Florida International University quarterback James Morgan has done it again. The senior won the Conference USA Spirit of Service Award for the second consecutive season, the school said. Morgan was recognized for community service, academics and performing well in his sport. He was among 13 honorees for the award presented three times during the school year. Morgan has volunteered with Thanksgiving meals and helped children visiting the...

Miami-Dade Police and the town of Miami Lakes are inviting residents join Major Javier Ruiz and neighborhood resource officers for coversation while enjoying a cup of coffee. The quarterly meeting with residents is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 8:30 a.m. at Starbucks, 8012 NW 154th St. The purpose of the gatherings that began last year in town is to foster conversation between law enforcement and the community, and to discuss any...

Santa and Mrs. Claus made their way to Bob Graham Education Center on Dec. 16 when they surprised Teacher Kimberly Ottaviani’s second grade class. Everyone sang Christmas carols and shared milk and cookies and posed for the photo above. Three days later, the school, at 15901 NW 79th Ave. in Miami Lakes, held its seventh annual holiday dance recital. The Baby Bobcats and the Bobcat Dance Team, shown in the photo below, performed to...

Their teachers call them the “Stars of STEAM.” They are the finalists of a fair devoted to science, technology, engineering, art and math that was held Dec. 4 at Miami Lakes K-8 Center. The entire school was invited to create projects; participants came from third through eighth grades. Students created presentation boards that spectators, including family members, could review. “There was a great diversity of projects...

History Eagle Nest is a residential community of single- family homes that was built during the late 1970s by Sengra Development Corporation, which later became The Graham Companies. It is on the east side of town, north of Miami Lakes Drive and tucked between Miami Lakeway North and Cow Pen Road. The open, ungated neighborhood has 115 homes. Most houses have two-car garages and many have clay barrel-style roofs. Mature trees line the...