The Miami Lakes Optimist Club is hosting its 2019 Baseball Summer Camp for kids between the ages of 5 and 15.The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily in four sessions: June 17-21, June 24-28, August 5-9 and August 12-16.The fee is $175 per week with lunch included for non-Miami Lakes residents, and $160 per week for residents and returning Optimist baseball players.Camp activities include hitting drills, tee work, front toss, live pitching,...

Sydney and Melanie Collado, granddaughters of long-time Miami Lakes residents Hugo and Maria Hilde Muniz, enjoyed visiting the Mayor's Cafe during spring break. They brought their Flat Stanley school project with them. The girls attend Embassy Creek Elementary. Melanie (left) and Sydney (right) are pictured with cafe owner Mayor Manny Cid.

Lakes Family Eye Care (LFEC) located at 14750 N.W. 77 Court, suite 110, recently celebrated its one year anniversary in March. The facility is led by Dr. Maria Briceno Martin who has been an optometrist for over 12 years and has served The Town of Miami Lakes for 11 years. Briceno Martin grew up in Miami Lakes, she studied at Florida International University where she received her Bachelor’s degree in 2003. She then moved when she was...

The Main Street Players presents “37 Postcards,” the third show of their 2019 season opening on April 26 at the Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street. This hilarious comedy was written by esteemed local playwright and actor Michael McKeever. After years of traveling abroad, Avery Sutton is happy to return to the comfort of his home in Connecticut. Unfortunately, almost nothing is as he remembered it. The entire house is tilted at a distinct...

Tesla, the leader in electric car design and manufacturing, has chosen MDC as it’s first institutional partner in the Southeastern United States for its Tesla START automotive training program. The program will train students to become Tesla automotive technicians at a new state-of-the-art facility being constructed at the College’s West Campus.“I’m very proud that the College was chosen to do this for the Southeast U.S.,” MDC president...