Miami-Dade District One residents recently enjoyed some great Latin food and entertainment at County Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan’s ninth annual Hispanic Heritage Festival at Country Village Park. The diverse crowd feasted on Spanish dishes such as Lechon Asado and Arroz Imperial while enjoying a live band and children’s activities including rock climbing, a bounce house, face painting, pony rides and a petting zoo. The...

  Shula’s Athletic Club, located at 15150 Bull Run Road, Miami Lakes, held fundraising events in October in support of breast cancer awareness and raffled tickets to win coveted items such as Miami Dolphins signed memorabilia. Participants Yodalys Lopez (above left), and Santiago Mesa (above, right) were chosen as the lucky two to win a Dolphins football autographed by defensive end Olivier Vernon and cleats autographed by tackle...

  Miami Lakes United Soccer Club participated in its first Thanksgiving food drive in support of ending hunger with Feeding South Florida.  Teams contributed non-perishable donations with a Thanksgiving theme in mind through November 15 at Royal Oaks Park. Items collected included canned green beans, corn, sweet potatoes, carrots, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie filling, and boxed mashed potatoes, all of which, with the partnership of...

 

The Bob Graham Education Center PTSA donated a golf cart to the school to help improve campus efficiency and safety. The golf cart will help staff get across campus quickly to deal with the many daily needs of the school. The golf cart will also aid assistant principal Jesus Mesa (pictured), in the important role of overseeing drop off and dismissal at school.

New Horizon’s Young at Heart is a gathering of the elderly at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 6000 Miami Lakeway North, on the third Tuesday each month. The purpose of the group is to share in fellowship with each other. The gatherings consist of a luncheon and an activity, event or entertainment. Pastor Jose Alvarez commissioned the Bible Study ministry to support and sponsor the Young at Heart. The two groups  work very...