Longtime Miami Lakes resident Eugene E. Rubio passed away on May 5. He was the husband of Magaly Rubio, a Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate agent, and president of the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce. A viewing was held on May 6 at Vista Memorial in Miami Lakes and a Mass of the Resurrection was held on May 7. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Eugene Rubio’s memory to St. Jude’s Children’s...

  Victoria Estopiñan, a student at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High (HML), was chosen as the Piano Slam 7 Best Poem Winner. Estopiñan and the other 14 middle school and high school finalists performed at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on April 30. The mission of Piano Slam is to utilize music as a tool and inspiration to give  youth a voice through artistic expression. Piano Slam is a poetry writing...

  Gloria Garcia, team captain of Team Mayoyi, in honor of Maria D. Garcia who lost her battle to cancer at 38 years old, is pictured with friends and family during the Miami Lakes Relay for Life at Optimist Park on May 2. Gloria Garcia, who has participated with the Relay for Life committee for many years, was chairperson for the 2015 event which attracted numerous teams and individuals to honor the memory of those who have succumbed to...

  The dancers at Intensity Dancer’s Studio, located at 15507 Bull Run Road in Miami Lakes, have a lot to celebrate. The dancers for the competition team, which includes ages 8 to 18, just wrapped up competition season with a host of awards. The first competition, Star Systems, began in February and followed with On Stage New York, Kids Artistic Review (KAR), and Star Power, the last competition ending in April.  “We are...

  The inaugural Miami Lakes Cars for a Cure was such a success that the organizers are already planning for next year’s event.The Roberto Alonso family, The Graham Companies and Dolphins Cycling Challenge are looking forward to the 2016 classic car event to raise money for cancer research for the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in memory of former Miami Lakes vice mayor Roberto Alonso Sr.More than...