Pace High School (PACE) senior and Miami Lakes resident Vanessa Perez-Robles has been named one of the first 100 recipients of Amazon’s Future Engineer Scholarship Program. Perez-Robles, who will be attending Dartmouth College in the fall, will receive a $10,000 scholarship renewable for up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned. In addition to the scholarship, Amazon has also offered her a paid software engineering internship...

The highly anticipated Mayor’s Cafe located at 15478 N.W. 77 Court in the Royal Oaks Shopping Center has announced its grand opening for April 1. The Cafe began with a soft opening for family and word quickly got out. With so many people hearing about it they decided to extend their soft opening from Monday - Friday for the time being. Starting April 1, the Cafe will be opening seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Mayor’s Cafe is a...

The South Florida Council Boy Scouts of America will hold its annual William “B” Graham Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, April 22, at Shula’s Golf Club, 7601 Miami Lakes Drive. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.Sponsored by The Graham Companies, the tournament is one of the longest standing fundraisers for the Boy Scouts and has been going for 45 years.Participants in the tournament will have a chance to...

JetStream Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Miami Lakes, announced the promotion of Vanessa Miranda to assistant vice president of Human Resources and Community Outreach.Miranda had been serving as Human Resources manager and began her career with JetStream in 2013 as the CDFI manager assisting with grants, community outreach and business lending.Under her direction, JetStream has won several CDFI grants totaling over $3 million to...

Shula’s Athletic Club, located at 15150 Bull Run Road, recently renovated some areas of the club. It’s been over 20 years since they’ve had such a large renovation. Members and newcomers can now walk into a revamped cardio section featuring new flooring, painting, wallpaper and brand new 80 inch televisions. A complete new visual audio system is also in place.The second floor of the gym has also been re-painted and there is new strength...