The recent Miami-Dade STEM Expo brought together the county’s most creative, intelligent, and resourceful students to compete and demonstrate their proficiency in STEM activities at Miami Dade College.The Expo’s theme this year was “iDeas to Reality” and showcased the fruits of the student’s hard work and provided a learning experience on the responsibility of communicating STEM research and engineering...

  Bob Graham Education Center’s (BGEC) Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) team participated in the “We the People” competition, securing the first place win and title of State Champions. Among five schools representing the county, and then among 10 total schools in the state, BGEC came out on top. Following this win, BGEC’s CEA students and teachers will be moving on to compete at the “We The People”...

  Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College continued it’s long-standing tradition of shaving off Principal James Parker’s hair in celebration of the school’s 8th total and seventh consecutive “A” grade. Student government officials and class presidents took turns lopping off Parker’s hair and mustache for good measure. Parker with all his hair (left) and with a clean shave (right). 

  There is still time to apply for the Town’s Code Enforcement Lien Amnesty Program, an incentive to property owners with outstanding liens to bring their property into compliance. Both residential and commercial property owners are eligible to apply for as much as an 85 percent reduction in the amount owed on their lien. To see if you are a property owner with a lien, log onto the Town’s website at www.miamilakes-fl.gov and...

  More than 100 local business representatives joined the Town of Miami lakes and Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. on January 23 for the “How to do Business with the County” workshop. Businesses learned about the streamlined operations, simplified procedures, and required documention via the new online vendor registration portal. The online portal allows both existing and future vendors to easily do business with the...