Miami-Dade County School Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman congratulates Geoffrey Aladro, an International Baccalaureate teacher at Frank C. Martin K-8 Center, who was named the 2016 Francisco R. Walker Miami-Dade County Teacher of the Year in early February. MAST@Homestead teacher Desiree Amber Chase was named Rookie Teacher of the Year. The event recognizes the achievements and dedication of outstanding teachers and symbolizes their...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) will observe Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on Friday, April 10, instead of the national observance on April 23 to minimize disruptions to testing (FCAT 2.0, FSA, FAIFS, and FSA EOC). Designed to be more than a career day, the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day program goes beyond the average “shadow” an adult experience. Exposing girls and boys to what a parent or...

  Miami Lakes Garden Club marked its 50th anniversary on March 7 during with a dinner celebration at Italy Today on Main Street. The club was founded in 1965, one of the first to be created in the fledgling Miami Lakes community which opened in 1962. Members of the Garden Club have completed many projects in and around Miami Lakes over the years, including tree plantings, butterfly gardens, school projects and landscaping projects. They...

  The Graham Companies and Senator Bob and Adele Graham presented a combined contribution of $2,500 to the Bobcat Law Society of Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) to help the students meet their fundraising goals to attend the “We the People” national competition. The students, all members of BGEC’s Civic Engagement Academy (CEA), were named State Champions at the recent Florida competition. They now move on to...

  Miami-Dade County’s Northwest 87th Avenue expansion and roadway improvement project has been delayed after construction workers spotted two American Bald Eagles and a nest in a tree located near the unincorporated community of Palm Springs North at approximately N.W. 181 Street. The county’s Public Works Department informed Vice Chair of the Miami-Dade Commission Esteban Bovo, Jr. that workers were forced to stop the work...