Good news for the more than 54,000 drivers who registered for this year’s MDX Cash Back Program – the agency is sending you a 30 percent refund on the tolls you paid on the five MDX expressways. MDX will distribute cash back checks in December totaling $5.5 million, which means loyal customers who frequently traveled on MDX expressways can expect a check for about $100. This is the second consecutive year that the MDX Board of Directors has Read More »

Doral Community Newspapers is pleased to endorse Claudia Mariaca in her election bid for Doral City Council Seat 1. As a long-time Doral resident and PTA leader, Mariaca has devoted countless hours of service to local schools, where she has been key in securing much-needed grant funding for improvements. She is a motivated and dedicated leader, knowledgeable on Doral issues, and is committed to serving the citizens of this growing municipality. Over the past 10 years, Mariaca has developed strong roots in Doral where she volunteers on multiple boards. She has served as District 5 Read More »

Palmer Trinity junior Maya Lebowitz moved from New York to Miami and experienced culture shock. “I’ve never seen so many Hispanic people,” she says. “I was coming from a mostly Jewish area. Coming into a new school, just starting high school seems a scary thing. I feel I have been a part of it. Embraced by people that you don’t know that well.” That acceptance gave her confidence to work with fellow student Sam Katz to revive the Jewish Culture Club. As they work to organize the club, they have been educating students about Jewish holidays and what they mean. They had an apples and honey session to inform people about Rosh Hashanah. “We’re trying to expand our reach outside of Palmer,” she says. One program she’d like to get more students involved with is Friendship Circle Read More »

Each year we celebrate Veterans Day with a newfound respect for those who serve. On this Veterans Day, Palmer Trinity School in Palmetto Bay invited veterans and their families to a breakfast to honor our local vets. Among others, on-hand were Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, County Commissioners Daniella Levine Cava and Pepe Diaz, Palmetto Bay’s Mayor Eugene Flinn, Vice Mayor John DuBois, Councilwoman Karyn Cunningham Read More »

Friday, December 9 will be an all-day affair to encourage residents and local leaders to ride public transit. We’re all too familiar with getting stuck in Miami rush hour. In fact, the 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute — the national authority on transportation issues — ranks traffic congestion in the Miami-Dade/Broward/Palm Beach region as the 12th worst for urban areas in the nation. To build upon the steps that Miami’s leaders are taking to strengthen our public transit system, two social-entrepreneurs, Rebecca Read More »

Mouse King, a family-friendly holiday favorite written by Sesame Street veteran Noel MacNeal and award-winning composer Jim Camacho, will be performed Friday, Dec Read More »

The artwork of French-American artist Duaív, who maintains his studio in Fort Lauderdale, captured the attention of art aficionados at a private event hosted by Park West Read More »