Miami-Dade County School Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman joined students from Hialeah Gardens Senior High School as they took a pledge to remain tobacco free during the American Cancer Society’s “Great American Smokeout.” Recent date from the Surgeon General shows that one out of four high school students is a tobacco smoker. Alarmingly, every day nearly 4,000 children between the ages of 12 and 17 naively will try...

  Samurai Snacks Productions, an independent group of experienced Miami Lakes filmmakers, is currently raising awareness and seeking support for their short film, “Fantasy Inn.” The members of Samurai Snacks include Alex Casanova, Ileana Hernandez, Jason Lyzniak and Ashley Perdigon. Collectively, they include two Miami-Dade film students, a University of Miami Communications and Theater Arts graduate, and a University of...

  Eddie Rodriguez, Broker-owner of RE/MAX Unique Realty and RE/MAX Realty 1, congratulated two RE/MAX associates who are celebrating milestone anniversaries. Marina Bass (above left) has been with the Miami Lakes office for 10 years, and Lynn Ancel Matos (above right) is marking her 18th year at the Miami Lakes office. “They are both outstanding agents, and we sincerely appreciate their dedication and commitment to the RE/MAX...

  State Representative Manny Diaz Jr. (R-Hialeah) and Senator Anitere Flores (R-Miami-Dade) have proposed legislation (HB 313) that would incentivize school districts to designate one elementary school as a “Gender-Specific School.” The Gender Specific School would have grade level boy’s classes and grade level girl’s classes in core subject areas. “All of our students learn differently, we want to...

  When Enterprise Risk Management Inc. sought a person to combat cyber attacks and threats for its major league-like clients, the company called on Miami Lakes resident Mike Sanchez to tackle the arduous tasks. Sanchez recently joined Enterprise Risk Management Inc. (ERM), one of the leading cyber security firms in South Florida, as the company’s vice president, helping to beef up cyber security, which is one of the biggest...