Fred Senra, a partner at Miami Lakes AutoMall and president of the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce, presented checks of $2,000 from the auto dealership and $1,000 from the chamber to the Main Street Players in Miami Lakes. With the donations made in April, the two organizations became corporate sponsors of the theater on Main Street.      Shown in the photo from left are: Tico Casamayor, president of AC...

     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.  Mini Zen Garden Making Wed., May 17, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Use real plants, stones, soil and sand to create your own miniature Japanese garden.  Presented by Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens and made possible by the Miami Lakes...

     Four members of the Mater Lakes Academy band received superior ratings during the Florida Bandmasters Association state solo and ensemble music performance assessments, held in March at Wellington High School, Mater Lakes Academy said.     The students earned medals and an opportunity to be scouted by college professors who acted as judges.     Shown in the photo from left are Matthew Torres,...

     Lola Cosani, a freshman at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, plans to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders June 21-23 at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, Mass.      Lola, 14, of Hialeah, is a member of Goleman’s Medical Leaders of Tomorrow Club and also plays on the school tennis team.      She hopes to become a veterinarian. The conference in Massachusetts...

     Miami-Dade County recognized 14 fourth graders who won the GO Electric Bus naming contest, including Jayden Hebra from Miami Lakes K-8 Center.      Jayden, 10, from Miramar, represented District 13 and won for naming a bus the Electric 305. Contestants from 37 schools had to have close ties to their respective county neighborhoods and the environment, county officials said.      ...