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MODS interactive exhibit explores the superhero universe If you’ve been to the movies anytime lately, you know that superheroes are dominating the big screen. Leave it to the Museum of Discovery and Science to help us understand why, while at the same time helping kids to discover the hero within (read more)

Want a chance to win an iPad Mini or a family four-pack of tickets to a Broadway show at the Adrienne Arsht Center? All you may have to do is read a book. It’s all part of the Miami-Dade Public Library’s 2019 Summer Reading Challenge, “A Universe of Stories,” which (read more)

School may be out for now, but Broward libraries are helping college-bound students get a jump on the future. Branches throughout the county are offering summer workshops to help navigate the college admission process. Essay Writing, Resume Writing & Letters of Recommendation How to effectively write an essay for college (read more)

July 5 is one of the busiest days of the year at animal shelters. That’s because pets often panic from the noise from fireworks, bolt and get lost. Dogs, especially, can become upset enough to crash through windows, jump over fences, or break chains to escape.  Here are some tips (read more)

July 5 is one of the busiest days of the year at animal shelters. That’s because pets often panic from the noise from fireworks, bolt and get lost. Dogs, especially, can become upset enough to crash through windows, jump over fences, or break chains to escape.  Here are some tips (read more)

FAVORITE STORE FOR KIDS’ DECOR IKEA IKEA’s got you covered for just about any furniture and furnishings for kids, from the day you bring them home until they’re almost all grown up. Perhaps it’s not surprising that the Scandinavian chain is a go-to retailer for kids furniture — it was founded by a (read more)

FAVORITE VETERINARIAN/HOSPITAL Miami Animal Hospital It’d be quite a trick for your pet to come up with a veterinary need that couldn’t be met by this state-of-the-art facility — from internal medicine to microchipping, dental care to digital radiology, laser surgery to spaying, and, of course, bathing and grooming. Plus, there’s (read more)

FAVORITE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM Holtz Children’s Hospital The Chaplin Family Pediatric Emergency Room is not only equipped with the staff and services of one of the nation’s top-ranked children’s hospitals — it’s also equipped with its own helicopters. Its Aeromedical Transport Service, with state-of-the-art critical-care units and equipment, provides air ambulance transport (read more)

FAVORITE BEACH Crandon Park Beach  For locals and tourists alike, this two-mile-long strip of sand is one of Miami’s most popular and breathtaking beaches. Located among Crandon Park’s 800 acres on the northern tip of Key Biscayne, the sand is soft, the water is calm and the parking is plentiful, with (read more)

FAVORITE RESTAURANT WHERE KIDS EAT FREE   IHOP The place for breakfast anytime is also the place kids eat free — sometimes. Kids 12 and under get dinner on the house with the purchase of one adult entree every night of the week, from 4-10 p.m. The only catch is that the limited (read more)