The Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame is seeking candidates for its 2024 class.       Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Aug. 1.       Inductees who have made outstanding contributions or achievements in sports will be honored on Dec. 14.        Individuals or organizations may submit a nomination for a qualifying team, athlete; coach; official;...

Sean Schwinghammer  Scout Leader, Boy Scouts Troop 566 Miami Lakes      “We will be celebrating Independence Day in front of a 20-foot-tall bonfire with 600 Scouts from around the country, in Camp Raven Knob, North Carolina, singing patriotic songs and celebrating what’s best about America,” Sean Schwinghammer said. Katherine Alvarez  Member, Miami Lakes Veterans...

July 3 through Aug. 30  Play Program at the Miami Lakes Youth Center. The Miami Lakes Parks and Recreation Department has launched a new membership program for kids 5 - 13 at The Spot. Kids can enjoy ping pong, air hockey, board games and more engaging activities under the watch of supervised staff. Once kids are members they’re welcome to visit the center and enjoy the activities. Parents can sign kids up by visiting...

Four candidates are seeking to serve on the Miami Lakes town council where two incumbent officials -- Vice Mayor Tony Fernandez and Councilman Josh Dieguez -- want to become the next mayor.      Mario O. Pinera Jr. and Angelo Cuadra Garcia, who was an unsuccessful council candidate in 2022, are vying for Seat 1. Juan Carlos Fernandez was unopposed as of June 28 as he runs for Seat 3, as is Steven Herzberg, unchallenged for...

      An excavator’s big claw tore down the façade of the Lake Katharine Shopping Center on a rainy Wednesday in June, the start of a project that will transform the 52-year-old commercial district in Miami Lakes with new dining and retail spaces.      “We’ll divert at least 90 percent of debris from the landfill,” said Ronny Herrera, president of Thunder Demolition of Miami of the work...