The “Impact Award” was presented to the Town of Miami Lakes at the YMCA’s Youth Development Appreciation Breakfast in recognition of the Town’s ongoing commitment and dedicated support in impacting lives of youth.The award was received by Community Engagement and Outreach staff members Katya Lysakk and Kristina Labossiere.Miami Lakes has partnered with the YMCA for the past 5 years to offers camps over the school...

Parents interested registering their children for the popular Start Smart and Pre-Teen Fitness spring programs are encouraged to create their online registration account by visiting www.miamilakes-fl.gov/recprograms.Online registration for the spring classes will take place on Thursday, December 15.The Start Smart Sports Development Program aims to help children ages 3 to 5 years old for organized youth sports by using safe and fun equipment...

Miami Lakes resident Nicole Alarcon has an entrepreneurial spirit. As an administrative professional working in corporate America, to co-owner of a barbershop, Mary Kay Beauty Consultant, and the owner of a mobile spa party business, Alarcon is moved by possibility and opportunity. But the one constant in her life over the last handful of years has been a deep desire to eat well, exercise and live a healthy life. This motivation and success...

Kelsy Ruano is a girl scout, AP student, and creator of handmade pillows for breast cancer survivors. Ruano, a senior at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, personally knows two breast cancer survivors –  a family friend and her grandmother. Moved to action after witnessing the discomfort and pain they suffered after undergoing mastectomies, Ruano searched for special-made pillows to be used under the arm to keep the elbow from...

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., has teamed up with the Hialeah Housing Authority to develop a new senior housing project in District 13, to be located at 987 West 75 Street in Hialeah. Bovo presented $250,000 in funding from his office budget carryover that will be invested directly in  his district with the development of this project. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez, State Senator...