Florida International University sophomore linebacker Sage Lewis, a Pace High graduate, tore through offenses last season, as one of the leaders of the Panther’s tough defense.This season, the 6-1, 232-pound Lewis is seeking to make a much bigger impact, and his first target is the University of Central Florida, when the Pegasus host FIU on Saturday, August 31 in the season opener.Under new head coach Butch Davis, a defensive architect,...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools opened its doors to more than 350,000 students on Monday, August 21, 2017, to begin the 2017-2018 school year.This year, a new “Back-to-School Tool Kit” was developed to help parents and students have a smooth transition back to school. The tool kit, which now includes videos, is updated with information about registration and vaccination requirements, school hours, transportation, important dates,...

Sunrise Presbyterian Church is hosting an indoor yard sale on Saturday, September 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 P.M. at 18400 N.W. Avenue north of Miami Lakes. All items are discounted. Save 50 to 90 percent off on all items.

Dominic Rivera, a 17-year-old senior at the Terra Environmental Research Institute, started a non-profit called the Free Clinic Corporation in an effort to assist impoverished communities in Haiti. Rivera ultimately plans to help build infrastructure in Haiti to help relieve overcrowding. But his first step towards that goal was completing an internship as part of Miami-Dade Country Commissioner Barbara Jordan’s Summer Youth Internship...

Bill Higgs stands at about six feet with impeccable posture as he walks around Shula’s Athletic Club by day as director and by night as member. He blends in with the others, those cycling next him none the wiser that he’s led and transformed the athletic club for over 35 years. With a duffel bag and mountain bike in his car, he ventures out to Oletta State Park during the week after work to  bike through the dirt slopes,...