All Miami Lakes residents are invited to register for the upcoming Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training to be held April 10, 12 and 13. Classes will be held on Thursday, April 10, from 5 to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a disaster simulation exercise on the final day of class. To become certified, residents must attend all three days. CERT training is designed to provide basic...

    Just in time to take a break from FCAT reviews, Girl Scout Troop 263 of Miami Lakes invites all girls, scouts and non-scouts, to a Black Light Glow Party on Saturday, April 12, from 6 to 10:30 p.m. at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. Troop 263, which hosted the hugely successful Masquerade Ball, has planned a night of fun, games, dancing and glowing surprises in a safe, supervised environment. The...

  The frame store, All Art, located at 15505 Bull Run Road in Miami Lakes Town Center, is now under new management. Bernardo Angel, now head of the Miami Lakes location, previously worked at the Weston branch for 13 years. He is looking forward to servicing the community in all framing and art needs.  All Art offers custom framing, fine art, lithographs, shadow boxes, photo restoration and custom cut mirrors for homes and...

  Hialeah Gardens Middle School's 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year, Patricia Delgado, is a long-time special needs educator, having taught children with autism for over 13 years. The Pre-K teacher comes from a family of teaching professionals including her mother and sister, both of whom worked with special needs children.  “My decision to become a teacher was made early on in my life and was primarily influenced by my mother...

  Following the abrupt departure of Miami-Dade County  Expressway (MDX) Authority board member Gonzalo Sanabria, Florida Governor Rick Scott appointed Miami Lakes resident Javier Vazquez to the committee and tapped him to help lower costs for Floridians and fight toll fee increases. According to published reports, Sanabria resigned over the “mistreatment” of Mike Fernandez, the former finance chairman of Scott’s...