A group of local student-athletes were honored for their stellar performances on the field as they made The Miami Herald All-Dade Teams in basketball, soccer, wrestling and cheerleading.For boys’ soccer, making the 3A-1A First Team was Mater Lakes senior midfielder Miguel Quintana, while Mater Lakes sophomore midfielder Christian Tejeda earned Second Team honors for his stellar performance on the soccer field. Third Team honors went to Mater...

Miami Lakes Educational Center’s (MLEC) National Honors Society (NHS) partnered with Children Battling Cancer (CBC) to support their Easter collection drive. The students organized a drive and collected small toys to go into Easter baskets that would be delivered to children at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, so that they could enjoy the holiday from their rooms.“I love to organize these donation drives because I know they are going to...

Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee hosted a luncheon on March 30 at Shula’s Hotel on Main Street in honor of Women’s History Month. The event was sponsored by The Graham Companies.Miami Lakes resident Lorena E. Bravo, Esq. the director of the Law Department for the City of Hialeah, introduced the keynote speaker, Miami Lakes resident the Honorable Judge Monica Gordo, with a moving history of her education, public service and continued...

It’s a fact. There are over 30,000 Latinos suffering from Alzheimer’s in South Florida and this number will six-fold in the next 30 years.The Latino Center on Aging (LCA), in partnership with the Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee, will host an Alzheimer’s Conference in Spanish from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue, to educate and inform the Spanish speaking Miami Lakes...

Miami Lakes Youth Center will be hosting several fun and exciting programs for middle and high school students from 6 to 8 p.m. during April at “The Spot,” 6075 Miami Lakes Drive East.Open Hang Nights are scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, and Saturday, April 26. The Youth Center is equipped with a billiard table, table tennis, indoor basketball shootout game, Microsoft Xbox One Console, Nintendo Wii, and more. Bring friends for a night of...