Perla Tabares Hantman, chair of the Miami-Dade County School Board and Governing Board Member of the Miami-Dade MPO, was appointed by the MPO Governing Board at its October 23 meeting, along with four other members, to serve on a Committee, which will select a replacement of the current MPO Executive Director who is retiring at the end of the month. The MPO is a federally mandated and funded transportation policy-making organization...

  Miami-Dade School Board Member, Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall was one of the first recipients of the Georgia L. Jones-Ayers Community Award for her outstanding commitment to children. The award was presented during the African Heritage Cultural Arts Coalition’s Annual Spirit of Excellence Gala on Saturday, October 25, at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center in Miami.  The award is named after community activist...

  The Academy of Information Technology (AOIT) at Hialeah Gardens Senior High School was selected as one of ten academies across the United States to participate in the Lenovo Scholar Network. This program enables the next generation of developers and entrepreneurs, through a robust mobile app development curriculum, to participate in a project-based competition that tasks students with designing and developing a mobile app and business...

  Miami Lakes children, as well as students from area schools, are invited to participate in the 2nd Annual Main Street Banner Art Contest where up to 26 winners’ artwork will be showcased down Main Street on the light pole banners. This year's theme is: “My Home, My Community.” Artworks can show, but are not limited to, any of the following attributes that connect with Miami Lakes: Culture + Heritage, Parks + Nature,...

  On October 4, over 100 middle school students from across South Florida attended Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Third Annual SpARTan Boot Camp. The one-day camp featured workshops in art, drama, dance, and music taught by the lead teachers of Pace’s Signature Academy of Visual and Performing Arts. Workshops were split into morning and afternoon sessions with a talent showcase for parents at 2:30 p.m. While some...