The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes.        Most events require preregistration and popular courses may fill up early. Sign up in advance to avoid being shut out of classes.         To see what is available, call 305-822-6520, email truglioj@mdpls.org or sign up at bit.ly/3Wnp6tC.      The library at 6699 Windmill Gate Rd. is open Monday -...

     At 100 years old, Alcide Perez still enjoys good conversation.       On Oct. 16, his chat was with Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez, who stopped by the centenarian’s home on the east side of town in honor of Perez’s birthday.       Joined by longtime friends and family, they celebrated Perez and his long life.       Alcide and his wife Celina,...

     Two days after Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez spent an afternoon as the target in a dunk tank, his ears were still waterlogged.      Mental Health Task Force Vice Chair Rosa Barroso estimated the elected official fell 50 times into the water.     “It was all for a good cause,” Dieguez said.      That cause was the First Alarm Foundation, which supports the mental...

     The National Honor Society presented the chapter at Mater Lakes Academy with the Overall Award of Excellence for the 2024-25 school year.       The organization recognized the school’s club for achieving what it calls the four pillars, or its core values: scholarship, leadership, service and character.     Mater’s chapter was one of 48 in the country to be recognized, the...

     The School for Advanced Studies and the Academy for Advanced Academics has a lot to celebrate.       Both programs are part of the Miami-Dade County Public School system, and have 18 students across six campuses who are semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship program.      It also has 38 students who have been named National Merit Commended...