The 2010 census can be described in many ways -- immense, crucial and for some, controversial -- but Aventura Commissioner Luz Weinberg pref... ers the word ``sexy.''

The Student Government Assocation of the Aventura City of Excellence School and the City of Aventura have joined together to organize a bake... sale on Feb. 6 at the Avenutera Mall to benifit victims of the earthquake in Haiit.

Registration is now open for the city of Aventura's Little League Charter Programs for boys and girls ages 4-12 -- including teams for T-bal... l, softball and baseball.

In the Israeli city of Haifa, sometime in the the next year, someone will pick up a phone and call for help, and the ambulance that comes to... their aid will be one that was donated by an Aventura woman named Ilsa Rooz.

From a plain white envelope, Bernard Mayer pulled out a small photo and held it like a treasure. The back is dated Aug. 16, 1942, in smu... dged blue ink. It is the profile of a boy staring somewhere into the distance. Around his arm is a thick white band: a piece of cloth with a Star of David sewn onto it.

As football fever hits South Florida, a slew of sports-related events are coming to Miami Beach. On Saturday night, a select group of fu... ndraisers, athletes and celebrities will attend a $1,000-a-plate dinner hosted by producer/director Michael Bay at his North Bay Road mansion, formerly owned by Hulk Hogan.

AVENTURA | A thief stole clothes, credit cards, a wallet, vehicle registration documents, a driver's license, a Social Security card and $11... 5 cash after breaking into a 2009 Dodge Charger outside Bloomingdale's, 19555 Biscayne Blvd., between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Dec. 22.

The South Pointe Elementary PTA raised $1,500 at an art exhibition and auction of student-decorated boxes held Dec. 12 -- Miami Design Distr... ict Family Day at Pacific Time restaurant, 35 NE 40th St.

Sunny Isles Beach patrol officer Alberto Porro says his 6-year-old son, Michael likes to brag about his dad. But with bragging comes som... e worry, too.

AVENTURA | A vandal scratched the side of a 2008 Volvo in the 3400 block of North Country Club Drive between 4:30 p.m. Dec. 20 and 8:30 a.m.... Dec. 21.

A man was hospitalized after a police-involved shooting at the Aventura Mall on Saturday, according to police. He was taken to Memorial Regi... onal Hospital in Hollywood. The officers were not hurt.

Anyone excited about the arrival of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center this summer doesn't have to wait for the doors to open and tickets t... o be sold to start showing their support. The city has started programs in which residents can make donations that will help pay for the programs and events the center will host.