Ava Reus rides the carousel at a previous Our Lady of the Lakes Spring Festival. The festival - with 20 carnival rides, an international food court, games, raffles, live music performances and children’s talent shows -- is at the church, 15801 NW 67th Ave., from March 5 through March 8. Hours are 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. on March 5; 5 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. on March 6; 1 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. on March 7 and on March 8, noon - 9 p.m. The festival is free to...

Flanked by Miami-Dade high school students who are making plans for their futures, Miami National College Fair Co-Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, left center, was joined by Mari Tere Rojas, school board member from District 6, on Feb. 23 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention Center. More than 10,000 students and parents attended the event to learn about admissions, financial aid, testing requirements and housing from...

Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy announced that two seniors won scholarships from The Posse Foundation. Emile Vasquez Mejia, shown above, left, will attend Hamilton College in Clinton, in central New York, and plans to major in political science. Carlos Ruiz, shown above, right, will go to Syracuse University, which is also in central New York. He plans to major in international relations. The Posse Foundation selects students...

Miami Lakes Councilwoman Marilyn Ruano is considering whether to run for mayor. She was nominated to fill a vacant council seat by incumbent Mayor Manny Cid in 2017 and ran unopposed in 2018. They are both facing reelection in November and neither one has an opponent, at least so far. “The last thing I heard was that she’s supporting me,” Cid said on Feb. 25. Several residents urged Ruano to challenge Cid after he...

Malique Lewis, Natalia Reboredo and Monica Marques are Posse Foundation scholars. Malique plans to attend Syracuse University in New York and study broadcasting, while Natalia and Monica will attend Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. and plan to major in political science. Matthew Bruges won a QuestBridge Scholarship and was admitted to the University of Chicago, where he plans to major in economics. QuestBridge supports...