The Miami-Dade County School Board unanimously approved four items proposed by Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman recognizing the Florida middle-school winner of the SIFMA Foundation’s InvestWrite National Essay Competition, as well as the endorsement of Hispanic Heritage Month, “Walk-to-School” Day, and “Ethical Governance Day.”  “I would like to congratulate Sofia Isabel Diaz of Miami Lakes...

  On Wednesday, August 20, New Testament Baptist Church will  host the third Compel Night which is open to all middle and high school students in the local community. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Dade Christian School parking lot and will end at 9 p.m. A featured rock band, Unmasked, will perform and a special guest speaker, Jay Sanders from Word of Life, will make an appearance to launch the youth night into the new school...

  Miami Lakes United Methodist Church has opened registration for the “Girls On Fire” Conference event set to take place Friday, September 12, and Saturday, September 13.  The event will feature music, inspirational speakers, workshops and a variety of practical and life-affirming topics. Additionally, boutique shopping, samples, goodie bags, a dessert bar and more will be available. For more information and to register...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee will host the Senior Basketball Competition starting at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, at Shula’s Athletic Club, 15150 Bull Run Road. Registration starts at 8 a.m. This last segment of the 8th annual Senior Games will include Free Throw and Three Point Basketball competition along with a Bean Bag contest. Anyone over the age of 50 is invited to participate. All participants will receive a...

  More than 200 kids received backpacks filled with school supplies during the Get Back to School Ready event at Gus Machado Ford in Hialeah in early August. The event was sponsored by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., (District 13), State Senator Rene Garcia, Gus Machado and the Hialeah Firefighters Benevolent Association. The 200 backpacks, along with free DNA kits and Sunpass transponders, were given away on a first...