For the past five years the Bobcat Cheerleaders at Bob Graham Education Center have been a force to be reckoned with, winning first place in their regional, state and national cheer competitions year after year. This year, with their new head coach, Aisha Davis, the Bobcat Cheerleaders continue that winning momentum by opening up the cheer season with a first place ranking in their division at the Regional Cheer Competition on...

  Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church is hosting its 41st annual Spring Festival on the school’s grounds, N.W. 67 Avenue and Miami Lakeway North, this weekend –  March 5 to 8. Festival hours are Thursday, 5 to 10 p.m.; Friday, 5 to 11:30 p.m.; Saturday, 1 to 11:30 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 9 p.m. The festival offers something for everyone in the family. Stroll through the main section, play games, visit local business...

  While most people and investors still believe the real estate market is struggling following the 2009 economic downturn, The Keyes Company is indicating otherwise. In fact, the Miami Lakes branch is expanding its office space with nearly 1,400 more square feet at two locations, 6816 and 6844 Main Street, as the company continues to grow while more sale associates who left the real estate industry are returning and seeking positions...

  State Representative Manny Diaz Jr., (R-Hialeah), chair of the Choice and Innovation Subcommittee of the Florida House of Representatives, is sponsoring a bill aimed that numerically ranks schools and allows  Florida’s top schools the flexibility to hire experts in certain fields like history or science without prior certification. According to Diaz, HB 875 is to reward the top schools by bringing the brightest minds in...

  Perla Tabares Hantman, chairman of the Miami-Dade County School Board, was reappointed to serve on the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization Governing Board (MPO) by Governor Rick Scott for an additional term ending December 16, 2017. “The MPO guides the transportation planning process in Miami-Dade County, and I am honored to serve on this board for my fifth consecutive term,” Hantman said.