Miami Lakes resident Alexandra Nieto graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Florida International University this past fall.Nieto is currently volunteering at Larkin Community Hospital in the Mental Health department. Her next step is to enter graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in Psychology.She is currently a yoga instructor in the Miami Lakes/Hialeah area.A graduate of Miami Lakes Middle School and Bob Graham Senior High...

The urban artistic movement of stepping and dancing will come to life at Miami Dade College’s (MDC) North Campus during the first annual Stomp the Yard at 10 a.m., Friday, January 20, allowing local high school seniors to get a taste of college life in the process. The North Campus is located at 11380 N.W. 27 Avenue. The 2007 movie, Stomp the Yard, which highlighted stepping competitions at a college campus, brought the dance style to...

Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Esteban Bovo Jr. announced an invitation for local school children, grades 1-12, to design a poster or produce a 2-minute video (high school only) about “The Best Ways to Clean up and Green up Our Streets.”Entries will be accepted until Friday, February 17. Prizes include Kindles, iPads, gift certificates and a GoPro Camera.For more information and entry forms, contact Bovo’s district...

When professor Richard Raleigh started teaching at St. Thomas University in 1966, assignments were done on typewriters, not computers; research was done at the library, not on the internet; music was heard on the radio. not Spotify; and St. Thomas University, known as Biscayne College, was graduating its first class. Fifty years later, Detroit-native Raleigh remains dedicated to the university and his students, and says living through...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho stopped by American Senior High School in late December for a surprise visit to speak with and have lunch with students. Carvalho is pictured with a patriot alumni.