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Camillus House and Miami Dade College help Miami’s vulnerable find employment
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Plants and trees
Taking a little departure from the traditional blog post and sharing a poem I wrote a while back while I sat in the lovely outdoor setting of Vizcaya Museum & Gardens…
Staying productive...music sure helps
Staying motivated and productive lately, actually who am I kidding, a lot of the time, can be a challenge. Especially when I feel I've lost my writing mojo. Hey, it happens…
Never did I ever...
Think I would one day say there had been a pandemic in my lifetime and now, it's happened. I already know these are the things I will remember about this weird…
No end in sight
We all want the same thing...for this pandemic to be over but as of right now, there's no end in sight. It's what we all yearn for, a date...just a date..
Time to dust off the cobwebs and take a new direction
When I first started writing this blog, it was about my experiences around my city. Everyday observations, my favorite places, a little slice of my life…
Doma's Southern Italian cuisine made with local, seasonal ingredients
When you read "local" and "seasonal" on a menu and then a name like Marco Giugliano as Executive Chef, you're certain to have a great meal…
Fairchild's got a fascinating program with NASA
This year, I attended the Chocolate Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for the first time. I loved sampling lots of chocolate, walking through the beautiful gardens, watching a crocodile catching a suntan and browsing all the vendor booths…
Via Emilia Garden's now serving brunch...yes!
Via Emilia Garden is a great place for dinner and now...it's also a great place for brunch. That's wonderful news because I know how good their dinner is so brunch certainly had to be as good…
Bar Taco joins burgeoning Aventura community
Aventura is more than just the mall and lots of condominiums, there's a bustling small community called Aventura ParkSquare and Bartaco is a great addition…
New items debut on menu at Butcher Shop in Wynwood
The garden-like entrance, open-air communal seating, friendly bartenders and of course the food, are some of my favorite things about the Butcher Shop in Wynwood. Been going here for years and always love coming back again and again…
Chef Juan Chipoco strikes gold again with INTI.MO
Chef Juan Chipoco's CVI. CHE 105 is one of the most recognizable, respected and honestly delicious Peruvian restaurants in Miami. His first location was in Downtown Miami and since then, he's opened in Aventura Mall in the newish outdoor section and on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach…
El Dorado's got over the top food and decor
A while back, I decided to say yes to checking out El Dorado 305 on Ocean Drive, not realizing that this used to be Pitbull's I Love 305 restaurant. One look around though and I knew it was the place, just look at this outrageous decor…
Getting slimed took me back to the 90s
Seems like the latest trend are these pop-up entertainment/attraction traveling events that keep making their way to Miami…