His House Children’s Home (HHCH) hosted its 12th Annual “Imagine” Charity Gala on Saturday, October 3 at The JW Marriott Marquis Miami, sponsored by Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises and Leyva Capital. Florida State Senator Rene Garcia, Salvadorian Consul in Miami Ricardo Salvador Martinez, baseball player Jeff Conine and many South Florida dignitaries were guests at the annual...

  The accolades and recognitions keep piling up for Miami-Dade School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman.The Jose Marti Foundation and The Hispanic Education Committee recently honored Hantman during the Florida Dual Language Leadership Awards Luncheon.Hantman, a longtime Miami Lakes resident, was recognized with the Seal of Biliteracy Leadership Award for her outstanding leadership in strengthening and providing support to the expansion...

  Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High’s chorus singers were selected among school chorus groups across the nation and Canada to perform at Walt Disney World’s Candlelight Processional. The singers will be performing for two shows during the holiday season on Saturday, December 5, alongside celebrity narrator, Whoopi Goldberg.  The Candlelight Processional is a Walt Disney World tradition taking place at EPCOT’s World...

  The Orange Bowl Committee last week kicked off the Orange Bowl Ice Cream Truck tour at its Miami Lakes office 14360 N.W. 77 Court. The truck will visit local communities throughout South Florida and hand out free ice cream in an effort to keep things “cool” during the Florida Fall. At each stop, the Ice Cream Truck offers free creamsicles and the chance to meet Obie, the Orange Bowl mascot. The Orange Bowl is a 363-member,...

  State Representative Manny Diaz Jr. held a roundtable discussion about education with principals at Bob Graham Education Center earlier this month. BGEC principal Yecenia Martinez-Lopez and school district administrators hosted Diaz and principals from Ernest R. Graham Elementary, Hialeah Gardens Middle, Ben Shepard Elementary, Spanish Lake Elementary, and Jose Marti MAST Academy. Diaz gave a brief recap of education highlights from...