Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy recently became a nationally certified magnet school.Th e National Institute for Magnet School Leadership certified the school in Au-gust, where 970 students are enrolled in grades 6 - 12. Jose Marti was required to fulfill five pillars of mag-net schools — diversity; innovative curriculum and professional development; academic excellence; high quality instructional systems and family and community partnerships...

Spanish Lake Elementary School is offering a new program to this year: Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten, or VPK.The program helps 4-year-old students get a head start on their educations, the school said.Children attend class from Monday to Friday at the school, at 7940 NW 194 St. They will practice communication skills and learn technology, music, science, math, art and athletics. The teacher-to-student ratio is 20 to 1 and instructors are...

A musician who helped develop the “Miami Sound” has a street named in his honor.Carlos Oliva — considered a pioneer for mixing Cuban rhythms with jazz who worked with prominent musical artists from South Florida — has a corner to call his own.On Aug. 16 and before before Oliva and his family and friends, Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo, Jr. unveiled a sign at the corner of Northwest 138th Street and Northwest 67th...

The Main Street Players will present the final play of their 2019 season:
“True West” written by Sam Shepard. The drama is about an eventful re-union between estranged brothers. Directed by Isaac Polanco, it will star Tyler Grimes and Christopher Millan. Performances run from Sept. 27 - Oct. 20. For more Information go to www.mainstreetplayers. com or call (305) 558-3737.

Florida Memorial University has chosen South Florida coaching legend Tim “Ice” Harris to lead the rebirth of its football program.Athletic Director Ernest T. Jones and President Jaffus Hardrick introduced Harris as the Lions’ new head coach during a press conference in August.“I’m so excited about being the new football coach at Florida Memorial University,” said Harris. “This has been something that...