The importance of the cultural contributions of African-Americans will be celebrated at town hall on Feb. 22, with music, food and art, all in honor of Black History Month. The Motown Review singers will perform, and there will be a DJ and art show, too. An open bar and catered buffet will be provided, free of charge. The event is presented by the town and its Cultural Affairs Committee. The celebration is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at 6601...

If you didn’t know the Bosa name and the family’s ties to football in South Florida, that likely changed after Super Bowl LIV. San Francisco 49ers rookie Nick Bosa, 22, is a defensive end, the same position his father John Bosa, 56, played for the Miami Dolphins from 1987 – 1989. The defensive end spot is also where his brother Joey Bosa, 24, starts on the field for the Los Angeles Chargers. But Nick is the only one of...

Wearing the replica jersey of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, Charlie Bach threw a football, trying to emulate his sports hero. The 52-year-old Floridian missed his target while playing the quarterback scramble at the Super Bowl Experience at the Miami Beach convention Center. “I almost did it!” Bach shouted. The Experience, where kids and the young at heart could “Live the Glory of the NFL,” drew multitudes of...

Spanish Lake Elementary School students imagined what words Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. might use if he had an Instagram account. On Jan. 15, Lesley Carballo’s fifth grade class watched a program on King’s life and then created bricks emblazoned with words such as peace; equality; acceptance; rights and nonviolence to honor the late civil rights leader. The bricks were displayed in their classroom at 7940 NW 194th St. in Miami. ...

The Graham Companies donated a storefront on Main Street in Miami Lakes to the Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida to use as a cookie cupboard. Troops in north Miami-Dade County can replenish their cookie inventories faster by having their own location and can save time, gas and money. The Girl Scout Cookie Program runs through Feb. 17 in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. Visit www.girlscoutsfl.org to find a Girl Scout cookie booth, read...