Dade Christian School is hosting its first College Fair on Friday, Feb. 27. It will be open to Dade Christian students from 2 p.m.  - 4 p.m., and to the general public from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.  Students will have opportunities to meet with representatives from colleges, trade schools, military branches and scholarship organizations, Guidance Counselor Tania Aristide said. Also available to students are tips for writing...

    Can you spell whittle? How about scrounge?      Do you know what a camcorder is and how to spell it out, in front of a room full of parents and elected officials?        Sixth graders from three local schools had to demonstrate nerves of steel and prove their mastery of those words and more during the 2nd Annual Education Advisory Board Spelling Bee.       Students...

     Members of the baseball program at Barbara Goleman Senior High School pose at SeaVee Boats in Medley, one of three businesses that helped them raise $2,000 for new turf and other improvements at their home field.      The athletes obtained a $1,000 donation from SeaVee Boats and $500 each from Bowhead Roofing and T&G Constructors, both in Doral, said team mom Olga Laurenti. She is also vice president...

The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes for students in the month of February. Call 305-822-6520, email truglioj@mdpls.org or sign up at  bit.ly/3Wnp6tC.  The library at 6699 Windmill Gate Rd. is open Monday - Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., and closed Sunday. Teen Library Advisory Committee Wed., Feb. 18, 25    4 p.m. - 5...

   The Miami-Dade County Public Library System announced in 2023 that its Miami Lakes branch would undergo extensive renovations.  Work is set to begin in March, when the branch, at 6699 Windmill Gate Road and Northwest 67th Avenue, will close until the fall of 2027.      Vercetti Enterprises in Doral won the bid for the approximately $8 million project that will include new wiring and plumbing, an...