The Out of Darkness event date is Saturday, August 10 from 6 to 9 p.m., at Picnic Park West 15151 NW 82 Avenue. For more information on participant registration visit @victorruizfoundation on Instagram or Facebook. For Volunteer sign up email: daylin24@msn.comThe event is in memory of a local resident that took his life, Victor Ruiz. Emily Wong which is a very outspoken, driven and smart young girl in this community, was a close friend of...

Troop 566 which meets at Our Lady of the Lakes, recently took their summer camping trip to Michigan. Wilson Adiel Olivo, who is 11 years old and apart of troop 566 recalled always being interested in becoming a scout when he was younger. The summer camp trip took place from June 22 - 28 at Gerber Scout Reservation of Michigan. They travelled by plane to Chicago and then by car until they reached their destination. There were other troops but...

BankUnited employees recently gathered at the company?s headquarters in Miami Lakes to celebrate the bank?s tenth anniversary with a barbecue cookout. BankUnited chairman, president and CEO Rajinder P. Singh welcomed employees as part of a week of festivities marking the company?s accomplishments. Singh (far right) is pictured with Cristina di Mauro, senior executive vice president, commercial line of business executive; Ray Barbone,...

The Miami-Dade County Commission approved a measure co-designating a portion of N.W. 87 Avenue between N.W. 170 and 186 Streets “Sergeant Larry E. Marrero Drive.Marrero, a Miami Beach police officer and Palm Springs North resident, passed away on November 29, 2018, after he suffered a heart attack while participating in his agency’s physical fitness program. Posthumously, Marrero was subsequently promoted from the rank of detective to...

Born and raised in Miami Lakes, Bryan Benaiges, a Barbara Goleman Senior High School (Goleman) Alumni and 2014 class Valedictorian recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed his studies as Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering.During his summers in Georgia Tech he completed a successful study abroad program in The University of Limerick, Ireland. He was...