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...

         During the February opening  of “Medea” at the Main Street Players, Sara Jarrell was quick to answer a passersby’s question about Euripedes’ classic work, which she adapted and directed for the Miami Lakes theater. She was happy to promote the play while on the street because she wants to see the theater grow and to attract more people to its...

Amahrie Florvil, a seventh-grader at Lawton Chiles Middle School, competed in the 400-meter dash finals at the prestigious Louie Bing Track & Field Invitational on Feb. 14 in Miami. She finished fifth in the race and third among seventh-graders. She also got to meet Olympic champion Twanisha “TeeTee” Terry, a Miami native and part of the U.S. team that won gold in the women’s 4x100-meter dash at the 2024 Paris...