Three Miami Lakes K-8 Center students will represent Florida in the Presidential AI Challenge regional contest.       It’s the next step in the team’s attempt to get to the national championship in Washington D.C. in June.       The team’s creation was called Project Dry Streets.       “Project Dry Streets tackles real-world...

    Proceeds from the annual Mayor’s Gala is the only support given to the Special Needs Advisory Board. The money supports the board’s activities and events held for the community.      The 2025 Gala held in November raised a record-setting $71,000 and after expenses donated $43,025, Mayor Josh Dieguez said. In February, Dieguez proclaimed it was St. Thomas University Month, for the school’s...

     Miami Lakes officials recognized the town’s crossing guards in February, which is also School Crossing Guard Month. The guards take care of the town’s kids for nine months every year and are the first faces the kids see on their way to class, said Parks and Recreation Director Jeremy Bajdaun.      He called the crossing guards a family, and a part of the town organization that make residents...

    Parents who want to celebrate their high school or college graduates have until April 27 to submit forms for the Class of 2026 graduation banners.       Presented by the Town of Miami Lakes and its Education Advisory Board, the banners are hung along Miami Lakes Drive for three months.       They feature the graduate’s photo, full name and the school they will graduate...

    The Lawton Chiles Middle School track team, coached by Patricia Ferdinand Julmis, competed for the first time in several meets in recent months, including the Dade County Youth Fair and the  Larry Wooten Invitational, among others.       On the track, Londyn Streeter, Hailey Knudson, Amahrie Florvil, Emely Brito, Tamis Davis and Nathalie Tusell ran in sprint and middle distance...