Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Esteban Bovo Jr., the county’s Parks and Recreation Department, and local residents took park in a recent ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil playground improvements at Norman Jean Reach Park, 7895 N.W. 176 Street and Country Lake Park, 19525 N.W. 87 Avenue. Besides the new playground equipment, new trees were planted in the parks and canopies over the playgrounds to protect kids from sun...

  Miami Lakes held the 2018 Annual Community Recital on May 18 at Barbara Goleman Senior High School where over 200 residents of all ages showcased their talents learned over the last year in one of the Town’s programs. Featuring programs included Tai-Chi, line dancing, yoga, ballet, martial arts and jazz. At this year’s event, the Town recognized four deserving instructors for their 10 years of service including Anthony Lee...

  After an early season filled with skeptics who believed it would not be possible, Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s (Pace) varsity baseball team defied the odds to become the 2018 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 5A State Champions. Last year, the team saw 14 of their seniors graduate and head off to college, while new transfers joined from various local schools. Building a good dynamic among the new team...

  Northwestern Ohio eliminated St. Thomas University’s baseball team from the Avista-NAIA World Series with a 13-9 victory at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho, ending the Bobcats’ season which included setting the school record for most wins in a season with 56. It was the sixth time in school history the Bobcats advanced to the World Series. STU entered the World Series as the No. 3 seed after winning the Sun Conference...

Class AAA Sacramento pitcher Ivan Dereck Rodriguez joined the San Francisco Giants’ three weeks ago, when they faced the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Rodriguez, a Monsignor Edward Pace High graduate, allowed four runs, one earned run and four strikeouts in his MLB debut. He’s the son of MLB Hall of Fame Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, who won the World Series with the Florida Marlins in 2003.