Jan Mannion, a longtime Miami Lakes resident, teacher and football coach at Hialeah Miami Lakes (HML) passed away on December 18 following an illness. He was 74 years old. Mannion is survived by his wife Diane, son Christopher and grandson Troy.Mannion retired from Miami Dade County Public Schools after a 33-year teaching and coaching career. He began his teaching career at Central Senior High and transferred to HML the first year it opened...

Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force is inviting residents, families and friends to enjoy the animated hit “SmallFoot!” during the first of the Movies at the Park series for 2019 at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, January 11, sponsored by Family Dentistry and Orthodontics of Miami Lakes at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.A yeti named Migo is convinced that a human known only as “SmallFoot” is real and must prove to his tribe that...

Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee will host the first Community Bike Ride of the New Year on Saturday, January 19.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. for the 5.5-mile family-friendly loop with the ride starting at 9 a.m. from Miami Lakes Youth Center, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive East.
Pre-registration is recommended by visiting http://bit.ly.January2019Registration. For more information, visit www.miamilakes-fl.gov/nic.

Miami Lakes lost some prominent residents who made great contributions to the community through business, education, sports, entrepreneurship and activism.Alan Robert Wilson, a 27-year resident of Miami Lakes died on February 1. He as 71 years old.Wilson was a retired engineer, who spend many years traveling around the U.S. and South America. He was an avid sailor, licensed U.S. Coast Guard captain and cooking enthusiast.Jim Kiely, a...

A 21-year veteran employee of the Miami-Dade Public Library System was shot and killed in an attempted robbery at a bank in Miami Gardens on December 10.Jaime Humet, 47, was most recently a Librarian Assistant at the Miami Lakes Branch Library.Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez pledged $10,000 to be added to the $3,000 Crime Stoppers reward for information leading to the arrest of Humet’s killer.Information may be given anonymously by calling...