On November 20, the Penn Libraries at the University of Pennsylvania, will celebrate the official naming of the “Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts,” the final capstone in its $17 million capital campaign to renovate the 5th and 6th floors of the Van Pelt – Dietrich Library Center. The new 27,000 square-foot space is named for Jay I. Kislak and his family and is funded through ...

  The County’s new fiscal year began on October 1, but getting there wasn’t easy. On one hand, taxpayers were calling on their elected leaders to provide economic relief by keeping the property tax rates flat. On the other hand, doing so would mean placing services provided by police, fire rescue, the library system and the animal shelter in financial difficulty. Tough choices had to be made and in the end, while not every...

  Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, October 5, at its new outpatient center in Miami Lakes. Then Mayor Ceasar Mestre presented Dr. Narendra Kini, president and CEO of Miami Children’s Hospital, with a proclamation dedicating October 5 as Miami Children’s Hospital Day in Miami Lakes. “This beautiful facility adds to the economic growth of our community, and offers our...

  Re/Max Unique Realty of Miami Lakes broker-owner Eddie Rodriguez announced the addition of Jose Armada Jr. to the local staff. Armada is a longtime resident of Miami Lakes and specializes in short sales, investment properties, luxury homes, vacation homes and rentals in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Re/Max Unique Realty is located at 6167 Miami Lakes Drive East in the Lake Katharine Shopping Center. For more information, call...

  “Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline,” headquartered at the Main Street Broadcast Center in Miami Lakes, broadcast from the annual International Consumer Electronics Trade Show in Berlin, Germany last month. The shows aired on September 21-22 and marked Graveline’s 10th broadcast from that venue. Pictured with Graveline (seated) are (from left) Carlos, Natalia and baby Sophia Quinto of Wake Forest, North Carolina,...