Mayor Michael Pizzi will deliver the annual State of the Town address on Wednesday, October 21, at Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street. A reception will be held from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. with the address in Council Chambers beginning at 7:15 p.m. The Mayor will highlight priorities for the upcoming year and accomplishments during the past year. All residents are invited to attend. Civic leaders, elected officials, volunteers...

  Miami-Dade Public School Board Chairwoman and Miami Lakes resident Perla Tabares Hantman last week was nominated as Urban Educator of the Year by the Council of the Great City Schools. Each finalist is being recognized for outstanding contributions in improving urban education.  Hantman was chosen as a finalist for the accolade for epitomizing leadership and characteristics that demonstrate her compassion, concern and commitment...

  American, Barbara Goleman and Hialeah Miami Lakes senior high schools were among 22 Miami-Dade schools that were recognized by First Lady Michelle Obama’s program to promote youth physical activities that is also aimed at increasing academic performance.Miami Lakes and Country Club middle schools were also recognized by Obama’s third generation initiative named “Let’s Move! Active Schools.”Last week,...

  On Wednesday, October 7, Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy’s Athletic Program will be hosting a fundraising event at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza and Ben & Jerry’s located within the Royal Oaks Plaza in Miami Lakes.   The MAST PTSA is raising money for the athletic rogram to purchase new uniforms and equipment. The athletic program was ranked 28th overall in Miami-Dade County last school year and is...

  Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart mailed congratulatory letters to Miami Lakes Educational Center students Nathalie Mirena (left, front) and Stephanie Brito (right) congratulating them on their recent accolades. Brito was honored as the Top Female Student at M.I.T. this past summer and Mirena was awarded Best New Video and Best News Coverage at the University of Miami’s journalism program. She is now entered in the Dow Jones...