The Main Street Players awarded three scholarships on Sunday, May 18, to local high school seniors involved in the performing arts. The Main Street Players Board of Directors reviewed their applications and selected the top three students recommended by their teachers  who best demonstrated and exemplified the true ideals of the performing arts. To be eligible, the students had to plan to continue their performing arts education...

  Miami Lakes recently kicks off its new E-Reader Lending Program with a workshop on May 27 at Miami Lakes Branch Library. During the event, the Town announced the start of the new program and residents were able to borrow the E-Readers for the first time. The branch library also presented a workshop on how to download free E-books using the Miami-Dade Public Library System’s website and library card. The new program, introduced...

  The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), better known as the Summer BreakSpot, will be offering nutritious meals to kids and teens, 18 years of age and under, all summer long. The program is federally funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is administered in Florida by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness. Children need healthy food all year long in order to...

  Miami Lakes resident Adriana Schwinghammer, a long time Miami Lakes K-8 Center volunteer, and mother of three, was named Outstanding Volunteer of the Year by the Miami-Dade County Public School System. The award was announced on May 9 at the end of the year awards luncheon at Jungle Island, and was presented by School Board members and the Superintendent. Although a surprise, many thought the honor as long overdue. Miami Lakes...

  own of Miami Lakes named Sergeant Eduardo Ruesga as the 2014 Officer of the Year, and Captain Nicky Latimore as the 2014 Firefighter of the Year during the Public Safety Committee’s Appreciation Day on May 17 at Roberto Alonso Community Center. The committee organized a BBQ and award presentation to recognize and celebrate the hard work and dedication of public safety officials that serve Miami Lakes. “It was truly an...