Residents in northwest Miami-Dade with underlying health conditions can participate in two free clinical studies in Miami Lakes the week of March 1. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rene Garcia and Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid have partnered with Elixia, a South Florida research company. People age 18 and older may volunteer to test newly developed antibody treatments designed to fight or prevent the coronavirus. The mobile...

The Miami Foundation is accepting applications for community grants in this year’s $1.25 million program. Applicants must be eligible 501c(3) non-profits, the foundation said. The deadline for “idea stage” applications is Feb. 26.    Those invited to send full proposals will have an April 21 due date. Proposed work must primarily serve the residents of Miami-Dade County. Categories of programs to be...

Are you a teen with a passion for disaster preparedness, helping others and being involved in your community? Do you have an aptitude for working on a team as well as leading others? If so, Uncle Sam wants you! The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is inviting teenagers from communities across the Southeast to apply for its National Youth Preparedness Council. The Council provides an opportunity for young leaders to share...

Going above and beyond what is asked of her led to Teresa E. Murphy being named Francisco R. Walker Teacher of the Year in the Miami-Dade County school district. The accomplishment left Murphy, 50, a teacher of fourth grade students at Spanish Lake Elementary School in Hialeah, “absolutely shocked!” When the COVID-19 pandemic began nearly a year ago, Murphy had an unlikely reaction that reflects her optimistic nature. She...

Acting on complaints about speeding in residential neighborhoods and along the main thoroughfares in Miami Lakes, police have stepped up efforts to catch lead-footed drivers. Nancy Rogers, chair of the Miami Lakes Safety Committee, said speeding has been a long-standing problem in town, including in her Loch Andrews community. “We called it the quarter-mile speedway because cars come speeding down the street like they are...