One of The Graham Companies’ longtime employees has won a coveted prize: an Inn Key Award from the Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association.      Ricardo “Ricky” Martinez, tennis supervisor at the Miami Lakes Athletic Club, received the Recreation/Spa Employee of the Year Award from the hospitality organization.      The prize recognizes outstanding and...

     Boys from Miami Lakes and the Country Club community who are shown at left play for the Inter Miami CF Academy’s teams, and train at the MLS team’s headquarters in Fort Lauderdale.       The academy selects the players and coaches them at no charge. The kids travel to games around the state, have competed in Argentina and the Dominican Republic and this year will play in Austin,...

     A 12-year-old goalkeeper from Hialeah had a viral moment at a prestigious youth soccer tournament at the Wide World of Sports complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. in October when he made not one, not two, but three saves on the same play against Inter Miami and all within a matter of about three seconds.      Andres Paniagua was called upon to make a point-blank save after an opponent tried a one-time pass...

    The Miami Foundation is about to launch its 14th Give Miami Day on Nov. 20. The donation window opens on Nov. 15.       The organization coordinates donations to more than 1,000 local non-profits in a single 24-hour event. It hopes to surpass last year’s record $39.5 million contributions.      Gifts start at $25. The Miami Foundation has wealthy donors who will match gifts,...

     Florida State University’s head football coach Mike Norvell stopped in at Barbara Goleman Senior High School recently to visit with future player Darryl “Tre” Bell III.       Bell, 18, a junior from Miami, has a verbal commitment to play for the Seminoles and will officially sign with the university in December.       Bell, a safety, is known for his ability to...