It is a violation of Miami-Dade County Ordinance Sec. 30-292, (1)(a)2 for a vehicle to stop or park on a sidewalk. The code reads, in part: “Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall: (a) Stop, stand, or park a vehicle: 1. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of...

  Seventy-one-year-old George Pringle still loves to play sports and he is not planning on slowing down anytime soon. He played football in Connecticut at a time when players wore leather helmets without a face mask. Pringle also was a star on the diamond, tennis and basketball courts, and was elected to the Miami-Dade Softball Hall of Fame. The sports made him famous and now he wants to make an unheralded sport widely known in South...

  The 40th annual William “B” Graham Memorial Golf Tournament for the benefit of the Boy Scouts of America has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 23, at Shula’s Golf Club, 7601 Miami Lakes Drive. The event is sponsored by The Graham Companies and Publix Super Markets Charities. Check-in is at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start set for 8 a.m. Tournament sponsorships are available ranging from the Golden Eagle ($5,000), and...

  The Latin Builders Association Construction and Business Management Academy Charter High School (LBA Academy), located at 13835 N.W. 97 Avenue, will celebrate its open house on April 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Future students and parents will be able to learn about the benefits of attending a public school with a private-school feel.  LBA Academy students benefit from small classes, a family environment and up-to-date...

  Over 1,000 local public schools put their technical knowledge to the test at Miami Dade College's (MDC) North Campus earlier this year for the annual Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Expo. The event showcased the explorations of elementary, middle and high school students throughout the community.  The competition's categories included behavioral and social...