The Project Citizen team at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School (HML) advanced to the Project Citizen State finals. This is the third consecutive year the team has advanced to the final round of this competition. The team's project last school year won Best Overall High School Portfolio and represented the State of Florida in the Project Citizen national showcase earning a Superior rating.This year, HML's project is “Mind Yourself:Access...

Miami Lakes will be performing annual maintenance to the athletic fields at Miami Lakes Optimist Park and Royal Oaks Park beginning June 10 and running through August 9. During this period, most athletic fields will be closed.Residents and family membes will have access to one area at Optimist Park north of the basketall courts for play in addition to the perimeter berm areas for exercises.Residents can also take advantage of the open play...

The Coding Doctors Kids Club held their fundraiser on May 21. The club was looking to raise money to buy a bundle of VEX robots. The event at Ben & Jerry’s and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza was very successful as over 150 people attended. The club was able to raise enough money to buy their bundle. Coding Doctors Kids Club is a free club for children who want to learn and have fun. Ask the Miami Lakes Branch Library for more information, call...

Local resident Doctor Kristina Martinez-Costa recently graduated with honors as a Doctor in Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern Medical School. She finishes her residency as an osteopathic obstetrician and gynecological surgeon in Chicago from the Midwestern University/OPTI, Presence-Resurrection St. Francis program this June.For the past year she has been chief resident of her program and most recently was awarded two prestigious...

In 2017, Miami Lakes resident Erika Castroman was on her way to a Christmas dinner with her family when she encountered a group of homeless people in downtown Miami.Seeking to brighten their holiday spirit, Castroman handed them 100 bags containing hygiene products including shampoo, tooth brushes and tooth paste and deodorant, and non-perishable food.The following year, she handed out 150 bags, and this year, she’s seeking to give out 200...