Prom, Grad Bash in Orlando and graduation are all key milestones for any high school senior. They are the culmination of 14 years of hard work and dedication, from Pre-K to 12th grade. But for me -- a senior at Miami Lakes Educational Center -- and other seniors across the country, those moments may never come. Due to the coronavirus, Miami-Dade County schools have been closed since March 16. And with schools shuttered...

Mike Uspensky was in hospice care at his Miami Lakes home when his wife Carolyn shared some news: The town council approved the entry of the retired, much loved football coach into the Sports Hall of Fame. Uspensky, 72, died that night, April 2. He had suffered with complications from diabetes over many years, his wife said. “He would’ve loved the honor,” Carolyn Uspensky said of the induction ceremony. “It meant the world to him.”...

Language arts teacher Sara Yanes shared an Instagram post that summed up how she’s been feeling since schools turned to virtual learning to stop the spread of COVID-19. “The quarantine isn’t a break for teachers and students, it’s heartbreak,” the post reads from the Bored_Teachers account, whose members share Yanes‘ passion for education. Yanes teaches ninth graders at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami Lakes. And...

The Florida Small Business Development Center at Florida International University is offering free guidance to companies seeking access to disaster capital that is being offered by the state and federal governments. More than 82,000 small businesses employ 53.3 percent of people working in Miami-Dade County, the school said a recent study found. FIU’s consultants will help firms affected by the coronavirus apply for the Paycheck...

To look around Miami Lakes, one might not know that residents are enduring the outbreak of a potentially lethal virus that still has no end date. In this new abnormal, roads have light traffic and people are out power walking, bike riding, going to stores and waving to friends. But a closer look shows most have masks of some sort covering their faces. To stop the virus from spreading, Town Manager Edward Pidermann ordered the...