Anyone familiar with the book “Outliers: The Story of Success,” written by Malcolm Gladwell, understands the “10,000-hour rule.” Gladwell explained that the key to world-class expertise in any one skill is to practice correctly for a minimum of 10,000 hours. Erick Lamelas is a Miami Lakes resident who attended Bob Graham Education Center from kindergarten to eighth grade, has practiced karate for the past 11...

 

Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s students, faculty and staff collected and delivered over 300 costumes that were used by the children at the various Miami-Dade County community center branches. The students smiled while wearing their costumes on the Friday before Halloween delighting in doing something good for others. 

  Miami-Dade District One residents recently enjoyed some great Latin food and entertainment at County Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan’s ninth annual Hispanic Heritage Festival at Country Village Park. The diverse crowd feasted on Spanish dishes such as Lechon Asado and Arroz Imperial while enjoying a live band and children’s activities including rock climbing, a bounce house, face painting, pony rides and a petting zoo. The...

  The NAIA last week announced the top 25 preseason rankings for the 2016 season, as St. Thomas University’s baseball team finds itself as second best, looking up at the team that wrestled the College World Series Championship away from the Bobcats. Defending champion Lewis-Clark College is ranked No. 1 in the nation, winning 17 first-place votes and 467 total points to win the top spot in the NAIA rankings. St. Thomas University...

  For nearly 30 years, Monsignor Edward Pace High School has been collecting food in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving for its Tons of Love food drive. Everyone in the Pace family, including students, parents, teachers, and staff, is asked to donate non-perishable and canned food items. Those donations will be delivered to the needy in South Florida. The tradition was started by Sister Carol Jean Willie in the 1980’s and is now...