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On Monday, Dec. 13, the Miami chapter of the Sierra Club is hosting its annual holiday dinner party. The event takes place at 7 p.m. at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club. “As a special treat, during our holiday party, make one less trip to the mall and check out several tables with handcrafted jewelry, water [...]
Wilhelmina Models is hosting its second annual “hot body model search” with a stop in Miami on Nov. 7. The search is to find, according to a statement, “to find one woman and one man who epitomize beauty, health and fitness.” Below is a press release the organizers sent to South Florida Adventures. — Along [...]
South Florida artist and scientist Guy Harvey has joined the Angels of the Seas Conservation Initiative to stimulate the growth of marine conservation projects. Harvey will provide art prints for awards and be present for photo opportunities with the winners. A partner with the non-profit Save Our Seas Foundation, AOS provides incentives for grass-roots [...]
The Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup will take place on Saturday, Sept. 25. Each year, the worldwide event collects at more than 6,000 sites and includes half a million volunteers. During the 2009 cleanup, 498,818 volunteers picked up 7.4 million pounds of marine debris in 108 countries 45 U.S. states. Information and logistics for sites can [...]
Below is a letter from Sam Van Leer, executive director of Urban Paradise Guild, Miami. It also recently appeared in the Miami Herald. The letter addresses growing frustration surrounding development of Virginia Key, the island between Miami and Key Biscayne. An important part of the development is a trail system for mountain bikers. —- [...]
South Florida Adventures’ editor David Raterman is writing a series of celebrity fitness profiles for the Sun Sentinel. He recently interviewed Brenda Lowe, a stand-up paddleboard instructor in Miami and ex-Dolphins cheerleader who is on the new season of Survivor: Nicaragua. Read how she worked out to prepare her body for the Central American jungle, [...]
Miami resident Mireya Mayor is hosting Wild Nights, a Monday evening show on National Geographic’s new cable television network Nat Geo Wild. Wild Nights explores the animal kingdom thriving in “concrete jungles.” Mayor, a National Geographic Explorer with a Ph.D. in anthropology, has spent years traveling to exotic locations in search of rare species. She [...]
The city of Miami drafted a master plan for Virginia Key, an ecologically rich island on which Miami Seaquarium stands, and the quickest item to implement was a system of mountain-bike trails. After all, no major buildings needed to be constructed and the cycling group that maintains Markham Park’s well-loved trails volunteered to [...]
Mosaic Outdoor Club of South Florida, a Jewish club named after Moses, “the original outdoor Jew,” has announced upcoming events for members and nonmembers. Gentiles are welcome to participate. On Sept. 19 club members will have a kayaking adventure off Key Biscayne, an island paradise connected by bridge to hectic Miami. A naturalist [...]
Miami-based Title Sports Drink, which bills itself as the first “all-natural” isotonic sports drink, is making some noise by announcing endorsements by several NFL and NBA all-stars. According to a statement, “The ongoing launch campaign for Title Sports Drink is considered to be the first of its kind with a distinguished stable of world-class [...]
