Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay campus recently hosted a multi-agency emergency event highlighted by rescue efforts by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, where officials participated in an exercise, combining land, sea,  and aviation activities and training. The event was an opportunity for public safety agencies to train and experiment with new technologies that can help save lives after a storm or watercraft...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s (Pace) senior David Barbier has returned home after a 12-day trip to West Africa’s Republic of Ghana with the Nyah Project Fellowship. The Nyah Project organization, whose core belief is that “Travel Awakens Leaders,” offered Barbier and 11 other diverse high school students from the South Florida area the opportunity to travel to Ghana in an effort to cultivate stronger...

  Five rising seniors from Pace High School (Pace) were selected to participate in St. Thomas University’s STU IMPACT summer immersion program. Lauren Aponte, Nathan Bonet, Juselie Derice, Arianna Martinez and Fabia St. Juste represented Pace among a group of 40 other high school students from the State of Florida for the eight-day experience. During the week, the students resided on STU’s campus and explored college life...

  It’s almost time for kids to go back to school! This is such an exciting time of year for lots of kids and their parents as they gear up with new clothes, the latest sneakers and brand new school supplies. But lots of families dread this time of year, because not every family has the means to provide their children with important, and sometimes basic, school supplies.  Elevate Church wants to help lessen the burden on those...

  Amazon Smile is a charity that allows Amazon shoppers to donate 5 percent of the listed price from select items to charities of the buyer’s choosing without any additional cost. Charities can range from larger nonprofits to local schools or places of worship. With over one million organizations to choose from, all customers have to do is sign into their Amazon account, visit www.smile.amazon.com and select the organization of...