It was 60 years ago when Marvin Hollub built his first home in what is now the Village of Pinecrest. Back then (1954), the home sold for $19,000, when acre lots were approximately $4,000. Today full acre lots start at closer to $1 million, regardless of the structure. Marvin still comes to the Hollub Homes
Each summer Pinecrest holds a summer Pioneers Luncheon to celebrate the lives and stories of Pinecrest’s seniors. Some 600 seniors over 80 years old live within Pinecrest’s 7.5 square miles. Many of these citizens lived in this once rural area as children during World War II; at this year’s summer luncheon, held last month, there
When it’s time to eat out in Pinecrest, very few of the options include Al Fresco dining – largely because most restaurants in the Village are on busy Dixie Highway, not the best place for an outdoor café. Now that situation is rectified with the advent of the new Dadeland Terrace Dining Wing. Officially opened
Pinecrest Gardens is looking for a few good men. Or women. Or boys and girls, for that matter. In an effort to contain costs as well as involve the community, the Gardens needs volunteers to help maintain the greenery, assist with educational field trips and to act as ushers and helpers with Banyan Bowl events.
Shop Emporium is a little gem of a store on Ponce de Leon, off the busy main street of Miracle Mile in Coral Gables. Owner Sara Zamikoff caters to a wide base of customers (busy moms, working executives, college students) and believes that customer service is one of the keys to her store’s success. Sara
When the general bond obligation for new school construction in Miami-Dade County passed last year, Palmetto High was not on the list. What followed was intense lobbying by Pinecrest parents and officials, including Mayor Cindy Lerner and county school board member and Vice Chair Lawrence Feldman, whose district includes the village. The result was a
Right around the corner from the Falls shopping center on 136th street you will find the newly renovated Greater YMCA of Miami, South Dade branch. With the largest membership of any Miami-Dade YMCA, this bright, modern facility serves some 3,500 members from Pinecrest. It has a new gymnasium, basketball courts, daycare and outdoor playgrounds –
The Pinecrest Garden Club got their 15 minutes of fame recently as the focus of an “Alerte Verde” (“Green Alert”) segment on Telemundo 51. The segment focused on the work the club does at Pinecrest Gardens. “The whole reason for the story was to find volunteers for the garden, to help keep the gardens beautiful,
The idea behind Fit Kids Day is to introduce children to sports so they spend more time outside being active while having fun. Created by kids to create awareness about childhood obesity, the 3rd annual event at Evelyn Greer Park took place on Saturday, May 3 and included tennis drills, soccer training, martial arts, baseball
Pinecrest Gardens continued to support green initiatives with its annual Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 27. The day was dedicated to celebrating the beauty of our planet, with eco-friendly activities for the entire family. There were wildlife shows and jazz music in the state-of-the-art Banyan Bowl outdoor amphitheater, plant exhibitions, an eco-friendly fashion show,
