Perla Tabares Hantman, chair of the Miami-Dade County School Board and Governing Board Member of the Miami-Dade MPO, was appointed by the MPO Governing Board at its October 23 meeting, along with four other members, to serve on a Committee, which will select a replacement of the current MPO Executive Director who is retiring at the end of the month. The MPO is a federally mandated and funded transportation policy-making organization...

Miami Lakes has partnered with Loving Soles for the second year in an effort to collect shoes for the needy in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. The local charity dedicated to providing shoes to Miami's homeless, founded by Tony Garcia, Dr. Daryl Gershbein, Dr. John and Ileana McGoohan's teenage children, will donate gently worn shoes to Camillus house. "As we approach the holiday season, we're reminded of our good fortune and the...

  Dade Christian School's choir has been invited to sing as part of Walt Disney World's Candlelight Processional and Massed Choir Program at Disney's EPCOT theme park. On December 18, students will perform 14 songs during the 50 minute performance which presents “A Christmas Story” through song and narration by a celebrity guest narrator. Dade Christian's students will join a 275 voice choir of performers from around the...

  Love singing, poetry, and music? Share your talent at New Testament Baptist Church’s next Open Mic Night at 4:12 Student Ministry on November 12 at 7 p.m.  It will be a night to showcase talents in singing, poetry, spoken word, playing an instrument, dance, and displaying artwork. Entry possibilities include vocal or musical performances, bands, rap, comedy, art display/description, and more. Each entry will have a 5 minute...

  Miami-Dade School Board Member, Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall was one of the first recipients of the Georgia L. Jones-Ayers Community Award for her outstanding commitment to children. The award was presented during the African Heritage Cultural Arts Coalition’s Annual Spirit of Excellence Gala on Saturday, October 25, at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center in Miami.  The award is named after community activist...