A committee may consider whether to rename Miami Lakes Educational Center in honor of retired Miami-Dade County School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman.      A community meeting held July 27 at the school drew 17 people who spoke for and against the renaming proposal.      Miami Lakes Educational Center social studies teacher John Moffi wants to keep the school’s name as is, but...

 The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering these in-person classes.  Space in classes is limited and registration may be required.    Paint Your Own Suncatcher   Wed., Aug. 2,  4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Create a suncatcher to capture rays of light and cast an array of colors across a room. Materials provided, registration required.  Ages 8 - 18 Homework Help and...

     Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Miami-Dade County School Board Member Roberto J. Alonso to the county Transportation Planning Organization.       DeSantis announced the appointment on July 7. He has previously twice appointed Alonso to the Miami Dade College Board of Trustees.      Alonso will fill a vacant spot on the TPO, which has oversight of budgets, contracts and other matters...

      Around Miami Lakes this summer, kids of all ages are practicing golf shots, writing plays, shooting hoops and taking aim at friends during dodgeball games.       At the Miami Lakes Golf Club, First Tee is teaching young golfers how to putt, chip and compete in a friendly way.       Over on Main Street, there is no shortage of camper activity: Kids at the Miami Lakes Athletic...

     Visitors to three parks in Miami Lakes can enjoy seeing flowering orchids attached to trees, thanks to an Eagle Scout project by Aidan Schwinghammer.       The Miami Lakes Town Foundation awarded Aidan $2,500 in 2022 to help him reach his goal: To attach 1,000 orchids to trees in Veterans Park, Graham Park and Picnic Park East.       Aidan, 15, is a rising sophomore at Barbara Goleman...