April 5 Neighborhood Bike Ride for Autism Awareness Month Hosted by the Neighborhood Improvement Committee, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Depart from the Miami Lakes Farmer’s Market, Main Street at New Barn Road. Wear symbolic blue or decorate your bike with autism awareness ribbons and symbols. Free parking. Free. April 5 Arts for Autism Resource Fair Presented by the Special Needs Advisory Board and the Arts for Autism Foundation. Enjoy...

    Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida Troop 902 member Victoria Loyal learned about marketing and sales from executives during a recent business networking social held at a restaurant on Main Street.       Victoria, 14, set up a display with her irresistible product – Girl Scout cookies – to entice guests on the sidewalk outside of Amazonia Nikkei on Feb. 26.       The Town of...

 The Education Advisory Board is calling for nominations for its annual Awards of Excellence, which recognize students who demonstrate exceptional dedication, leadership and service and make a positive impact on their school environment and beyond.       Students may be nominated in 10 categories. An educator may be nominated for Teacher of the Year.      Winners will be announced at a ceremony to...

Pedro Estopiñán  Business Development Specialist, Fision by Hotwire Communications  Homestead       “I can’t go out to a restaurant and find one that does not cook everything in seed oils,” Pedro Estopiñán said. “That’s the only thing I wish that was different at restaurants.”  Xiomara Castillo  Realtor Associate, The Keyes...

    If the U.S. State Dept. issued passports to dogs, Blanche, the apricot Toy Poodle, would have one.      An energetic 9-year-old girl named for a sassy character on the “Golden Girls” TV show, she was born in northern Japan.      Blanche has lived in three countries and traveled extensively with owner Dr. Patricia Hammer, a physician and retired major in the U.S. Air...