Dr. Rossanna Chiarella, prekindergarten teacher at Palm Springs North Elementary School and Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Officer, was selected as one of the recipients of Univision’s “Un Maestro Especial” (A Special Teacher) award. Univision has partnered with Papa John’s Pizza to reward teachers making a distinct positive impact in children’s lives. Chiarella, along with other recipients, will be...

  Mario Vazquez shares his birthday with Pablo Picasso, something he takes as a spiritual connection and influence on his work as an artist. Vazquez’s artistic talent led him to the classroom and into the halls of Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School where he was nominated and selected as Teacher of the Year for 2014-2015.  Born in Caguas and raised in Cidra, Puerto Rico, Vazquez earned his bachelor’s and...

  Ana Garcia, principal of Monsignor Edward Pace High School, (second from left) poses for a photo after receiving her National Catholic Educational Association’s Secondary Schools Department Educational Excellence Award, with Christopher Cosentino, NCEA Interim Director for Secondary Schools (left), Donald Edwards, associate Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Miami (second from right), and Mary Anne...

  The Graham Companies and the Dolphins Cycling Challenge present the inaugural “Cars for a Cure,” an classic car event to raise money for cancer research at the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in memory of former Miami Lakes vice mayor Roberto Alonso. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m., Sunday, April 19, on Main Street. Alonso, who died from cancer in 2013, created the town’s annual...

  Painting With A Twist, located at 15100 N.W. 67 Avenue, Suite 111, in Miami Lakes, is continuing its monthly “Painting With A Purpose” charity event series. For April, Painting With A Twist has partnered with Sunshine’s Heart Mentoring Program, a local nonprofit established in 2013 whose mission is to help teens build self-esteem through mentor relationships. Fifty percent of the proceeds from the painting session...