Tammy King-Foster’s Olympic dream will soon become a reality. It is a dream she’s had since the age of 14 when she was a student at Palmer Trinity School. The now 40-year-old, who is back at Palmer Trinity as the head of track and field, proves that dreams do not have a shelf life. In
Echemendia was born in Cuba and moved to Miami when he was 9 years old. At the age of 14, he began playing with and taking apart ham radios, and a curiosity for electronics was born. Shortly thereafter, the teen learned he could “access all kinds of interesting stuff” with just a computer and a
For Jaimie Hilfiger, South Florida radiates a glow that lines up perfectly with her theory of fashion and beauty. “Being in a beautiful place, in a nice climate, is good for your soul,” she says, “and that’s projected in the way that you look.” If the Hilfiger name sounds familiar, it is. Jaimie is the
From being Miley Cyrus’ VMA muse to creating a cover for Cosmo, South Florida artist Jen Stark lives life in color By Angela Caraway-Carlton | Photography by Rony Alwin Psychedelic. Colorful. Trippy. Describe it however you want, Jen Stark’s art certainly turns heads. Earlier this year, the Miami native’s hypnotizing creations grabbed the attention of
“I don’t want you to look dead.I want you propped up.” Ken Downing directs, as four models contort and drape themselves around him on a rug. Just minutes before, Downing, the senior vice president and fashion director of Neiman Marcus, declared that he and the models should lie down in the middle of the downtown
1 How did your automotive career get started? I came into it as a means to an end. In order to put myself through school, I worked and soon ran a small restaurant where I learned the “ins and outs” in hopes of opening my own someday. I was studying accounting and I saw an ad
Photography by World Red Eye Ageless supermodel Cindy Crawford turns 50 next year, and her early birthday present to herself is a new book entitled “Becoming.” the book features life lessons and chronicles moments and pictures from her career. Lifestyle sat down with crawford at 1 Hotel & Homes South Beach to find out where
1 How did your journalism career get started? It was in the Army. I was a young second lieutenant infantry officer in Germany and somehow wound up being assigned as a public affairs officer for a major command in Stuttgart that was of interest to American TV networks and publications. I had no experience or training
1 How did your library career get started? In my teens, I had a part-time job as a shelver at the Hollywood Branch Library. I felt so at home. The combination of organization, research, creativity and helping the public hands-on was a perfect fit. When I left for college, I knew that librarianship was my future.
Alberto M. Carvalho, superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, answers our seven questions. 1 You are superintendent of the nation’s fourth-largest school district. What makes Miami-Dade County Public Schools different from other large school districts? Miami-Dade County is a unique sociocultural environment that absorbs new residents from Europe, the Caribbean, Central and South America and all
