Charter Schools USA. Built and opened in 2003, ACES was ranked in the top 10 of all schools in Florida in 2006. Construction on the Don Soffer Aventura High School, the other charter school, began in 2018. Opened in August 2019, the Charter School initially accepted ninth grade students in its first year and added grades 10 through 12 in subsequent years. The Northeast Branch of the Miami-Dade Public Library System serves Aventura as a means of accessing information for all education alike. Regional universities and higher education institutions include: Florida International University: Biscayne Bay Campus (North Miami) Media Aventura News is Aventura's own newspaper, which is published weekly and is part of the Miami Community Newspapers, The Voice of the Community. Aventura is served by the Miami–Ft. Lauderdale market for local radio and television. The city has a magazine named Aventura Magazine and is served by The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald. In 2022, Aventura became the first city in Florida to offer the opportunity for the public to text its city government. The city monitors the text messages and responds to questions and concerns. Notable people Lucille Ball, actress best known for the television series I Love Lucy James Caan, actor Jimmy Connors, tennis player Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco Billy Cunningham, basketball player and coach Morton Downey Jr., singer, songwriter and television talk show host of The Morton Downey Jr. Show Vitas Gerulaitis, Lithuanian-American professional tennis player Whitney Houston, singer and actress Jimmy Johnson, Dallas Cowboys two-time Super Bowl champion; Cowboys and later Miami Dolphins coach Alan King, actor and comedian Sophia Loren, Italian actress Sid Luckman, NFL Hall of Fame football playerDing, Kevin (July 6, 1998) "Hall of Fame QB dies after heart attack". The Miami Herald. p. 2D. John McEnroe, tennis player Howard Metzenbaum, U.S. senator representing Ohio in 1974, and then again from 1977 to 1995 Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer Carlo Ponti Jr., Italian orchestral conductor, son of Carlo Ponti Edoardo Ponti, Italian director, son of Carlo Ponti Sid Raymond, actor and comedian Dennis Rodman, Basketball Hall of Fame, five-time NBA world champion, and two-time NBA All-Star Jeffrey Rosen, billionaire businessman Donald Soffer, real estate developerLubove, Seth (October 8, 1984) "Office-space gap above North Miami being filled". The Miami Herald. p. 5. Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player, two-time major winner Sandon Stolle, Australian tennis player Frankie Valli, pop singer