Bob Graham Education Center’s dancers are National Champions.       Both the elementary and middle students showed off their skills at the 2026 Dance Nationals Contest of Champions held at the Universal Orlando Resort from Feb. 28 to March 1.       The squads came home with several awards including the national title in the junior high/middle school category for pom, which is...

     The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is closing on March 21 for up to two years for an $8 million renovation.      Patrons can visit the library in Palm Springs North, at 17601 NW 78th Ave. for classes.   Monthly Book Club  Wed., March 18, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Call the branch for titles; copies will be on loan at the checkout desk. Ages 19+ Talking is Teaching:...

     The children of Wendy and Eladio Armesto of Miami Lakes served a week in the Florida legislature as volunteers in the House of Representatives’ Page & Messenger program.       Sabina Sofia Armesto, 16, a high school junior and Victor Manuel Armesto, 14, a sophomore, were in Tallahassee the week of Jan. 12, their mother said.      Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes...

   Barbara Goleman Senior High School and its Law Honor Society hosted the Miami Lakes Bar Association’s first North Region Mock Trial Competition for high school students on Jan. 21, with support from prominent attorneys in town who presided as judges.      Teams from Mater Lakes Academy, Hialeah Gardens High School, Hialeah Senior High School, and Goleman faced off in Goleman’s professional...

     The Education Fund recognized Laura W. Ratliff, one of three sponsors it spotlighted during its annual Taste of Education at Hialeah Park on Feb. 24. Ratliff is a vice president and the commercial portfolio manager at The Graham Companies.  Both The Graham Companies and The Education Fund are based in Miami Lakes. For more than 35 years the developers have supported the Fund and its projects.    ...