Brent and Raquel Emundson announced the arrival of Jordan Riley Emundson at 3:30 a.m. on Monday, September 5. He weighed 7 pounds and measured 19 inches long. The parents and their first son, Gavin, are Miami Lakes residents as are the paternal grandparents, Arnold and Nell Emundson. The maternal grandparents are Maria and German Garcia.

Amelia Earhart, located at 401 East 65 Street in Hialeah, is hosting the Guajiro Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival will be held in the Bill Graham Barn Village and free parking is available by the East 7 Avenue entrance. The event will feature free pony rides and free Cuban coffee, barn tours, music, games, live performances, raffles, arts and crafts vendors, food trucks and educational...

The Miami-Dade County School Board unanimously approved two items proposed by Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman to renew and extend the services of the Inspector General for an additional three years, and also endorse November 17 as National Parental Involvement Day.“The Miami-Dade County Inspector General’s Office has provided knowledgeable, experienced and independent investigatory and audit services to Miami-Dade County Public...

His House Children’s Home (HHCH), with sponsor partners Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises,  and Azamara Club Cruises, will host its 13th annual “Imagine” Charity Gala which has been rescheduled for October 22, at 7 p.m. at The JW Marriott Marquis Miami, 225 Biscayne Blvd. Way in Miami. The Master of Ceremony is Myriam Masihy, 7-time Emmy Award Winning Investigative Reporter at Telemundo 51 and NBC 6...

  When Miami Lakes Councilmember Manny Cid decided to run for mayor, 10 candidates initially filed papers to run for his vacant Seat 5, but only three qualified while the others failed to do so or withdrew from the race. Luis Collazo, former chair of the Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee; Esther Colon, a former town manager for Lauderdale by the Sea; and attorney Nayib Hassan are seeking the vacant seat on election day, November...