The 87th Capital One Orange Bowl college football game will be played Saturday, Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.The Texas A&M Aggies will face off against the North Carolina Tar Heels.Tickets may be available through tickets@orangebowl.org or by calling 305-341-4701. The game will be shown on ESPN.The non-profit Orange Bowl is based in Miami Lakes. Its 380 members support the South Florida community by promoting youth...

Ana G. Mendez University will begin teaching 40 degrees completely in English. Many of those degrees will be available to students at its Miami Lakes campus.The new classes will begin in the winter semester that begins Jan. 11. “Ana G. Mendez University maintains its vision of innovation and commitment to finding solutions to serve the needs of the community,” Dr. Jose E. Maldonado Rojas, vice president of academic affairs, said in a media...

Lady belongs to Paul and Patricia Leggins and their son Joseph Leggins, 21. “She walks her owner twice a day along Miami Lakes Drive,” Paul Leggins said. Lady, 9, is a 65-pound Siberian Husky - Shepherd mix. “People know her, and say ‘Hi Lady,’” Leggins said. “We adopted her at 10 months from a neighbor.” Lady likes to explore and once swam far out in Lake Martha before she ran...

Meet Coco Chanel Crespo!Coco is a 4 pound, 7-month-old Maltese who belongs to Elizabeth and Christopher Crespo of the Loch Lomond community and their daughter Cassandra Crespo, 14.“She loves to play in the grass and chase Christopher around the house,” Elizabeth Crespo said. “She also loves to cuddle next to Cassandra during the day while Cassandra is doing her online schooling.”Coco can also be seen around town in a doggie back- pack.“She...

Barbara Goleman Senior High School honored two of its educators: Alicia J. Gant, who was named Teacher of the Year, and Emily Dominguez, chosen as Rookie Teacher of the Year.Gant, shown at left, is the Career and Technical Education Department Chair and Digital Marketing magnet teacher for grades 9 - 12.Dominguez, shown at right, teaches 9th grade Algebra 1.She is also a member of the Barbara Goleman Senior High School Class of 2015.Barbara...