Since 1892, the Sierra Club has been working to protect communities, wild places and the planet itself. It is the oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. And its Miami Club members enjoy a good beer or two. Join club members and visitors on the third Thursday of each [...]

    Miami resident Dean Warhaft, 36, is the star of Endurance Traveler, a new Fox Sports Net series that premiered yesterday. “I call it a lifestyle series,” Warhaft said to the Sun Sentinel’s Craig Davis. “I wanted to create a television series based on my hobby, and show all the different facets of what [...]

    Channel 7 morning news anchor trains for half marathons as a means to keep in shape, stay healthy and deal with stress. “Running is my therapy,” she says. Click here to read a Q&A with Cruz that SFA editor David Raterman wrote for the Sun Sentinel.

  One year after the first Indo-Pacific lionfish was discovered and removed from Biscayne National Park, almost 50 additional ones have been removed. Lionfish are invasive, exotic animals with few natural predators in the waters off Miami. The animal feeds voraciously on native fish, especially members of the snapper and grouper families. Local predators do include human [...]

  On March 13 the Southern Florida chapter of The Explorers Club will hold its next monthly meeting in Fort Lauderdale. Chapter members Casey McKinlay and Jarrod Jablonski will give a presentation titled “Exploring the Flooded Cave Systems of San Men Hai, Guangxi Province, China.” At the invitation of the Chinese Government, the multinational Global [...]

  Part scavenger hunt, part wandering party, part workout, The Great Urban Race took place in South Beach on Jan. 30. A total of 220 participants, in teams of two people, navigated around the island by completing challenges. According to Lauren Shield, who helped organize the event, challenges included waxing a surfboard atF1RST Surf Shop, [...]

  Since 1892, the Sierra Club has been working to protect communities, wild places and the planet itself. It is the oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. And its Miami Club members enjoy a good beer or two. Join them on the third Thursday of each month at Titanic [...]

  Miami artist Xavier Cortada is mounting a major installation at Biscayne National Park this winter and spring, part of the park’s celebration of the United Nations’ “International Year of Biodiversity.” According to a statement from the park, “Endangered World: Biscayne National Park will feature 360 brightly colored flags lining the roads and trails at [...]

  Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff recently led the unveiling of new workout equipment at Kennedy Park in Coconut Grove. According to the Miami Herald, “The outdoor gym, which was installed in late November, overlooks Biscayne Bay.” Sarnoff told the Herald, “‘This is really what government should be doing, giving people the opportunity to keep movement [...]

  The Sierra Club of Miami is hosting a 3.4-mile hike off the Tamiami Trail on Feb. 13. Members and newcomers can participate. Hikers will meet at the Oasis Ranger Station, off Tamiami Trail in the middle of the Everglades, then embark on the Robert’s Strand portion of the Florida Trail. According to a club [...]