The School for Advanced Studies and the Academy for Advanced Academics has a lot to celebrate.       Both programs are part of the Miami-Dade County Public School system, and have 18 students across six campuses who are semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship program.      It also has 38 students who have been named National Merit Commended...

     A 12-year-old goalkeeper from Hialeah had a viral moment at a prestigious youth soccer tournament at the Wide World of Sports complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. in October when he made not one, not two, but three saves on the same play against Inter Miami and all within a matter of about three seconds.      Andres Paniagua was called upon to make a point-blank save after an opponent tried a one-time pass...

     Carlos Andres chairs the Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee, a post he’s held since January.       Andres, 40, is a certified public accountant with his own firm, Carlos Andres CPA, which he opened in Miami Lakes in 2023. He keeps a virtual office at Venture X for his audit and accounting services.      He is married to Carly Andres, a school psychologist in county public...

     It’s such a good party, The Graham Companies and the Main Street Merchants have presented it for 39 years.      On Nov. 22, the 40th Annual Main Street Festival of Lights kicks off the holiday season with Santa, elves and lots of free, family-friendly fun.       Children can get their faces painted, enjoy performers, write letters to the big guy in the red suit, decorate...

     October was a good month for Barbara Goleman Senior High School freshman Alain Sanchez, 14, of Miami Lakes.       Alain was recognized at the Do the Right Thing of Miami, Inc. monthly ceremony in Miami on Oct. 16 and by the Miami Lakes town council on Oct. 21.      “...  Alain saw students smoking drugs and became worried about the safety and health of his fellow...