Since 2019, students from Miami Lakes have worked on behalf of the Loving Soles charity and collected gently worn shoes from all over South Florida.      The footwear is then donated to Camillus House, an organization that serves the hungry and homeless in South Florida.      This year, kids in 20 public, private and charter schools were joined by employees in 19 cities in Broward and...

     The southeastern border of Miami Lakes is Northwest 138th Street, and just before tree-lined Northwest 60th Avenue meets it, there are five warehouses.       One of those buildings is home to a commercial printer.        If you’ve ever taken a cruise out of a South Florida port, chances are you’ve seen Associated Printing Productions, Inc.’s...

     The Town of Miami Lakes, its Education Advisory Board and The Graham Companies honored 12 students during the second annual Awards of Excellence.       The town and the board noted accomplishments in seven categories. An educator was also recognized.       “There is a strong commitment to education, a strong commitment to making the schools a better place for...

      It was fitting that Miami Lakes civic leader Dorothy Cook was honored on Arbor Day.      Cook was 89 when she died Dec. 27 at a memory care facility in Sarasota.      Three generations of Cook’s descendants joined Mayor Manny Cid, Councilman Luis Collazo and friends and members of the Miami Lakes Garden Club on April 28 for a ceremony at Mary Collins Community...

      Mercy Gonzalez photographed the sun rising over the Loch Lomond neighborhood in Miami Lakes where she lives with her husband Tony Gonzalez.      “I am blessed to be able to watch the sunrise each morning as I sip my coffee,” Gonzalez says. “Over the years, it has become a ritual that I consider my “quiet” time, free from distractions.”     ...