Coral Reef Park Lot Gets A Few More Parking Spots
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hiPalmetto Bay’s Coral Reef Park is a gem. There’s a great playground, volleyball, tennis, soccer, baseball, football and great leisure places too. No wonder why the lot is often jammed with cars, forcing people to find alternate places to park.
Now, parking will be a bit easier to find. As of Monday, January 18th, several spots [...]
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Kudos to Palmetto Bay & Miami-Dade Police
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hiEarlier tonight I was at Sunset Place seeing “Avatar” in IMAX 3D. The rest of the family was at home in Palmetto Bay doing their regular routine. Homework, cleaning up, preparing for bed. Then, just before 9:00p, my wife heard a noise from the other side of the house…
Without hesitation, she called 9-1-1. The operator [...]
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Realtor.com’s Brand New iPhone App
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hiYes, there are tons of iPhone apps out there dedicated to helping people find homes. From Zillow to Trulia to “local guy #48731″, apps abound. However, all these apps have an angle. They exist to make money or steer buyers to a specific broker or agent.
What you really need is an iPhone app that works [...]
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2009 King Mango Strut
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hiCelebrating its 28th year, the King Mango Strut went off without a hitch, but with lots of parody, slapstick and vaudeville level humor… as expected.
Despite having a grand marshall, this is not your traditional parade. Far from it, actually… My wife had been to prior King Mango Strut parades, but this was my first, along [...]
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Only In Miami-Dade…
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hiImagine if you are the bank who took over a house via foreclosure and you proactively speak with Miami-Dade Water and Sewer to pay off the prior owner’s unpaid water bill. You’d expect a little cooperation when it comes time to turn on the water for inspections, right?
Well, after the water company refused to turn [...]
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Palmetto Bay Monument Sign Groundbreaking
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hiCongratualations Palmetto Bay! The monument sign project is underway. You can see the base of the sign now as you drive south on Old Cutler Road at SW 136th Street. Soon, the solar powered “green” sign welcoming drivers to Palmetto Bay will be in place.
Just one more reason to be proud of Palmetto Bay…
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Tiny, unconventional Palmetto Bay Academy wins major praise
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hi[This is a reprint of the Miami Herald story located at http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1355066.html.]
Once again, Palmetto Bay shows it is world-class in certain important life issues, including education. This unconventional school located in Palmetto Bay shows that small and personal can make worlds of difference.
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PALMETTO BAY ACADEMY IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE STATE [...]
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NASCAR in Homestead
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hiWell, I’m not really NASCAR race fan, but this is my second year of taking in some of the Homestead Miami Speedway Ford Championship Weekend. Today is the Ford 300 event. It’s a glorious sunset and the National Anthem just concluded with two F-18s roaring overhead. “Gentlemen, start your engines!”
Even before the race begins, there’s [...]
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Palmetto Bay To Break Ground On Village Hall
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hiThis Thursday at 4:00p Palmetto Bay will hold a ground-breaking ceremony for its brand new $3.7M Village Hall to be built in the Franjo Triangle Island commercial district.
The Village Hall was designed and constructed because the currently leased space of 8,000 square feet was too small, so Flinn decided to build a larger Village Hall. [...]
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“Wings Over Homestead” Air Show Is A Hit!
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hiAfter a 17 year hiatus, the “Wings Over Homestead” Air Show put on quite a show. As a resident of Palmetto Bay, it was a short drive south to Homestead Air Force Base where around 75,000 gathered for the first day of the event.
My 7-year old and another family we traveled with found the free [...]
