Anniversaries are a time to remember, reflect, and above all, rejoice! Palmetto Bay residents did all three as we celebrated our 20^th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 10. Hundreds of friends and neighbors gathered at Village Hall to mingle, swap stories, and commemorate our special day along with Mayor Karyn Cunningham, Vice Mayor Leanne Tellam, and Councilmembers Patrick Fiore, Steve Cody, and Marsha Matson. Our Village Hall was decorated with historical photos and press clippings charting Palmetto Bay’s vibrant past both before and after incorporation.

In addition to the food, drinks, and entertainment, guests were treated to a short film about the history of Palmetto Bay (watch it here) narrated by several of the founders who worked so diligently during our struggle for self-government. Mayor Cunningham spoke about some of the Village’s crowning achievements over the past 20 years and also issued a special proclamation and presented the Key to the City to the owners of Golden Rule Seafood for being a family-run business that cares about the community and brings friends and families together for fun, great food, and the friendliest service on land.

The final treat of the night was a lively Hora Loca performance with costumed dancers, drummers, and stilt-walkers. Guests of all ages were out of their seats and dancing to the music, even forming a conga line that wrapped around the courtyard.

As the celebration finally came to a end, residents showed their appreciation not only for the evening of fun, but also for two decades of living, learning, working, and playing in one of the safest, friendliest communities in South Florida.

Election Day is coming up fast, and we encourage everyone to vote and make your voice heard!

The Official General Election Ballot for Miami-Dade County (with Palmetto Bay’s candidates listed on pages 10 & 11) can be found here. Also remember these important dates:

Our Parks committee is creating a Softball Hall of Fame wall to be installed within the softball complex at Palmetto Bay Park, and we need your help to fill it with fabulous players! To be eligible for nomination, a candidate must meet these requirements:

Click here for a full list of nomination procedures and to download the application form!

The deadline is nearly here to nominate your favorite principal for the 2022 Greg Zawyer Principal of the Year Award! Principals from all public and private schools in the Village of Palmetto Bay are eligible, and the winner will receive a plaque and be recognized publicly during the Principal's Welcome Breakfast in October.

Click here for additional information and to submit your nomination before the Sept. 20 deadline.

Some people spend decades deciding how they want to make a living, but for artist Anthony Shagan, the decision came at age five. “Every kid loves to draw, but I was always drawing,” Anthony says. “I carried a sketchbook around with me and I drew everything I saw.” Then, when Anthony turned 12, he discovered a new medium for his passion when he completed his first oil painting. He enjoyed it so much that he asked for more brushes, paints, and other supplies for his birthday and Christmas so he could pursue his new hobby on a grand scale.

“It hit me then that what I was doing is what I’m meant to do for the rest of my life,” Anthony explains. “And at only 12 years old, Leonardo da Vinci was my hero.

That sounds weird, but it’s true. I read about him, watched documentaries about him, and spent hours and hours trying to copy his work.”

Born and raised in New York, Anthony now lives in Miami where he teaches art classes and paints mainly portraits. He’s also done landscapes and figurative work, but portraits are his favorite. “It’s the pinnacle of what we can do as an artist,” he says. “Any range of emotion can be portrayed in a portrait.”

Anthony has painted a variety of subjects, always striving to display more about the person than just their physical traits. “It’s the humanity of it,” he says. “Something about the painting talks to you in a primal way. It’s just a bunch of colored pigment on a canvas, but the person’s identity still comes through in some strange manner.”

Need to apply for a passport? Register your alarm system? Schedule an inspection? Rent a tennis court? Meet with the Mayor? You can do all this and more with the Village of Palmetto Bay’s quick and easy online appointment system.

To begin your request or view all the options offered by our various departments, click here.

We all have a personal responsibility to maintain our lawns, but we also have a responsibility to practice safety measures for the good of the environment.

Palmetto Bay's resolution on fertilizer use states that applying fertilizer is generally prohibited between May 15 and Sept. 30, and it also prohibits the use of fertilizer containing phosphorus unless a soil test shows a deficiency. Use of fertilizer containing nitrogen is limited as well.

For full details, read the resolution here.

Palmer Trinity School will host an information session on Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. for anyone interested in earning a college degree in England. Representatives from four universities with different sizes, settings, and learning experiences will be on hand to give information and answer questions from students and parents. For full details, click here.

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