Lawton Chiles Middle School students win art contest

Education By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, June 4, 2026

   The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust says there are more than 9,200 students who have unstable housing. Each year, with Project UP-START and The Bass Museum of Art, the Homeless Trust sponsors the Sensitivity Poster and Essay Contest.      Three students at Lawton Chiles Middle School won their category in the art portion of the contest:  1st Place: Briana Garcia Puentes, sixth grade 2nd Place: Ella...

Lawton Chiles Middle School students win art contest

Education By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, June 4, 2026

   The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust says there are more than 9,200 students who have unstable housing. Each year, with Project UP-START and The Bass Museum of Art, the Homeless Trust sponsors the Sensitivity Poster and Essay Contest.      Three students at Lawton Chiles Middle School won their category in the art portion of the contest:  1st Place: Briana Garcia Puentes, sixth grade 2nd Place: Ella...

CAO Bakery & Café opens 22nd location, in Hialeah’s Amelia District

Business By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, June 4, 2026

     The co-founders of CAO Bakery & Café have opened their 22nd location near the Hialeah-Miami Lakes southwest border.      “The community showed up,” said Marketing Director Yvette Cao of the April 18 debut at 7755 W. 4th Ave. in Hialeah, in the Amelia development.      She and her husband, Antonio Cao, are Miami Lakers. He and co-founder Carlos de Varona launched the...

JetStream Federal Credit Union expands territory to Broward County

Business By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, June 4, 2026

  The National Credit Union Administration approved JetStream Federal Credit Union’s application to expand its community charter to include Broward County, the financial cooperative said in a media statement on April 27.      “This is a transformative moment for JetStream,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Jeanne Kucey.       “Expanding into Broward County allows...

JetStream Federal Credit Union announces new leadership team members

Business By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, June 4, 2026

JetStream Federal Credit Union announced in March that it added to its leadership team. Yudel Arbella, at left, was promoted to vice president of Information Technology and Samantha Sanchez-Cruz, shown at right, is the cooperative’s new director of Marketing. Arbella’s expertise includes cybersecurity and safeguarding digital assets, the credit union said. He succeeded Oscar Gomez, who retired after a 30-year career....
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