They stood together in silence in a small garden outside the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum and waited patiently for the wail.Then for two minutes, a sound similar to an air raid siren reverberated over the rolling hills of Jerusalem to commemorate those ... »
Jews gather for Yom HaShoah memorial services at the Turnberry Jewish Center in Aventura to honor the six million Jews killed by the Nazis by the end of World War II. Aventura »
In some social circles cosmetic surgery is nothing new, but the facelift happening to the commercial real estate on Biscayne is something we haven’t seen in years.There are three major changes that are under construction. These improvements will not on... »
The first thing 5-year-old Sydney Feldman did after walking into Peek-a-Boo Café was go down the slide. Then she crawled though a rainbow-colored, plastic caterpillar tunnel. And then she rode what she called the “roller coaster,” a one-person car that... »
A Lighthouse Point man accused of murdering his ex-wife and dumping her body at sea off in 1994 will be released on bail before trial.Clifford Friend, 56, last month was indicted in Miami-Dade for first-degree murder for the slaying of Lynne Friend. He... »
"One order of mussels to go, please.""Don’t you want to eat here?" the dubious counter man asks, thoughts of leaking garlic-lemon sauce dancing in his head.C’est le vie.A French bakery doesn’t have to be all about croissants, and it isn’t at Rendez-Vou... »
A burglar broke into a home in the 17400 block of Northeast 19th Avenue between 9 and 9:35 a.m. April 2 and moved around kitchen equipment, furniture and other items. The homeowner discovered that a pasta maker had been moved from the kitchen to the li... »
For the second time in recent weeks, a person has fatally jumped from the roof of an Aventura Mall parking garage.About 2:30 p.m. Thursday, a witness told Aventura police of seeing someone trying to jump from the garage near Macy’s. The witness tried t... »
Carlee Croy ordered a toasted Everything bagel with smoked salmon, onions and capers. Her boyfriend, Jose Arimany, was debating between ordering a ground-beef burger or a bagel with cream cheese and pastrami.About four times a week, Croy, 21, and Arima... »
Thieves stole two pairs of men’s shorts about 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 from a store in the 19500 block of Biscayne Boulevard. When they saw security following them, the thieves dropped the garments, worth about $165, and ran.MIAMI BEACH A group of diners ate ... »
A thief stole a Nissan Altima only to crash it minutes later into a building just after 2 a.m. March 15 in the 800 block of Ocean Drive. Police arrested the suspect whose driver’s license, records showed, was revoked because of habitual traffic offense... »
Children and teens will now be able to show off their wheeling stunts for an extra hour on nonschool evenings at the Sunny Isles Beach Skate Park at Town Center Park. Instead of closing at 7 p.m., the Skate Park will now close at 8 p.m. on Fridays and ... »
More than six years after Hurricane Wilma ripped through South Florida, rendering the Aventura Northeast Branch Library unusable, locals will get a new library. Work on the facility, at 2930 Aventura Blvd., is expected to begin in early April and shoul... »
Construction workers have begun to tear down a vacant building at the The Aventura Cove shopping center, where the Bagel Cove is located. The building is scheduled to be replaced by Jared’s Galleria of Jewelry by September 2012. Read more at the Aventu... »
A year after a commemorative plaque remembering Congressman William Lehman was vandalized, it's been repaired properly, with a new large stand that is clearly separated from the landscaping.Read more at the Aventura blog . Aventura »
