Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during April:For Children and Families:Movies and Stories for Kids – Watch favorite movies with family and friends. Movies being shown this month are “Brave,” “Dolphin Tale,” “Disneynature Earth,” and “WALL-E.” Events made possible by the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays, April 17 and 24.Talking is Teaching. Talk,...

For three years, Rasjhen Cotton has been the “go to” associate for Express Employment Professionals of Miami-Dade North based in Miami Lakes.No car has been no problem for Cotton. He takes the bus or rides his bike to the Express office every morning to “mark himself available” for any assignment in an office, warehouse or even as Obie the mascot for the Orange Bowl in his time at Express. He has taken assignments with 24 different...

On April 9, Carrabba’s Italian Grill in northwest Miami-Dade, generously opened its doors to young aspiring chefs attending the Italian Language and Culture program at Lawton Chiles Middle School. The event was led by managers Carlos Roseney and Ito Lopez who gave the students a fully hands on cooking class allowing them to prepare and cook the meals in teams. Students had a blast learning cooking skills and creating some Italian classics...

Miami Dancity Studios Company Dancers (pictured above) performed a variety of dance styles for a large crowd on March 9 at the Our Lady of the Lakes Spring Festival. The crowd cheered and applauded for the girls as they loved the performances.

Summer learning loss is a phenomenon parents and educators have long acknowledged as a significant setback to academic achievement. Johns Hopkins University researchers indicate math proficiency is particularly susceptible to the summer learning slide.Students lose two to two and a half months of the math computational skills they learned during the regular school year.Experts widely agree that summer math studies provide a solution....