Miami Lakes Educational Center & Technical College hosted its annual Advance Placement (AP) Curriculum Review earlier this year. The school suspended its weekly Saturday tutoring to hold this event where teachers take their time to come out and dedicate a few hours to teaching selected students with information and tips on the various AP Exams.  This year, 43 buses brought approximately 995 students from throughout Miami-Dade...

Irene Yelton Berman, a television and film industry pioneer, longtime Miami Lakes resident and original member of the Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee, passed away on January 17 at age 85. Berman was the first female television producer in the United States with a long, successful career earning many awards producing popular shows like The Skipper Chuck Show, Miss Universe Pageant, New Year’s Eve in Miami, Getting Ready, the...

  More than 2.5 million families have positively changed their financial future through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University (FPU). The nine-week course provides families and individuals with practice tools to gain control of their finances and set themselves up for long-term financial success. The course meets once a week where a different lesson is taught by Ramsey on DVD followed by a small-group discussion. Lessons include...

 

New Testament Baptist Church Children’s Ministry is hosting a Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, on the church grounds, 6601 N.W. 167 Street. Former Miami Dolphins Don McNeal and Tony Nathan will be on hand to welcome vendors and guests. To reserve a space and or donate items, contact the church office at 305-827-8728.

  Long-time former Miami Lakes resident, Ramona Thompson, 79, passed away at home November 23, 2014, from complications of a stroke. Her husband and daughters were with her that final weekend and she died knowing that she was loved, that she would be remembered and that her family would take care of each other.  Her good works affected the lives of many throughout Florida. She was a woman of her generation, a professional...