At Friday’s 3rd Annual Family Fun Fest, the Thelma Gibson Health Initiative (TGHI) celebrated the end of its one-year Youth Prevention Intervention Program, which teaches them the importance of non-violence and safety, as well as personal empowerment.

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In November by Cynthia Rylant and illustrator Jill Kastner (Pre School-Grade 2) is a poetic description of November, the month when “the earth is growing quiet.” In November, the air turns crisp and cold and the earth and its entire creatures prepare for winter. Animals search for food and huddle together for warmth. And people…

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As Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church’s hardwood doors opened, light poured inside to reveal more than 100 people filling row after row of pews. They faced the altar, singing along with the church’s choir until, halfway through the Song of Praise, a young boy began to sing a solo after receiving encouragement from the congregation. The…

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What color is a Coconut Grove Elementary student’s thumb? If you guessed “green” you are right. The Coconut Grove Elementary students planted their first-ever organic vegetable garden this week made possible by a grant from Slow Food Miami, an eco-gastronomic organization that combats fast-food lifestyles. New principal, Dr. Sharon Lopez and PTA parents rolled up their sleeves to rake, shovel…

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WHAM! BAM! POW! KABOOM! These vivid, eye-popping words delight comic book lovers, many of them children. On Friday mornings, three adult volunteers passionate about this art form sit outside Starbucks at Sunset Place and screen piles of donated comic books to make sure they are suitable for giving to kids to encourage reading. “We started…

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