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A Time to Grow

Pinecrest Gardens invites guests to another great workshop with horticulturist Craig Morell. Learn the tips and tricks of growing vegetables in your yard. This hourlong workshop is formatted so you can implement the skills you learn immediately.   The workshop will take place on Dec. 9 at 10:30 a.m. in the Hibiscus Room at Pinecrest

Donate to the Future

Help bring technology to Palmetto Middle School and invest in our students’ futures! Each donation of $570 will contribute one computer to the Pinecrest Business Association computer lab. For more information, including a list of sponsor benefits, visit pinecrestbusiness.com/partners or email Linda Dwyer at [email protected] or Misty Buck at [email protected].  

My Coconut Creek

You can be a part of a major change in our community! We are embarking on improving Coconut Creek High School’s graduation rate and reputation. Built in 1972, Coconut Creek High School was the first high school constructed in the city. With enrollment at 1,600 students, only 29 percent of the students are proficient in reading

my club

As you were growing up, did you ever want to investigate a crime scene? How about protect your community from crime? These are just a few of the things that participants learn when they become a member of the Coconut Creek Police Explorer Program. The Explorer Program was originally an extension of the Boy Scouts

Against the tide

  One of the best-kept secrets in Coconut Creek is hidden just below the surface of the township’s clubhouse pool. The swimmers from the Tsunami Swim Team have quickly turned a ripple into a swelling wave, capturing medals along the way. The Tsunami Swim Team took home three gold medals from the 2015 South Florida

House of Cool

On Oct. 15, VIXI Gelateria celebrated its grand opening on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Coral Gables Mayor James Cason. The lifelong dream of VIXI’s founder, Melissa Rodriguez Stam, to bring authentic and handcrafted gelato to Miami has come to fruition.  Everything about VIXI – from the moment you

The Power of the Future

This past September, Miami-Dade County Commissioners Xavier Suarez and Daniella Levine Cava and South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard joined Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner to talk about the future of electricity during the Pinecrest Electric Vehicle Tailgate event. Each leader discussed what they are doing or plan to do in their communities to transition from gasoline

The Pirates of Pinecrest

From Nov. 19-22, a three-masted ship, bristling with cannons and flying the dreaded Jolly Roger, will drop anchor at Pinecrest Gardens’ Banyan Bowl for the Miami Acting Company’s performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance.” Pirates will plunder, young lovers will swoon, and the valiant bobbies of the Royal Police Force will march

19th Annual “Miracle on 136th Street” Holiday Parade

Ring in the holiday season at The Falls’ annual parade, which takes place on Nov. 21, starting at 4 p.m. A host of local marching bands, holiday characters, bagpipers, floats, giant puppets and more will join Santa and celebrity Grand Marshal Raini Rodriguez, actress and singer of Disney Channel fame, who will take center stage