Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, Deputy Superintendent Valtena Brown and Chief Academic Officer Marie Izquierdo joined other educators from across the nation at a gathering hosted by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice in late July. The event, “Rethink Discipline,” a daylong conference at the White House, was focused on helping school districts create positive school climates and implement...

  The Pot, a timely and culturally relevant play for the community and nation, centers on the idea “Who Am I?” On Thanksgiving, a family comes together and is forced to reconsider notions of race, immigration, hope and the melting pot. When Laura brings home her new boyfriend, Rick, an undocumented Mexican immigrant to her parents George, a newly elected state senator, and Mary, the pot is stirred and the heat is raised....

  The Miami Lakes Town Council held its monthly regular meeting on Tuesday, September 1, to give its final approval for an ordinance, several resolutions and discuss some new business items.• The Council was expected to give its final  approval for an ordinance to create a new Town Center zoning district, and rezone the Town Center area to the new zoning district.The Town Center is currently under two different districts, the...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is offering free field trips to Miami Marlins games once a month on Thursdays for residents 55 years and above. The bus departs from Town Hall, 6601 Main Street and guests should arrive two hours before game time. ID is required to show proof of age. Space is limited. Reserve seating on the bus one week in advance of each of the field trip dates by contacting Special Events and Committees...

  Miami-Dade County Commissioners, at their September 1 regular meeting, were expected to establish special taxing districts for lake maintenance in the communities of Lake Patricia and Lake Hilda after Miami Lakes residents living in those communities collected signatures from their neighbors to allow the county to maintain the cleanliness and appearance of their lake. For many years, the lake maintenance responsibility has been funded...