During the February opening  of “Medea” at the Main Street Players, Sara Jarrell was quick to answer a passersby’s question about Euripedes’ classic work, which she adapted and directed for the Miami Lakes theater. She was happy to promote the play while on the street because she wants to see the theater grow and to attract more people to its...

   The Miami Lakes Bar Association’s 3rd Annual Her Court, Her Rules panel met March 19 at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main.      Held in honor of Women’s History Month, Bar Association members collaborated with Legally Lakes, a women’s mentorship group for attorneys, to present the event that filled a ballroom at the hotel.      “Speakers shared stories from their careers,...

    The ZONTA Club of Miami Lakes awarded its 2026 Amelia Earhart Scholarships to two students at Florida International University’s College of Engineering and Computing.       Rahmina Rubaiat and Nikita Singhi each received $1,000.       The awards were in recognition of their academic excellence and commitment to advancing research in critical fields that impact public health and...

     Hailie Prieto has lived most of her life in Miami Lakes and is the new chair of the town’s Youth Activities Task Force.       “It was actually something that I didn’t plan at all,” Prieto, 19, said. “I was thinking about that day, and I knew we had elections coming up. I’ve always been an advocate for the youth being civically engaged. I have been an advocate [of...

    Miami Lakers enjoy a quality of life that is greater than what is experienced by residents elsewhere in Florida and the United States. They consider the town’s greatest assets to be their sense of safety, the tree canopy, retention of property values and that it is a good place to raise children or retire.     Those were some of the findings from ETC Institute’s survey in January and February of 311...