Pinecrest celebrated National Public Lands Day on September 27 at two parks with volunteers that ranged from children as young as 12 years old to adults who volunteer with TREEmendous Miami, an organization dedicated to preserving trees in Miami-Dade County. TREEmendous Miami volunteers planted an additional 90 plants in the all-native-species project on the eastern side of
The Museum on Main Street (MoMs) Grant from the Florida Humanities Council was awarded to Pinecrest Gardens to host the Smithsonian exhibit “The Way We Worked,” which will be on tour over the next two years. The grant was only presented to five other cities in Florida, making this a prestigious honor and further positioning
What do you get when you mix a passion for jewelry, art, fashion and home furnishings with a Coconut Grove upbringing? Jenna White. When you walk into the all-white, beautifully appointed and merchandised store, you are reminded that all of these passions of the heart come together quite naturally. White opened her doors eight years
Most people have, of course, heard of United Way, but very few can say exactly what the organization does. Kathleen Cannon, President & CEO of United Way of Broward County, has made it her mission to answer just that question. “In the past, United Way was thought of as a fundraising organization,” she explains.
When October rolls around, everyone breaks out their pink clothing and ribbons to support those they know and love that have breast cancer, and to remember those whom they have lost. It is a life-changing event that has repercussions that extend beyond the disease and treatment and impacts even those who act as a support
Our children are important to us and thus by extension so is their education. Looking for the right private school is not an easy task and just as arduous as looking for a college when the time comes. From testing, application, interviews and even more testing, it all can seem overwhelming for both the parents and children.
In the 1960’s the area of Coconut Creek had several homes under construction. As the homes were completed and families moved in, the women of the community started looking for social gatherings and ways to become involved. In 1970 these women formed the Women’s Civic Club of Coconut Creek. It was organized as a social
Luckily, there are ways that gum disease can be treated without needing to turn to surgery. To find out if surgery can be avoided, a dental exam is needed. One of my goals is to avoid surgery if possible and take a non-surgical approach. Non-surgical treatments include: Professional dental cleaning. With this your hygienist will remove plaque and calculus ( also
As the City of Coconut Creek enters a new budget year on October 1, I am pleased to share a small snapshot of what to look forward to during the exciting year ahead! In a continuing effort to improve public safety and reduce response times for medical and fire emergencies, we will be building
A Nose for Clothes owner Syed Gilani obviously had a premonition about the area we know and love today, as he dubbed the Pinecrest location his flagship store, making it one of the first and only women’s retailers in the Pinecrest zip code. Now, 38 years after the first store opened, A Nose for Clothes has
