Applications for the 2025 Future Leaders Scholarships are available to high school seniors who reside in the Town of Miami Lakes.       Two $1,500 scholarships will be presented by the town and its Education Advisory Board in partnership with The Graham Companies during the Annual Awards of Excellence ceremony held in May.       To be considered for the scholarship, seniors must...

    Are you smarter than a sixth grader? Could you spell the words hyena or cathedral, while standing before a crowd at Town Hall?       Fourteen students from three middle schools in Miami Lakes competed to become champions of a Spelling Bee presented by the Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board on Jan. 24.       Students from Bob Graham Education Center, Miami Lakes K-8 Center and Miami...

Denise Sainz  Real Estate Agent Miami Lakes  “They can look at the parks and the lighting,” Denise Sainz said. “To make sure there is enough lighting in our neighborhood parks.”  Tony Garcia Founder, Chief Executive Officer Menda Group Advertising Davie  “I grew up in Miami Lakes, I was born and raised in this area,” Tony Garcia said. “One thing we...

Say hello to Huey! The 3-year-old Golden Retriever boy lives in Miami Lakes with Marietta Hurtado and her husband Jorge Rojas. Miami Lakers may see Huey run around town with Hurtado as she trains for her first marathon.  Huey is not a long-distance runner, but he does join her on short runs. “He will come with me around Miami Lakes and in Hialeah Gardens,” she said.  Huey is very timid and shy, and very...

The Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame Committee inducted its latest class on Dec. 14 during a ceremony held at the clubhouse at Miami Lakes Optimist Park. Shown from left are Councilman Steven Herzberg; Roman O. Garcia, Jr., chair, Sports Hall of Fame Committee; Miriam Ochoa, Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020 and vice chair of the Sports Hall of Fame Committee; Class of 2024 Inductee Jose Caballero, a longtime resident of Miami Lakes who was a...