Walmart Supercenter, located at 5851 NW 177 Street, and the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Northwest District teamed up once again for their annual Back to School Supply Giveway on Saturday, August 22. Hundreds of kids and their parents were on hand to receive notebooks, pencils, pens, back packs and other school-related tools as they prepared for the first day of school following a long summer vacation. Store manager Pat Riley...

    Shula’s Golf Course is hosting a “Thursday Night Shootout” beginning Thursday, September 3, and will run every Thursday at 5 p.m. until November 5. The shootout will take place at Shula’s Senator Course at the golf club, located at 7601 Miami Lakes Drive, and is open to anyone with an established handicap or GHIN number.The event is $15 per person and covers carts, green fees. Those interested in the...

  Larry K. Williams, president and CEO of the Beacon Council, is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s general membership luncheon meeting, which is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9 at Don Shula’s Hotel. Williams is a recognized leader in economic development, bringing more than 20 years of experience in global branding, international trade and finance, public and industrial policy, and...

  South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union (SFEFCU) hosted 15 high school seniors from several Miami Dade County Public Schools as part of its Summer Internship Program. Students from Career and Technical Education Programs were selected to work in the Credit Union’s headquarters and branches. The Summer Internship Program provides interns a real-life working experience. Students work for five weeks in Accounting, Branch and...

  According to Adopt-A-Classroom.org, 75 percent of all classroom supplies are purchased out of pocket by teachers. South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union (SFEFCU), the largest Credit Union headquartered in Miami-Dade County and serves educators, students and the families of Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Miami Dade College, is hoping to lessen the load of 4 lucky South Florida teachers through a back-to-school social...