Stories written by Christina Gordon
At 8:30 a.m., Friday, June 29, 2012, a hot breakfast was served before the "Harambee (pronounced hah-rahm-beh)" practice was set into motion: a process which included invited guest, Opa-locka Commissioner Rose Tydus, reading a motivational story to approximately 50 youths registered at the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom School located at Teen Upward Bound (TUB), [...]
On Thursday, May 3, 2012, for the fourth year, City of Opa-locka Vice Mayor Dorothy “Dottie” Johnson was invited to serve as a facilitator at the Annual Miami- Dade County Teen Court Youth Speaking Out against Violence Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel, 711 N.W. 72nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33126. [...]
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Not even a sprained ankle could keep Mayor Myra L. Taylor from attending three June graduations, and roaming the neighborhoods in the City of Opa-locka to survey the progress of work being done. With a brace on her left leg and foot, Mayor Taylor “hopped” around the City of Opa-locka from Nathan B. Young to [...]
On Thursday, June 14, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. the City of Opa-locka Vice Mayor Dorothy “Dottie” Johnson joined “War on Poverty” and the City of Hialeah for an “Embrace a Healthy Florida” Reception, sponsored by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation at the Family Christian Association of America (FCAA), 13850 [...]
On Saturday, April 21, 2012, for the second consecutive year, City of Opa-locka Commissioner Gail E. Miller hosted the Annual Scholarship and Humanitarian Award Banquet at Don Shula’s Golf Club Ballroom, 6842 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014 at 7:30 p.m., where three local high school students were each awarded $1500.00 in scholarships for academic [...]
“If you cannot read, you cannot lead,” chanted City of Opa-locka Mayor “Lady” Myra L. Taylor in the Opa-locka Branch of the Miami-Dade County Library, 780 Fisherman Street, #140, Opa-locka, Florida 33054, where she and Commissioner Gail E. Miller read aloud to visitors from Kids Kozy Korner Kindergarten, Big Mama’s Home Care, Inc., Hanna’s Childcare [...]
“I was weak, I lost my hair and much of my memory, but I KNEW I needed to fight for my husband and children when I was diagnosed with stage three Inflammatory Breast Cancer, which led me to reach-out on the internet to other African-American survivors through SISTERS NETWORK, INC. (SNI), a breast cancer survivorship [...]
Two shotguns, seven revolvers, three semi-automatics and two rifles equaled the sum of 14 weapons bought on Saturday, June 30, 2012, when the Opalocka Police Department, in cooperation with St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church, The Florida Highway Patrol, The Miami-Dade County Police Gun Bounty Program and other partnering agencies and businesses, hosted its bi-annual Gun [...]
“Do you know what’s in that bottle of water you’re drinking?” asked Commissioner Rose Tydus. Many were surprised to discover the answer was not what they expected when Commissioner Tydus hosted the Lunch & Learn: Cinema Saturday on April 28, 2012 at 12:00 Noon in the Opa-locka Municipal Complex, 780 Fisherman Street, 2nd floor, as [...]
“We distributed over 260 bicycle helmets,” proudly exclaimed Opa-locka volunteer Linda Parker as she and other volunteers assisted The Pilot Club of Miami in properly fitting summer camp participants from The City of Opa-locka Parks & Recreation Department and the Teen Upward Bound Camps with FREE new bicycle helmets, while Commissioner Rose Tydus observed the [...]
No More Stray Bullets” resonated the proactive message to promote holiday safety, as Opa-locka Mayor “Lady” Myra L Taylor stood with Rev. Jerome Starling, Rickia Isaac Foundation, Mayor Tomas P. Regalado, Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, City of Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa and other community leaders for the bi-annual gun safety press conference held at 10:00 [...]
While millions of Americans, from coast to coast across our nation, united hearts and hands on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 11:45 AM, in the City of Opalocka, the harmony made its way into the Municipal Complex Building, 780 Fisherman Street, 2nd Floor, for the 61st Annual National Day of Prayer Observation Luncheon, hosted by [...]
Mayor “Lady” Myra L. Taylor, The City of Opa-locka Commission and the Parks & Recreation Department, in partnership with Kazah Temple #149 PHA Shriners, sponsored the Annual Easter Egg Hunt from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Ingram Park, 2100 Burlington Street in Opalocka, FL on Saturday, April 7, 2012. Among the treats provided on [...]
Cleveland Brown’s #9 Quarterback, Thaddeus Lewis and Chicago Bears #25 Running Back, Armando Allen, Jr., returned HOME to partner with the City of Opa-locka Parks & Recreation Department to conduct the Off-Season Training, Development Skills and Enhancement FIRST ANNUAL FOOTBALL and CHEER CLINIC from 10:00AM to 1:00 PM, Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Sherbondy Park [...]
