Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) will observe Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on Friday, April 10, instead of the national observance on April 23 to minimize disruptions to testing (FCAT 2.0, FSA, FAIFS, and FSA EOC). Designed to be more than a career day, the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day program goes beyond the average “shadow” an adult experience. Exposing girls and boys to what a parent or...

  Miami Lakes will host a Contractor Certification Class, presented by Ygrene Energy Fund, from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, March 26, at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. The free class is open to both commercial and residential contractors. Miami Lakes Town Council voted to join the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program during its December meeting. The PACE program provides upfront financing for energy conservation and efficiency...

  Miami Lakes Veteran’s Committee will host a Veterans Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, at the Roberto Alonso Community Center at Royal Oaks Park, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. The Job Fair is open to veterans and businesses in Miami-Dade County. Veterans interested in attending are required to bring copies of the following documents: • A valid Driver’s License; • DD-214 that shows type of discharge...

  A client for Healing Waters Massage Therapy suffered from an almost 90 degree angled back and told owners, Marlene Menendez and Marisol Cribeiro, that her one wish was to be able to dance at her son’s wedding. After massage therapy sessions done before and following a major surgery, that wish came true.  “That was one of those moments that you see the work you’re doing come full circle,” said...

  Plated is a company that is “changing the way America eats and reconnecting people to their food, one plate at a time.” Plated made its first food delivery in October 2012 in New York City and hasn’t slowed since.  Over the last two years Plated has moved from a small operation in the Big Apple to locations nationwide which now includes Miami Lakes at 13964 N.W. 60 Avenue.  Food is a passion for the...