New Additions…Shed-ing Some Light on the Garden! The Garden Center has an elegant new shed to store tools and garden equipment that need to be protected from the elements. Thank you to Martine Ponce from Ponce Service Welding for putting the perfect
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Plant the Future and the Miami Beach Botanical Garden announce the installation of a unicorn botanical sculpture by Paloma Teppa. The sculpture features living Sansevieria Cylindrica plants as the mane and tail of the unicorn. The Sansevieria has immense strength as a
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With peak mosquito season around the corner, we would like to remind all residents to prepare their home for the upcoming hot and rainy months. It’s important to be proactive, preventive and always remember to drain and cover. Also, have bug
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State Parks… The month of April was Springs Protection Awareness Month. Florida’s springs are among the state’s most vital resources. Not only are they home to abundant plant and animal life, a source of fresh water for rivers and streams and an
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On sea level rise, Miami Beach is a city divided. One faction would like to slow down and wait for more research (this is where I stand). Another group would like to forge ahead with hundreds of millions in projects
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As sea levels continue to rise, more areas of the coastal Everglades will be susceptible to saltwater intrusion, according to a new FIU study. Sea levels rose 2.2 centimeters annually from 2011 to 2015, according to scientists in FIU’s Southeast Environmental Research
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FIU experts use hurricane loss model to estimate damages caused by Hurricane Irma at $19 billion A team of researchers headed by FIU College of Business professor Shahid Hamid, using the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, estimates that Hurricane Irma caused $19.4 billion in wind-related losses
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Most of our older Miami Beach homes have been built to rely on gravity to shed accumulated rainfall from our home properties into the public right-of-way and stormwater system. Perhaps the biggest misconception homeowners have is that elevated city roads
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MB Mayor Philip Levine Excuses, Failures, and Money Dear Friends and Neighbors, When it comes to severe weather and flooding, South Florida is entering the most active time of year for tropical storms and hurricanes. In addition, we are expecting
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Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine Tries to explain how he screwed up. Dear Friends and Neighbors, In case you missed it, check out This Week In South Florida where I highlighted the status of the city’s stormwater infrastructure plan and discussed the
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Volaero UAV & Drones Holdings Corp., a Miami based Drone Tech Startup Company, has teamed up with Bill Booth Outdoors and Bruni Infrared to utilize its advanced drone imagery technologies to create solutions for the Python issues in the Florida
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Q: Prevent Zika? A: Zika virus disease is caused by the Prevent Zika virus, which is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting
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Politics Not a Dividing Line: Clear Majority of Conservative Moms Grandmothers Women Agree Not Enough is Being Done to Curb Dangers; Particularly High Levels of Concern Seen Among Latinas and African Americans As “Energy Week” and talk of “energy dominance”
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Acquisition will enhance Protection of four named springs and continue recreational access Today, Governor Rick Scott and Cabinet members approved the purchase of the Blue Springs parcel, a 407-acre property in Gilchrist County, for more than $5.2 million. The property
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Acquisition will protect threatened plant and animal habitat and ultimately benefit the Peace River Today, Governor Rick Scott and the Cabinet members approved the acquisition of a conservation easement on more than 6,000 acres within the Old Town Creek Watershed
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