Christmas 2010 In Miami
South Florida is a great place to enjoy the holidays and you can get into the Christmas spirit with music concerts and fun for the entire family. MUSIC Handel’s Messiah December 18, 2010 Adrienne Arsht...
View ArticleWayward Tiger Back At Jungle Island
WATSON ISLAND (CBS4) – Three months after Mahesh the tiger escaped from his enclosure at Jungle Island, and sent visitors scrambling for safety, the big cat will soon be back on display. The escape...
View ArticleWayward Tiger Back On Display
WATSON ISLAND (CBS4) – Three months after Mahesh the tiger escaped from his enclosure at Jungle Island, and sent visitors scrambling for safety, the big cat will be back on display Wednesday in a...
View ArticleJungle Island Faces Uncertain Financial Future
WATSON ISLAND (CBS4) -It is a jungle out there, especially in the business world. A day after reintroducing its prize attraction, Jungle Island is facing questions about whether it can carve a...
View ArticleSoBe Wine & Food Festival Makes People Dance
MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) — There’s an epicurean extravaganza taking place on Miami Beach that has people dancing in the streets. The 10th annual South Beach Wine and Food Festival kicked off Thursday night...
View Article“Kids Eat Miami” Focuses On Childhood Obesity, Nutrition
MIAMI (CBS4) — A unique event which supports efforts to prevent childhood obesity and promote good nutrition is set to take place this weekend. Kids Eat Miami is Saturday, April 9th from 10 a.m. to 5...
View ArticleFirefighters Heat Things Up At Jungle Island
MIAMI (CBS4)-Wednesday may have been Administrative Professionals Day, a day where the boss recognize and appreciate all the hard work performed by their assistants, but at Jungle Island it was the...
View ArticleDerby, Time With Mom Dominate Weekend Plans
MIAMI (CBS4)- It’s a busy weekend in South Florida. From horses and hats to showing mom some love, there’s plenty to get ready for this weekend. The 137th annual Kentucky Derby is this Saturday and...
View ArticleJungle Island Goes Wild With New Leopard Exhibit
MIAMI (CBS4) — Jungle Island is getting wild, really wild, with the grand opening of its brand new leopard exhibit. The habitat showcases two new residents to the Jungle, a spotted leopard and a...
View ArticleJungle Island Celebrates 75 Years
WATSON ISLAND (CBSMiami) – One of Miami’s longest running attractions is celebrating its 75th birthday. Jungle Island, home to some of the world’s rarest animals, is commemorating the momentous...
View ArticleSouth Florida Students Hope To S-P-E-L-L Success
DAVIE (CBSMiami) – Students from across Broward County put their spelling skills to the test Wednesday for the Miami Herald’s 72nd annual spelling bee competition. More than 125 spellers from Broward...
View ArticleDoral Academy Student Crowned Spelling Bee Champ
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Students from across Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties put their spelling skills to the test Tuesday at the Miami Herald’s 72nd annual spelling bee competition. In the end, it all came...
View ArticleOrangutans At Jungle Island Use iPads To Communicate
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Adults love them, kids love them and apparently, orangutans love them too. iPads have a huge variety of uses but 8-year-old twin orangutans at Jungle Island in Miami are using...
View ArticleMiami Commission To Discuss Jungle Island’s New Proposition
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Jungle Island has found a private investor who is willing to help the financially strapped park come up with the money it needs for a federal loan payment due this fall. But there’s...
View ArticleMiami Commission Delays Vote On Fate Of Jungle Island
MIAMI (CBS4) — Since Jungle Island opened its new doors on Watson Island nine years ago thousands have posed with parrots, alligators and other wonderfully wild creatures. The renewed attraction is a...
View ArticleJungle Island Rejects City’s Rescue Plans
MIAMI (CBSMiami) Not surprisingly, Jungle Island said Wednesday that it could not reach agreement with the city of Miami on expanding the attraction’s role and space on Watson Island, calling into...
View ArticleJungle Island Puts Expansion Plans On Hold
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – After telling the city for months that a major expansion was what they needed to get back in the black, Jungle Island has done an about-face. “Jungle Island has made the decision to...
View ArticleJungle Island Takes Out Ad To “Set Record Straight”
MIAMI (CBS4) – In an effort to ‘set the record straight’, Jungle Island took out a full page ad in the Miami Herald to answer questions about their fiscal feasibility. In the ad, park owner Bern...
View ArticleJungle Island Orangutan Diagnosed With Cancer
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – One of Jungle Island’s most popular primates, Peanut the orangutan, has been diagnosed with cancer. Peanut, an eight-year-old female, has non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Even though the news...
View ArticleRare White Lion Makes Debut In Jungle Island’s New “Lion’s Den”
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Jungle Island placed a new “king” and his royal court on display Thursday. The wildlife park on Watson Island opened its latest exhibit, “Lion’s Den”, which features a white lion,...
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