Miami-Dade County announced in April that the Country Club of Miami golf course and clubhouse are undergoing major renovations.      The public course, at 6801 NW 186th St. in Hialeah, is closed until further notice. Improvements scheduled to be made to the playing experience include:  --Upgrades to the course --Improvements to infrastructure  --Aesthetic...

  The Town of Miami Lakes is partnering with these organizations to offer summer classes for children. YMCA of South Florida Soccer and Dance Camp  Each week, campers build skills on the field with soccer training and teamwork-focused games, then express themselves in high-energy dance sessions that boost confidence, coordination, and creativity. There are themed weeks, activities and a team of coaches and instructors to keep...

      Fred Senra, a partner at Miami Lakes AutoMall, donated baseball equipment to the Optimist Club of Miami Lakes on March 19.      The gift included two complete catcher’s kits; new base blocks for the infield, notebooks for coaches, batting cage equipment and balls and bats.       The donation, which Senra said was worth about $2,000, was part of a series of gifts that he and the...

    The Lawton Chiles Middle School track team, coached by Patricia Ferdinand Julmis, competed for the first time in several meets in recent months, including the Dade County Youth Fair and the  Larry Wooten Invitational, among others.       On the track, Londyn Streeter, Hailey Knudson, Amahrie Florvil, Emely Brito, Tamis Davis and Nathalie Tusell ran in sprint and middle distance...

Amahrie Florvil, a seventh-grader at Lawton Chiles Middle School, competed in the 400-meter dash finals at the prestigious Louie Bing Track & Field Invitational on Feb. 14 in Miami. She finished fifth in the race and third among seventh-graders. She also got to meet Olympic champion Twanisha “TeeTee” Terry, a Miami native and part of the U.S. team that won gold in the women’s 4x100-meter dash at the 2024 Paris...