Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. hosted the 2016 Appreciation Breakfast to honor the faculty, staff and PTSA at Miami Lakes Middle School for helping make the school among the best in the North Region.The school’s success is anchored by its award-winning Legal Studies Magnet Program and Cambridge Academy, and has the second largest gifted population by selecting the top elementary students to participate in a wide spread...

Alumni from every past decade along with friends and family of Pace High School gathered for the Spring 2016 Spartan Happy Hour at Sergio’s Cuban Restaurant in Pembroke Pines. The casual event was organized to give members of the Pace community more opportunities to socialize with one another. Guests reconnected with old friends and made new contacts as they dined on complimentary appetizers and drinks courtesy by Sergio’s....

The Graham Companies, along with elected officials and officials from the Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez broke ground on June 23 on the future site of the new Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez South Florida campus located in Miami Lakes Business Park West.Designed by Roux Architects and being constructed by Miller Construction, the 50,000 square-foot building is anticipated to be used as a showcase for the university.Sistema...

Jasmine “Jazz” Fernandez, daughter of Abel and Karen Fernandez of Miami Lakes, has graduated at the top of her class at Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota. She received her BFA in Motion Design with high honors and was also named the Trustee Scholar, the highest honor a student can receive at Ringling.Fernandez is a former resident of Miami Lakes and attended Miami Lakes Elementary, Miami Lakes Middle School and...

American Airlines donated $40,000 to St. Thomas University in honor of American Airlines vice president Marilyn DeVoe, who is retiring after 39 years with the airline.DeVoe, a lifelong advocate for education, has served as vice president since 2010.Her relationship with STU started 17 years ago, when she worked with the school’s president Monsignor Franklyn Casale to build a vocational school in Haiti called Haiti Tec. It was built by...