Following a series of meetings and seminars with the state and county to solve the long-running traffic problem and ease residents’ frustration of getting held up in gridlock for longer waiting periods, Miami Lakes officials were left deeply disappointed over the lack of commitment and decided to take matters into their own hands. Councilmember Tony Lama was upset and vocal as the town’s recommendations and requests for...

  Christina Wuersch Arias, a Miami Lakes resident since 1978, and Joy Vodofsky were the speakers at the January 25 meeting of the Miami Lakes Garden Club at the Mary Collins Community Center. They both have a love of gardening and healthy living and their topic was “Tower Garden®”, a state-of-the-art vertical aeroponic growing system. The system is perfect for rooftops, patios, balconies, terraces – just about any...

 

George Betances, owner of Barber’s Ink barber shop in the Lake Katharine Shopping Center, and his staff recently donated free haircuts for 30 children from His House Children’s Home. The Barber’s Ink team was so pleased with the results, they plan on establishing a regular schedule of free grooming for His House residents.

  Ibis Mendoza, a media specialist at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, was recently nominated for the National Life Group’s Life Changer of the Year Award, for her passion for books and reading stories to students and helping them find the books they request.  The annual program recognizes and rewards K-12 education professionals, including full-time teachers, administrators or any member of a school staff who makes a difference in...

 

Barbara Goleman High School’s marching band and Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho participated in the 46th annual Three Kings Parade last month in Little Havana. The parade is held to honor the Hispanic tradition of the Three Wise Men giving gifts to children. Participants marched and rode along S.W. Eighth Street from 4th Avenue to 17th Avenue.