November’s Do The Right Thing Awards honored Bob Graham Education Center seventh grader Louis Egipciaco.       Louis was recognized for his volunteer efforts and outstanding student achievements during a ceremony that celebrates students who make good decisions while at school and in the community.       Do The Right Thing of Miami, Inc. and City of Miami Police...

     He may be a lame duck mayor, but Manny Cid drew more than 80 owners of businesses large and small, bankers, educators and real estate executives who filled a ballroom at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main to hear what he had to say.      Cid has led the town council for eight years and served on it for 12 years. He is running for mayor of Miami-Dade County and said it needs “someone focused on being the...

     It showed up without fanfare and prompted lots of speculation on Facebook. What is it?       A 50-foot-high 5G cell tower that rose at the northwest corner of Miami Lakes Drive and Northwest 87th Avenue.      The tower was installed on the public right of way and conforms to code, which requires the pole not be higher than existing utility poles in the same right of way, the town...

  The Graham Companies and the Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board are inviting students to apply for the 2024 Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarship.      High school seniors who attend schools in the Miami Lakes area and are graduating in the Class of 2024 can fill out the application for a chance to win one of two $1,500 scholarships.       To be considered for the award, a student must...

     Abram Zuniga was getting fussy during his mother’s work out, but her classmates weren’t bothered by the toddler’s whimpers on a recent weekday morning.       Caution CrossFit and Fitness Coach Connie Amador held and soothed Abram while continuing to lead five women at her Mommy and Me class.       Across town at Movement Lab, athletes from the NFL and NBA...