Amidst the elegant setting of the Azure Dining room at the Vi at Aventura, Florida State Senator Lauren Book spoke about the things that mattered most to her at a recent Aventura Marketing Council/Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Roundtable luncheon sponsored by Vi at Aventura. AMC Chairman Gary Pyott, Association 1st, welcomed a full house of business leaders and elected officials to the luncheon and introduced Cesar Arguelles... Read More

Whether it’s volunteering to serve food at Camillus House, or planting gardens with Education Fund Miami, or participating in a food distribution with South Florida Seniors in Action, or sharing an art class with Justice League students at Temple Beth Sholom, or meeting with students at a Little Haiti community center, Florida State Senator Jason Pizzo acts from his heart. Elected to Florida Senate District 38 in 2018, which covers Aventura, Sen. Pizzo has always found the time to help others. Prior to his election to the state Senate, Pizzo was an Assistant State Attorney with the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office... Read More

We often forget that centuries ago our nation was menaced with the cruel capture and enslavement of Americans in Muslim nations. According to historian Christopher Hitchens, between the years 1530 and 1780, as many as 1,250,000 Europeans were kidnapped by Muslim “Barbary” nations. This involved piracy, ransom and enforced slavery. Most European powers made peace with the rulers of Algiers, Morocco, Tripoli and Tunis... Read More

If you walked into bartaco for lunch at Aventura Park Square recently, you just might have seen Aventura Mayor Enid Weisman creating and serving tacos to her fellow Commissioners and Gary Pyott, chairman of the Aventura Marketing Council/Chamber of Commerce... Read More

On Sunday, January 26, 2020, The Appeal of Conscience Foundation will host its 3rd Annual Sports Classic at the exclusive Fisher Island Club. This year’s event has expanded to include golf, tennis and pickleball tournaments as well as the popular spa day. The tropical island oasis is a world-class resort complete with private beach, tennis, spa & marina. The seaside event includes: 50/50 raffle, contests, and trophies for the top teams and players... Read More

Countless volunteers have participated in the construction of two trolls at Pinecrest Gardens as part of one of this year’s art projects at South Florida’s cultural arts park coinciding with Art Basel Miami. The trolls are the creation of internationally acclaimed artist Thomas Dambo. Pictured with Dambo, who is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, are... Read More

“Robert would not have been a lawyer if not for you!” said Susie Luck, mother of Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Robert J. Luck, to Cliff Schulman recently. That brought back a flood of memories to Schulman who was a role model and mentor for a 9-month-old young baby who lived across the street from him. Today, that young “baby” is United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge Robert J. Luck, appointed by President Trump this past November along with Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Barbara Lagoa, another former colleague and friend of Schulman’s... Read More