Many years ago, Sonia Ferrera, the owner and founder of Southeast Computer Solutions, started decorating her office for Halloween since it coincided with her birthday. The occasion called for decorations, a ghoulish lunch and costume party with the office turned into a haunted house. Seeing the impact the decor had on her employees, Ferrera decided to decorate the offices for Thanksgiving with a pumpkin patch complete with crows, scarecrows...

For the seventh consecutive year, the Florida College System Publications Association (FSCPA) has named Miami Dade College’s student newspaper, The Reporter, the top college newspapers in the state. The publication was recognized for winning six first place awards and winning 12 among 18 individual categories during a recent FCSPA awards banquet in Orlando The Reporter has amassed 100  awards from the FSCPA in the last seven years...

Shula’s Athletic Club hosted “Glo For The Cure” in October to raise funds for the Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative through fitness classes held under black lights. Participants were encouraged to wear white or neon colors, victims and survivors of cancers, and to share in the hashtag #GLOForTheCure. After counting the funds the Athletic Club raised $3,000 for the local organization and did its part in the search...

Every year the Cub Scouts of northwest Miami-Dade compete in a generations-old tradition, the Pinewood Derby. Each Cub Scout, grades 1 through 5, has the opportunity to turn blocks of wood and wheels into their own race car.  The Derby was hosted this year at Hialeah High and over 100 cars were entered. Two Cub Scouts from Pack 660, chartered to Miami Lakes United Methodist Church and affiliated with Miami Lakes K-8 Center, achieved...

The culture in our town is no longer built around focusing on the next week, or month, or election cycle. We’re focusing on future generations. It’s a big-picture approach, and part of that change is adjusting the way we think about our town’s mobility. How do our residents go to work, drop off kids at school, pick up groceries, and do everyday activities without getting stuck in traffic? We cannot ignore these questions...