Beneath a lush canopy of exotic palm trees, standing guard before Harvey Oxenberg's designer home in Coconut Grove, are the whimsical sculptures of Joseph Wheelwright. Carved from stones and boulders, these sculptures usually spark a double take. So subtle is the artistry that a casual glance might make it seem the faces created on the stones are merely a figment, a momentary apparition.
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t isn't often that a kitchen showroom is the result of a love story, but this is definitely the case with Akzent Miami. When Cristina Raidt Mendoza was 18, a German boy visited Costa Rica, her native country. There was an immediate spark and after writing letters to each other for two years, Cristina moved to Germany to attend architecture school, marrying that pen pal, Peter, who was a boy no longer.
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Butterfly and Bird Walk: Led by Sandy Koi, covers a 10-acre oak hammock. Explore migratory warbler activity...
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Today is World Rabies Day. On this day veterinarians and public health officials exhort the public to remai...
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Marsha Mason, who has tried to sell her New Mexico herb farm for more than a year, has cut the price to und...
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First, one of Hollywood's most enigmatic stars gave a voice to unrepresented screenwriters and short-film d...
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