Over 50 parents and community members gathered to share information with students at the 17th Annual Bob Graham Educational Center (BGEC) Career Day. Coordinated by counselors Joel Castellanos and Sara Najara, this year’s Career Day was the most successful to date. The day opened with welcoming remarks by principal Yecenia Martinez. A breakfast buffet was prepared by cafeteria staff led by cafeteria manager Mayra Franco. Following the...

The Main Street Players will open Superior Donuts to enthusiastic audiences on January 3 at the Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street.From Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Letts, ihe show was originally scheduled to run September 28 through October 21, but had to be rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances.Arthur Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franco Wicks, a black...

Hilarious comedian and Miami Lakes resident Rich Purpura will bring magic and non-stop laughs back to the Main Street Playhouse on December 29 and 31, following his successful show from November 17.Purpura has been leaving crowds howling with laughter for years, as evidenced by his many friends who were in the audience to lend their support, some of which came from out of town. Quite a few audience members had never seen him before, and good...

Shula’s Athletic Club raises money for The Women’s Breast and Heart Initiative (CAPTION) *Shula’s Athletic Club held a charity event in October called Exercise for a Cure. During the event the Club sold t-shirts, donated money with bracelets, bandanas and more. The Club also held a Zumba party to help raise money for a local non-profit group called The Women’s Breast and Health Initiative. The event raised $3,100. The head of the foundation,...

St. Thomas University president David A. Armstrong announced construction will begin in January on the Gus Machado Business School Complex.“By the Fall of 2020, we’ll be prepared to offer our new and returning business students enhanced degree programs in technologically-equipped facilities with modern 21st century functionality,” Armstrong said.Included in the complex will be the Gus Machado School of Business Academic Building, the Business...