Where is Santa now? NORAD Tracks Santa - 2014. This is for the young and young at heart.

Santa visits Mangowood 2014

NORAD Tracks Santa.  A recommended site.

Click on this link to Welcome to NORAD Tracks Santa to view where Santa is at the time.  


Or follow Santa on Google's Santa Tracker by CLICKING HERE

Always a family favorite, at least until the kids age out.

Merry Christmas from Eugene and Alexandra Flinn

Meeting up with Brian Tannebaum - author of "The Practice"

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I picked up my copy of The Practice at a Friday evening Holiday party directly from the source - Palmetto Bay resident and well-respected attorney Brian Tannebaum.

It is a highly recommended read (info from the official web site):

As its title suggests, The Practice delivers brutal truths about lawyers and lawyering in Tannebaum’s slightly snarky—but always honest—signature style. Whether the reader agrees with him or not, they can’t deny his opinions are provocative and provide plenty of food for thought and maybe a laugh or two along the way.   Reading this book, you can’t deny Brian Tannebaum tells it like it is. There is never a question about where he stands on any issues relating to the legal profession. In The Practice,Tannebaum riffs on everything from asking yourself what type of lawyer you want to be, to the most effective way to network and market yourself in an industry where lawyers increasingly over-rely on social media to prove their relevance.

Get your copy today!  Good luck Brian with all you do.

Event for Sunday - 12/21/2014 - Coral Reef Park - Chanukah celebration Grand Lighting of a chocolate coin menorah at 3 p.m

Chanukah will be celebrated at Coral Reef Park, 7895 SW 152 Street, on Sunday, December 21, 2-4 p.m. This free event, centered at the Gazebo/Bandshell off 77th Avenue, is being hosted by Chabad of Palmetto Bay. Please join with Rabbi Zalman Gansburg for the Grand Lighting of a chocolate coin menorah at 3 p.m. The entire community is encouraged to attend this event, which includes activities for all ages.

Reminder - Sat, 12-20 is here. It is Palmetto Bay Boat Parade day

Twisted Sister - I'll Be Home For Christmas

A little Christmas music - Blue Christmas (Live) 1968 - Elvis Presley

Wonder of Christmas light display and events at Christ the King Lutheran Church - Fri 12/19 - Mon 12/22

The fifth annual Wonder of Christmas light display and events at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Pinecrest will be held Friday, December 19 through Monday, December 22.

Each night the gorgeous campus along Snapper Creek is aglow with lights, with special events at 7pm:

Friday-live bluegrass music and decorate a gingerbread house;

Saturday-blessing of the pets (holiday attire encouraged for pets, too!) and children’s crafts;

Sunday-dramatic presentation complete with magical, miraculous special visitors; and

Monday-an old-fashioned carol sing.

Details can be found on the website at www.ctkmiami.org or by calling 305-665-5063.  The church is located at 11295 SW 57 Avenue in Pinecrest.

Christmas Eve Candlelight worship on December 24 is at 6pm (family), 8pm and 10pm.  It “snows” after each service!

A specific blanket request from Animal Services - Pet Blanket Drive - Miami-Dade County

Animal Services - Pet Blanket Drive - Miami-Dade County

Do you have a extra blanket? Miami-Dade County Animal Services can put it to good use. 

View the page: 'Tis the season when Miami-Dade gets those occasional chilly days.Let's make sure that shelter pets are as warm and cozy as we are at home by donating new or gently used clean blankets for them to keep snug during those sudden cold spells.

Animal Services' blanket drive has donation bins set up at its shelter, the Stephen P. Clark Center lobby and many County library branches. Be a blanket-caped hero and donate a blanket today. Thank mew!

The Animal Service page advises that Donation bins will also be available at the following library locations (partial list posted below). Here are a few close to us in Pinecrest/Palmetto Bay/Cutler Bay:

- CORAL REEF BRANCH - 9211 CORAL REEF DR., 305-233-8324
- KENDALL BRANCH - 9101 SW 97 AVE., 305-279-0520
- PINECREST BRANCH - 5835 SW 111 ST., 305-668-4571
- SOUTH DADE REGIONAL - 10750 SW 211 ST.,  305-233-8140

For more information, contact www.miamidade.gov/animals or call 3-1-1. To find a branch library near you, visit www.mdpls.org and click ‘Find a Library.’

Photo of the Day - Thalatta / C100 - a drone's eye view!

A friend forwarded me two photos of the C100 / Thalatta Estate Park taken from his drone .  Outstanding photos. Photo credit: Photos courtesy of “ESwakon@Photos-by-Drone.com”

Feeding South Florida - Holiday Food Drive opportunities within Palmetto Bay

Help fill the box - this one located at village hall.

The Village of Palmetto Bay is working with the members of the Palmetto Bay Canal Association in encouraging all to join together to support the Annual Holiday Food Drive. Working in conjunction with Feeding South Florida.

Please join in as together we can make a difference and assist with hunger relief efforts in our State.

CLICK HERE to view the official guidelines, include was can or cannot be accepted. A list of the top ten items needed is also included.

Community Chanukah Celebration - Coral Reef Park - Sun, Dec. 21, 2-4

Chanukah will be celebrated at Coral Reef Park, 7895 SW 152 Street, on Sunday, December 21, 2-4 p.m. This free event, centered at the Gazebo/Bandshell off 77th Avenue, is being hosted by Chabad of Palmetto Bay. Please join with Rabbi Zalman Gansburg for the Grand Lighting of a chocolate coin menorah at 3 p.m. The entire community is encouraged to attend this event, which includes activities for all ages:

 

   Bounce house

   Kids  arts and crafts

   Music and raffles

   Traditional holiday delicacies

   Donuts

   Chanukah gelt (chocolate coins)

For information, visit Chabad of Palmetto Bay or call 786-208-9222.

And so it begins. And I will continue to work to earn your support. Thank you Judge Bertila Soto

There are just so many people to thank. I pledge to work hard for Palmetto Bay. 

It was my honor to have been sworn in by the Honorable Bertila Soto, Chief Judge Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. I am posting information on her as our outstanding judges are not often enough recognized for their service to our community. Thank you Chief Judge Soto! CLICK HERE to view some past news about Miami-Dade County's Chief Judge.

Swearing in tonight - 7 PM - A new era begins

I look forward to once again taking the helm as Mayor of Palmetto Bay - with your help. 

The swearing in ceremony will be held tonight, Monday, December 1, 2014 - 7:00 pm, at the Village Hall Chambers, 9705 E. Hibiscus Street.

Just for fun, here is a family photo from my first swearing in, November of 2002.