The Miami Lakes Bar Association held an installation celebration for the new 2016 Board of Directors on Friday, January 22, at Shula’s Steakhouse. The installation of the new board included Haydee Sera, president; Lorenzo Cobiella, president-elect; Magaly Carballo-Puentes, Immediate Past president; Vanessa Abreu, vice president; Irama Valdes, treasurer; and Damaris Pereira, secretary. Directors include Dania Battle, Carlos...

  Pace High School’s long-time wrestling coach Frank Pelegri will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016. Pelegri was nominated to receive the “Lifetime Service to Wrestling” Award by the Florida Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. This is the second Hall of Fame Pelegri has joined in recent months, as he was inducted into...

 

George Betances, owner of Barber’s Ink barber shop in the Lake Katharine Shopping Center, and his staff recently donated free haircuts for 30 children from His House Children’s Home. The Barber’s Ink team was so pleased with the results, they plan on establishing a regular schedule of free grooming for His House residents.

  The Miami-Dade County Public School Board unanimously approved two items proposed by Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman at its regular meeting this week. The first item promotes the 2016 College Fair scheduled for Sunday, February 21. “The College Fair provides parents and students with excellent information about educational opportunities and choices,” said Hantman, who has co-chaired the fair’s local committee for...

  Standing before a large group of football players tucked inside Hialeah Miami Lakes High’s Little Theater was Tyronn Johnson, their new head coach who told his players he is here to win. Bringing a wealth of coaching experience that includes two state championships, Johnson believes he can turn around a 4-6 team and meld them into contenders in a district with fierce competition.  But the first step at giving his squad a...