On Northwest 60th Avenue in Miami Lakes, there is a row of offices within a yellow two-story building.       Known as the Gold Coast Office Building, it has 14 offices that offer services ranging from beauty to finance.      Built in 1979 and owned by Gold Coast Real Estate Inc., the property is managed by The Fiur Organization.       Joshua Ladd Howell is The...

     The lottery for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools free Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten is open for the 2023-2024 school year.       Packets became available from participating schools on Feb. 1; the lottery drawing will be held Feb. 24.         Parents will need to have the following documents in order to register for the VPK lottery:       --Proof of...

     A change in Florida law requires voters to request a mail-in ballot each year.      Registered voters may ask to receive a mail-in ballot on the Miami-Dade County elections website, or by email, phone, fax or mail.       Mail-in ballots must be requested by 5 p.m. on the 10th day before an election, but why wait? Request it now so there is no delay.      The county also...

    The Town of Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee chose new officers on Jan. 17.      Matthew Casamayor is the new chair; Jose Llano is vice chair and Romy Portuondo Remior is secretary.      The committee of volunteers helps foster a “well-rounded business climate,” the town website says.       The group also organizes business networking events.

     Victoria Spadafora’s classroom has gone to the dogs, the cats and even the guinea pigs.       Spadafora is the history department chair and head swimming coach at Monsignor Edward Pace High School.       For 18 years, she has also overseen the Miami Gardens school’s P.A.W.S. Club (Pace Animal Welfare Society).       Colleagues nominated...