This July 4th, Miami Lakes residents Barbara and Raysol Garcia will celebrate the nation's independence day along with the 15th birthday of their fraternal twins, Hannah and Gabriel Garcia. The twins, which their parents call the “miracle twins,” for both the manner and conditions in which they were born, entered the world amid fireworks erupting from Milander park near a Hialeah hospital.  Barbara Garcia, who has an...

  Several hundred parents and families packed the auditorium to enjoy an evening of entertaining performances from talented students of the Town’s popular community projects during the Miami Lakes annual Community Recital on May 30 at Barbara Goleman Senior High School. The recital featured performances by the ballet, jazz, martial arts, senior Tai Chi, adult Yoga, and adult line dancing classes. The crowd showed their...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee joined American Medical Response (AMR) on May 22 to train more than 60 people how to save a life using chest compression-only CPR as part of the AMR World CPR Challenge. Participants in the event were trained in about five minutes by local AMR paramedics and EMTs. Pictured (from left) Nancy Rogers, various AMR paramedics, Elderly Affairs Committee chair Luis Collazo, AMR Quality Care coordinator...

  Boys and girls, ages 6 to 18 years old, are invited to attend the 2014 Junior Golf Camp at Shula’s Golf Club during four week-long sessions in July and August. Session 2 will be held July 7 to 11; Session 3 is scheduled August 4 to 8; and Session 4 will be held August 11 to 15. Each session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kids will learn the basics of the game including concentration on full-swing, putting, chipping, and...

  The Town of Miami Lakes announced that $1.3 million in state funds has been awarded for two key water projects – a Canal Bank Stabilization Project on the northern boundary of the town, and Phase II of the West Lakes Drainage Improvements. These budget victories are a direct result of the Mayor and Town Council working together with State Legislators to achieve these accomplishments for Miami Lakes residents. “Knowing how...