2nd Annual Business Boot Camp draws entrepreneurs

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, October 3, 2024

    The Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee hosted its 2nd Annual Business Boot Camp at Ana G. Méndez University.       About 60 entrepreneurs and prospective business owners heard from experts on Sept. 20...
  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) will be adding four new Distinguished Academies to its existing three Distinguished National Academy Foundation (NAF) career academies. M-DCPS now has seven of the 22 nationally recognized high-quality academies demonstrating that their programs perform at the highest level in preparing their students for college and careers. This national distinction in the most of any school district....

Reading Coach Raquel Hernandez named MLEC's Teacher of the Year

Education By R.A. Romero, The Miami Laker staff Wednesday, April 30, 2014

  “Teaching is my calling,” said Miami Lakes Educational Center's Teacher of the Year, Raquel Hernandez. “My mother often mentions that as a little girl I would play with my dolls and teach them what I had learned in school. What I find most fulfilling about my job is the fact that for me it is not work at all. Confucius said, ‘Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life’.”...
  Local artists can paint their way to a glamorous night of creativity and fulfilling endeavor in a contest to determine which art work will adorn the walls of Miami Lakes Government Center. The Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs and Cultural Affairs committees and Youth Activities Task Force are hosting the inaugural Art Collaborative, an art competition culminating in a gallery night grand opening and weekend exhibition. The Art...

Oh, no! My kids want to be rich, what do I do?

Community By Max Sanchez, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, April 30, 2014

  “We want to be rich! We want to be rich! We want to be rich!” Imagine listening to that for over 24 hours straight! Let me tell you what happened to me a few months ago, after watching Richie Rich with Macaulay Culkin (oldie but goodie). My 4 and 6 year-olds  decided they wanted to live like Richie Rich. All the regular clichés came to mind: “Money doesn't grow on trees,” and “Money is the...
  Our Lady of the Lakes Church and School are inviting the community to join in the 16th Annual Social to be held on Saturday, May 17, at the Signature Grand, 6900 State Road 84, in Davie. This year's theme is the classic "Havana Nights." The social begins at 7 p.m. with a cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by dinner and dancing to the sounds of D.J. Ariel at 8 p.m. Guests are encouraged to dress to impress in cocktail...
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