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A monster of an event

For decades, Butch Buchholz was known for promoting tennis on Key Biscayne, but now he’s on his third year of building community support for the WGC-Cadillac World Golf Championship at Trump National Doral Miami. The Sony Open on Key Biscayne, which Buchholz founded, has done a great job of letting the community know it’s coming

Winter Equestrian Festival:

The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) has become the pinnacle of the “equestrian lifestyle destination,” something that Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) CEO Mark Bellissimo set as a goal years ago. “We want to bring equestrian sport and PBIEC to the local community and the surrounding South Florida area,” he says. The beautiful Palm Beach

Mango-Avocado Culture

Join Pinecrest Gardens Horticulturist Craig Morell at Pinecrest Gardens on Wednesday, February 11th at 10:00 a.m. for a workshop on the finer points of caring for your fruit trees at home. Learn the simple yet effective tactics to grow better fruit crops, reduce pesticide usage and harvest your own fruit more effectively. Early care of

Relay For Life

In May 1985, Dr. Gordy Klatt walked and ran for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Washington, ultimately raising $27,000 to help the American Cancer Society fight the nation’s biggest health concern – cancer. A year later, 340 supporters joined the overnight event. Since those first steps, the Relay For Life movement has grown

Wild Times In The Garden

Ron Magill, a wildlife expert and photographer as well as a notable alumni of Palmetto Senior High School, will be talking on “Sex and the Animals” on February 26 at Pinecrest Gardens. This is part of Palmetto Senior High School Alumni Association’s fundraising efforts. While the Alumni Association is only three years old, Palmetto Senior

Baby Bulls

This past Saturday, Miami-Dade Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho and Gulliver Head of Schools Frank Steel personally visited Holmes Elementary to show their support for the Baby Bulls Academy Saturday School. An initiative between Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) and partners Teach for America (TFA) and Gulliver Schools, this program aims to expose third

Jazz Masters to Mentor Students

Jazz legends performing at Pinecrest Gardens will now stay an extra day to mentor New World School of Arts high school students under the direction of James Gaiser, thanks to a new grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.  “Everywhere you go in Miami, we want you to have an encounter with

Innovative, Life-Saving Lightning Prediction Technology In Pinecrest Parks

Lightning is many times deadly and unpredictable. To add to this danger, Florida experiences a higher concentration of lightning because of its location between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It is common knowledge that one must seek shelter if one hears thunder or sees lightning. But sometimes these precautions are not heeded

Baptist Hospital Recognized as a Comprehensive Stroke Center

Baptist Hospital of Miami, in partnership with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, has received certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center from The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Baptist Hospital is the first hospital in South Florida, the second in the state and one of only a few nationwide to receive this esteemed

Swirl, Sniff, Sip and Savor

Two things sunny South Florida does not lack are good weather and plenty of festivals. Here we take a look at a batch of bacchanals and a fanfare of festivals from Pinecrest to Delray Beach, including the SoBe Wine & Food Festival, the Boca Bacchanal, and many more specialty festivals coming up this year. Presented