Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. continued his “Working for You” campaign with a visit to the Miami-Dade Animal Shelter last month. Bovo joined the Animal Services Department staff on a tour of the facilities to better understand the needs of pets. Animal Services chief of Operations and Enforcement, Kathleen Labrada, led Bovo on a tour of the facility to show him the kennels where animals waiting to be...

Barbara Goleman Senior High School awarded senior Mark A. Osorio with the second annual Coach Rick Quintanilla Scholarship Award, organized and funded in memory of the late Goleman football coach, who lost his battle with cancer in 2011.   “It's with great pride that we continue this tradition as part of Goleman football,” said John Murillo, coach Rick's father and Goleman football coach. “The scholarship began with...

The Monsignor Edward Pace High boys’ and girls’ basketball teams participated in a variety of summer activities, including a camp in South Carolina and at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. The Spartans also participated in the Barry University team three-day camp in June and hosted two weeks of camp at its campus. More than 40 campers each week from all over Miami-Dade and Broward counties, including student...

The Miami Lakes United Soccer Club is currently holding registration for the upcoming fall recreational soccer season and is inviting kids to put their skills to the test against the best competition in South Florida. Kids from ages 4 to 15 can register every Friday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Royal Oaks Park Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87th Avenue. The cost of registration is $125. The season starts, Monday, August 26. ...

Dade Christian School is hosting the Crusader Inshore/Offshore Family Classic Fishing Tournament, scheduled for Saturday, September 7, at Shake-A-Leg Miami, 2620 Bayshore Drive in Coconut Grove. A captain’s meeting scheduled for Friday, September 6, at Shake-A-Leg Miami. The  tournament will include lines in, in-shore and off-shore fishing, check-in for in-shore and off-shore with weigh master, followed by an awards...