Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) may be located in Miami Lakes but its students' communication extends far outside the borders of the town. MLEC has hosted "Twitter Talks" in the past, a hot topic discussed on social media using the Twitter platform, to encourage, educate, and discuss worldwide or nationwide issues. The latest of these talks were on ISIS and domestic abuse in the media, particularly in the NFL. Using the hashtag...

  On September 4, Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s 53rd anniversary, Julke Llorens, Pace graduate of the class of 1964, returned to his alma mater accompanied by Mary, his wife of nearly 50 years, for a special Grandparents Day mass and breakfast. Llorens is an integral part of Pace tradition not only as a member of the school’s first graduating class, but also as the first in a family where three generations have walked...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School senior Steven Yildirim has kept himself busy and his college options open the past few months by attending conferences at MIT, Cornell University, and now John Hopkins University. Over the summer, Yildirim was accepted into the MIT Online Science Technology Engineering Community, or MOSTEC. He took a four-week online neuro-science course with an MIT professor and traveled to Cambridge to attend the...

  Fire Prevention Week! Whether it’s from the kitchen, or from the grill in the backyard, fires are dangerous and it is important to protect your family with what to do when a fire occurs. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), last year there were 487,500 structure fires in the United States, out of which 79.4 percent were residential fires. One of the most common types of residential fires are kitchen...

  The Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department and Miami-Dade County District 13 Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., announced the completion of new amenities at the 20-acre Norman and Jean Reach Park, located at 7901 N.W. 176 Street in Palm Springs North. The improvements include a new six-foot perimeter asphalt walkway with wayside shaded benches, expanded concrete patio space around the recreation center and...