Florida State Representative Manny Diaz Jr., in conjunction with the Florida Hispanic Foundation, awarded four scholarships to local high school students in the Miami Lakes, Hialeah and Hialeah Gardens communities.  Kiahra Martinez from Barbara Goleman High School, Michelle Rodriguez from Hialeah Gardens High School, Luis Miguel Rodriguez from Mater Academy and Claudia Marrero from Mater Lakes High School, were the recipients of the...

Several Miami-Dade County Public Schools in northwest Miami-Dade are participating in the Food Service Summer Program for Children from now to August 1. Nutritionally balanced meals will be provided to all children regardless of race, color, sec, disability, age or national origin during the summer vacation period when school breakfasts and lunches are not available. All children, 18 years old and younger, are eligible for meals at no charge...

  On June 14, Express Employment Professionals offices from California to North Carolina to Canada came together at local food banks and pantries across North America to help fight hunger. Locally, the Miami Lakes Express office spent time working and serving at Feeding South Florida and was able to donate more than 100 pounds of non-perishable food through a food drive that was held leading up to a day of volunteer service....

  Rick Ewart, the CEO of IsleCall Communications, is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s monthly membership luncheon on Wednesday, July 9 at Don Shula’s Hotel. Ewart oversees the operations of both Ewart Technologies and its telecom division, IsleCall Communications. IsleCall was formed to extend the innovative solutions that Ewart Technologies has been bringing to small businesses since 1997 into the...

  Miami-Dade County is advising motorists to expect delays and seek alternative routes, as the county is continuing its construction for the N.W. 87 Avenue expansion project from N.W. 154 Street to Miami Gardens Drive. The roadway is being widened from two to four lanes, along N.W. 87 Avenue from N.W. 162 Street to N.W. 186 Street, and a new four-lane road has been completed and opened from N.W. 154 Street to N.W. 162 Street....