This year, New Testament Baptist Church's youth group, 4:12, captured the good vibes and camaraderie with “Compel Night” on Wednesday, April 30. The night kicked off in the church's parking lot with over 100 student attendees from Miami-Dade and Broward county schools. Local renowned Trinity Church pastor, Phil Bixby, shared a message with the students, and CTF Records’ artist Oscar Urbina delivered a performance...

 

Sunrise Presbyterian Church, located at 18400 N.W. 68 Avenue, will be holding the third Annual Women's Tea Party event on Saturday, May 17, from 3 to 6 p.m. Last year's tea party had many attendees including Joyce Ann Johnson (pictured). Tickets are $20 and will go toward a mission cause. For more information contact the church at 305-821-5841.

  In celebration of National Library Week, members of the Miami Lakes Town Council read books to nearly 30 children on April 17 at the Miami Lakes Branch Library, part of the Miami-Dade Public Library System. Vice Mayor Manny Cid, Councilmembers Tim Daubert, Nelson Rodriguez and Ceasar Mestre, along with Margaret Slaton, wife of Mayor Wayne Slaton, enjoyed reading books to the infant and toddler-aged children. Miami Lakes librarian...

  Miami Lakes Educational Center's Krisna Maddy was recognized as one of 1,000 recipients of the Gates Millennium Scholarship, a national scholarship organization funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  The scholarship covers unmet need and self-help aid for the cost of education, applicable to any college or university and is renewable maintaining the student meets satisfactory academic progress. The scholarship can also...

  Five soccer players from Monsignor Edward Pace High School's girls soccer team were nominated to The Miami Herald’s All-Dade teams. Yasbec Sosa, a senior, named to the All-Dade Third Team, is the captain and goal keeper.  Sosa had an outstanding year and led the team to district semi-finals with her outstanding leadership and defensive play. She was also selected to the All-Dade All Star Team and the Dade-Broward All...