As a young girl, I’d sit and play Candyland for hours. This was a time before video games, when we kids enjoyed being outdoors and playing board games. Candyland was up there for me, along with Chutes and Ladders, and I enjoyed getting my little piece across the board, visiting different sweet treats and gaining ... Read more

Art has been part of the human experience for millennia; witness the cave painting of Altamira, Spain and Lascaux, France, which date to 15,000 – 10,000 BCE. That human beings need to express themselves in some form or fashion for whatever reason is well-established; that there is a universally agreed upon definition of art and ... Read more

Erick Hernandez, 30, was an aircraft machinist’s mate in the U. S. Navy immobilized with a spinal cord injury.   But one day in early November he was stepping onto a platform and grooming the smooth coat of a handsome paint horse on a peaceful country ranch – about as far from the carrier flight ... Read more

Stepping into the New Year, we’ll be discussing the head-to-toe accessories that will be trending this Spring and Summer. FYI: 2013 is all about the accessories! Arriving with a slew of ideas and inspirations from the runways straight to our very own wardrobes, shine bright this Spring/Summer under the Miami sun with this fashion forecast ... Read more

THE LOW DOWN: Low-Calorie Indulgences That’ll Fill Your Cravings Losing weight and getting in shape can often be daunting when many of the diets out there alternate between insane fads, such as soup only, or the effective but ever-miserable bodybuilder style chicken and broccoli five times per day. While there are definitely foods that have ... Read more

BEEF BOURGUIGNON CHEF Diane Roos RESTAURANT La Crepe Bistro FACTS  It’s now been two years since acquiring the restaurant, where Diane brings her passion for simple French cooking to appreciative diners.     SOMI KITCHENS Recipes from our Town Center Chefs INGREDIENTS Serves 6 – 8 persons, 4 lb boneless stew beef cut into large chunks, 3 carrots, 1 ... Read more

When I was a little girl, my mother used to sit at the kitchen counter with two empty bowls and a bag of grapes. One-by-one she would peel the skins off, transforming the colorful green and purple fruit into colorless fleshy beads, place the bowl in the freezer, and later sit under the terrace eating ... Read more

DREAMS, CHARETTES AND HOMETOWN PLANS On June 25, 1927, W. A. Forster was sworn in as South Miami’s first Mayor, and the City began its eight decade journey.  In this last installment of our history series, author Donna Shelley, weighs in with her commentary on the more recent developments over the past twenty-plus years.       ... Read more

On December 12, South Miami civic and community leaders and guests joined Baptist Health executives to celebrate the completion of  South Miami Hospital’s $80 million expansion and renovation project. A beaming hospital CEO Lincoln Mendez greeted guests and lead a tour of the new facility. And after other welcoming remarks from South Miami Mayor Stoddard and ... Read more