made her...
View ArticleUniversity of Miami’s nanotechnology institute gets $7.5 million donation
The University of Miami’s biomedical nanotechnology institute got a little closer to finding a cure for blindness and diabetes and improving cancer treatment, thanks to a $7.5 million donation...
View ArticleArchitects create list of Florida’s best buildings
The Florida Chapter of The American Institute of Architects is celebrating its centennial with its selection of 100 of the most noteworthy buildings in the state. The Florida Architecture: 100 Years,...
View ArticleCash, safe, jewelry taken from Palmetto Bay home
A thief stole jewelry, cash and a safe from a residence in the 16000 block of Southwest 83rd Avenue between 6 and 11 p.m. March 9. The stolen property was valued at $90,000.PALMETTO BAY A thief...
View ArticleCoral Gables may relax pickup truck rules
Coral Gables pickup truck owners would be allowed to park their vehicles in residential driveways, but only if the front faces the street and the truck has a covered bed, under proposals discussed by a...
View ArticleMerrick sculpture at City Hall gets overdue cleanup
Passers-by might have noticed a brighter smile on the statue outside Coral Gables City Hall. The bronze sculpture of city founder George Merrick recently got a long overdue bath.Read more at...
View ArticleVPK registration opens next week at Gables Preparatory Academy
Coral Gables Preparatory Academy will conduct VPK registration on Monday, April 2, through Friday, April 6, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. daily, on the elementary school campus, 105 Minorca Ave.Parents are...
View Article‘East Met West’ at the Coral Gables Museum
The Historic Preservation Association of Coral Gables had a very successful event recently at the Coral Gables Museum, where it hosted “East Meets West” focusing on the Chinese architectural influence...
View ArticleArthur Sekoff, Book Horizons owner, dies
Arthur Sekoff, known as “The Big A’’ to generations of students who shopped at Book Horizons, the University of Miami-area store he ran for nearly 60 years, died Friday at age 89.“He was a walking...
View ArticleCooking lessons open new, healthful worlds for kids
Kaylia Salome, 8, a third-grade student at Morningside Elementary, sends a pinto bean flying out of a bowl as she vigorously stirs turkey, onions, celery, carrots, chili powder and cumin. The runaway...
View ArticleGirls soccer team raising money for trip to Holland
Sheridan Plummer has been playing soccer since she could walk, but now, at age 15, she and her team have the chance to attend a soccer camp in the Netherlands in June 2012 thanks to her coach, Donald...
View ArticleDonna Shalala tapped for Brookings Institution
University of Miami President Donna Shalala has agreed to join the Brookings Institution, a center-left policy research center, as a distinguished fellow — though Shalala will continue to hold her UM...
View ArticleWalk — don’t run — your way to good health
Juan Gonzalez can attest to the health benefits of walking. Gonzalez, 53, has Type II diabetes. Five mornings a week, he walks at a clipped pace around the Granada Golf Course in Coral Gables. He...
View ArticleGables Museum presents a very merry sherry event
Local wine expert Patrick Alexander will present an evening dedicated to Spanish sherry at the Coral Gables Museum on Thursday, April 12, from 6-8 p.m.Mr. Alexander, a former judge at the Florida...
View ArticleShoplifters caught outside Palmetto Bay store
A loss prevention officer at an Old Navy store in the 13600 block of South Dixie Highway saw two people pick items from the store and hide them in bags, then they walked out without paying for them...
View ArticleSteinway Piano Gallery makes grand loan to Gables Museum
The Coral Gables Museum’s new Steinway Piano in Residence made a grand entrance the morning of April 3 at its new home in the Fewell Gallery, set to enrich the artistic palette of the growing civic...
View ArticleCarver Middle reunion honors distinguished 1965 graduate
Growing up in the 1960s, Mona Bethel Jackson took to heart the G.W. Carver High School motto taken from G.W. Carver himself to “start where you are with what you have. Make something of it. Never be...
View ArticleWith oaks, palms & new median, Segovia transformation complete
On a fresh, sunny Thursday afternoon, 11-year Segovia Street resident Pat Waden read leisurely on her front porch and enjoyed the upgraded streetscape, finding a quieter read these days since the road...
View ArticleProposed bank and apartment complex raise issues in Coral Gables
The Coral Gables City Commission re-addressed an approved land swap agreement that could potentially impact Cafe Vialetto if plans go through to build a Chase bank and a 180-unit apartment complex on...
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