News Type: Local Information

Miami Shores Community Talk

I found this letter written to The Miami Herald by a friend and neighbor in Miami Shores and thought it would be important to share. Some of us live in our communities and are not aware…

Miami Shores Annual Holiday Walk

  The Miami Shores Heidi Hewes Chapter of the Woman’s Cancer Association of UM had their Annual Holiday Walk last night. Five generous Miami Shores residents opened their beautiful homes for 500 people to tour. The…

Miami Shores Tree Lighting Ceremony

There are some local events that I look forward to every year, The Miami Shores Tree Lighting Ceremony is one of them.  I wanted to share some photos and videos of the event, especially for those…

Art Basel Miami FrenzyArt Basel Miami Frenzy

A lot of people question whether or not  the sexy city of Miami deserves Art Basel – are you kidding me? Being the gateway to Latin America and Europe and with the cultural diversity that we…

Miami Shores Car Wash to help little girl

People never seize to amaze me.  A 10 year old girl from Miami Shores was recently diagnosed with Alopecia which causes total hair loss. So all of a sudden you see the community getting together to…

Miami Boat Thieves and Drug Smugglers in Action

Most people would be outraged at what Rick and my brother just went though, but we are grateful……judge for yourself. There is a storm heading our way and tonight my brother decided to pull his boat…

Racism in Fisher Island – who’s the victim?

Fisher island was currently found to be the wealthiest zip code in the country according to Forbes. Workers on the island have placed a complaint alleging racism and poor working conditions. Let’s be fair now, Fisher…

Miami Shores Downtown construction has begun

The dreadful road work anticipated construction has begun on Northeast  2nd  avenue in Miami Shores. The signs and debris make it official.  The work is supposed to be completed in approximately 18 months. Read Miami Shores…

Miami Country Day Walk for Cancer Update

The goal for this year’s walk  was $50,000.  As of the preliminary tally, Miami Country Day School had raised over $112,000!!! Can we say wow!  I was helping The Heidi Hewes Woman’s Cancer Association with the…

Ikea is finally in South Florida

I have been waiting for Ikea to open up in the Miami area for years.  It’s finally happening!  Ikea Sunrise will open on October 17th – so get ready!  The billboard is up! I have been…

Miami Drivers Beware

The Miami-Dade Police Department has a new campaign and are starting to give tickets for blocking intersections.  I’m sure you have seen “Don’t Block The Box” on the back of Metro buses and wondered what it…

North Miami’s MoCa – Museum of Contemporary Art

There is a place in North Miami worth making mention and it does not get enough credit or recognition,  The Museum of Contemporary Art which opened its doors in February 1996.  The structure was designed by…

South Beach Hiro’s Sushi Express

I have to admit that seeing the words “SUSHI” and “FAST FOOD” in the same sentence makes my stomach churn.  How wrong was I !! We ran into a friend that told us that he had…