Jun 30, 2011 | COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Julia Tuttle came down to Florida from Cleveland, Ohio. After her husband passed, she ran the iron foundry which he owned. In 1891, her father passed and left her his land in Florida. She sold the iron foundry business in Ohio and moved to Biscayne Bay, purchasing the...
Jun 23, 2011 | COMMUNITY INFORMATION, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
John Stiles Collins was a farmer from New Jersey who moved to South Florida to grow vegetables . He attempted to grow coconuts and vegetables on the swampy stretch of land between Miami and the ocean – a barrier island which became Miami Beach. John Collins also...
Apr 11, 2011 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Where would YOU like to wake up? Brickell, abutting Downtown Miami, is Miami’s up and coming neighborhood with new construction springing up seemingly overnight. Businesses, banks, offices, shops, restaurants and condos, waterfront walkways, the quaint...
Sep 1, 2010 | COMMUNITY INFORMATION, MIAMI'S TOP NEIGHBORHOODS
Back to School doesn’t mean you can’t get out and enjoy the parks that Palmetto Bay has to offer! While the rest of the country is transitioning into the fall season, we can still enjoy the summer weather. The parks in Palmetto Bay have much to...
Aug 12, 2010 | JUST FOR FUN, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, MIAMI RESTAURANTS, SPORTS
WHAT TO DO IN MIAMI ON THE WEEKEND? A GREAT BIKE RIDE FROM CORAL GABLES TAKES YOU DOWN SOUTH AS FAR AS BLACK POINT MARINA… NEAR BISCAYNE BAY. LOCALS GET THERE BY BOAT – MOORING VESSELS UP TO 55 FEET AT THE MARINA. BIKING THERE IS ANOTHER OPTION,...
