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].
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Thanksgiving was one of my favorite holidays when I was growing up in Ohio. My mother came from a large family, so I enjoyed when everyone got together. There were cousins to play with and stories to be told. Before we dug into the delicious food that was spread on the table, each person would
