Giardino Gourmet Salads, the South Florida-based fast casual concept focused on garden-to-bowl nutrition, is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week by offering nearly 7,000 Miami-Dade and Broward County teachers a free salad, wrap or grain bowl in gratitude for the important contributions that teachers make across South Florida every day.  “We have all had a teacher that has made a difference in our lives, and our Giardino...

  The Latino Center on Aging (LCA), in partnership with Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee, will host an Alzheimer’s Conference in Spanish to educate and inform Spanish-speaking Miami Lakes residents of all the latest information on the disease. The conference will be held on Wednesday, May 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Miami Lakes Optimist Clubhouse, 6411 N.W. 162 Street. LCA’s unique mission is to improve the...

  Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during May: For Children and Families: STEM Saturdays – Experience a hands-on lesson where FIU undergraduate and medical students teach how a heart works by dissecting a real sheep heart. Scheduled at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 5. Science in the City – Enjoy hands-on lessons infused with experiments to spark interest in STEM. Each...

  The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) members from Florida Wing Civil Air Patrol (FLWG) Group 7 participated in the South Florida Aviator Fly-In and Educational Exposition (SAFEE). The exposition is currently in its seventh consecutive year at the Signature Flight Support hanger in the Miami Opa Locka Executive Airport.  The first day of the event on Friday, April 20, billed as SAFEE K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics...

  Local high school softball and flag football teams performed well in district championship action in late April. American High’s softball team won its eight consecutive 15-7A district championship, defeating Hialeah, 10-2, to advance to the regional playoffs. American shutout Krop, 15-0, in the district semifinal, as Ashley Alfonso pitched a no hitter and recorded seven strikeouts. Also, Monsignor Edward Pace’s softball...