The Town of Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame inducted its latest class on Dec. 4 in an outdoor ceremony in Optimist Park.      The five new members include former professionals in the National Football League and Major League Baseball; a college volleyball star and coach and two people who have dedicated years to coaching youth sports.      Howard Schnellenberger, a college and NFL coach who...

     The Kwanzaa holiday is about history, values, family, community and culture, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.      During the week it will be celebrated, from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, the seven principles of Kwanzaa will be considered through readings, food, music and gatherings.       Those principles are unity, self-determination, work and...

Father Joseph Lucas, Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral        The world we inhabit may at times seem a very dark place.  We are bombarded by messages vying for our attention — messages that induce feelings of fear, anger, and helplessness, all leading to anxiety.        We have become acutely aware of the suffering that surrounds us. And we too suffer:  If not physically,...

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Christmas came early for students at Nathan B. Young Elementary School in Opa-Locka. On Dec. 10, students from Barbara Goleman Senior High School's chapter of the Florida Honor Law Society and their teacher and coach, Ana M. Soto-Gonzalez led a toy drive for two kindergarten classes at the elementary school. Sponsors who donated bicycles and toys included Vicky Bakery in Miami Lakes, Judy L. Farcus Serra, chief financial officer...