Samantha Heffernan has always been one to follow her instincts, even when her plans don’t mesh with those of her family’s. “My father David Heffernan played on the University of Miami’s 1983 championship football team, and my mother Colleen was a UM basketball player... Read More

Zoo Miami staff helped discover a brand new species of large spider in the critically endangered pine rockland forest surrounding Zoo Miami. The Pine Rockland Trapdoor Spider (Ummidia richmond) was first found by a zookeeper who was checking reptile research traps in 2012. The zookeeper shared the photo of the spider with the Zoo’s Conservation... Read More

The board of directors of Amigos For Kids, a Miami-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect by valuing children, strengthening families, and educating communities, announced the election of its new slate of officers, including Maggie Fresen Zulueta as board chair. She succeeds Nicole D. Valls who has served as... Read More