Life & Style
Living in South Miami, High Pines and Coral Gables -St. Thomas Episcopal Day School
Categories: Community Information, Coral Gables, High Pines, Life & Style, Real Estate News, South Miami, The Burbs
hiOne of the truly amazing things of the South Miami, High Pines and Coral Gables area are the excellent elementary schools….One of them, St. Thomas which is located at the intersection of Red Road (SW 57 Ave.) & Kendall Dr. (SW 88 St.), recently had its annual Auction/Dance…. The evening was a resounding success with over [...]
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Living in South Miami, High Pines & Coral Gables – Sale at Isabel’s
Categories: Coral Gables, High Pines, Life & Style, Real Estate News, South Miami
hiI always like to talk about the local stores I shop at frequently especially if they are owned by friends…. I have known Isabel Merritt the owner of “Isabel, Fine Home Accessories” of 7334 Red Road, South Miami for more years than I can count… Isabel’s store, which has been in operation for 16 years, is [...]
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Living in South Miami, High Pines, & Coral Gables – Pilates
Categories: Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, High Pines, Life & Style, Real Estate News, South Miami
hiIt is been a busy week which has kept me away from writing on my blog as well as keeping me away from the TV. I always enjoyed listening to the news and hearing Chris Mathews, etc., but they have gotten way too negative and are themselves contributing to the malaise gripping our country… Notwithstanding the [...]
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Living in South Miami & High Pines
Categories: High Pines, Life & Style, Real Estate News, South Miami
hiOne of the great things about living in the South Miami/High Pines area is that there is so much to do…. In the not too distant past when South Miami was a small time satellite of Coral Gables it was hard to find an interesting restaurant other than the Sunset Drug Store. You could get the best [...]
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Bowling is Back in South Miami
Categories: Life & Style, Real Estate News, South Miami
hiYes, hard to believe, but bowling is back. A couple of weeks ago I was walking through the mall, at Sutset Place, and there is was…on the second floor, a large sign saying “coming soon SPLITTSVILLE LANES”.
Can it be true??? My favorite childhood past time was coming to my back yard and now enhanced with a [...]
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How far are you really walking?
Categories: High Pines, Life & Style, Real Estate News, South Miami
hiI found a really interesting website the other day. It’s called Map My Walk. Once you register (free), you can plot your neighborhood walks or jogs on an interactive map. It’ll tell you how long your route is and even has a function to calculate your speed, calories burned, etc. I [...]
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Meet my personal torturer–I mean trainer
Categories: High Pines, Life & Style, Real Estate News, South Miami
hiIf you see this woman on the street, run the other way. You wouldn’t know from this nice, smiling visage that beneath that happy exterior lies a black heart and an evil mind. She’ll grab you, make you exercise until you faint, lecture you on good eating habits, the importance of getting enough [...]
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If it’s Thursday, it must be sushi.
Categories: Coral Gables, High Pines, Life & Style, Real Estate News, South Miami
hiI have a feeling my spontaneous days are behind me. Used to be when I was young, carefree and not yet blessed with children, I’d sometimes hop on a plane for a weekend in the Bahamas, or jump in the car and go for a two or three-state drive or try ice-fishing or [...]
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Man vs. chicken. Is there an answer?
Categories: Coral Gables, High Pines, Life & Style, Real Estate News, South Miami
hiI do the cooking around our house. My wife does the laundry. We sort of muddle through all the other chores. But the issue I need you to center on today is cooking. More particularly, roasting a chicken.
My wife likes her chicken cooked until the dark meat is falling off the [...]
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SHOPPING “Oh, No She Didn’t!” Where Do You Shop in South Florida?
Categories: As Heard on the Street, Boca Raton, Community Information, Coral Gables, Just For Fun, Life & Style, Miami, Miami Beach, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Real Estate News, South Miami, The Redland, Urban Living, Weston
hiWhat you really want to talk about:
SHOPPING! “Oh, yes, I did!”
Here are the biggest and the best, the most expensive and the least!
So, you heard it here: the hottest thing coming up is the Chanel “black satin” nail polish! I love the Juicy green and pink as well . . . And how can [...]
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