The Town of Miami Lakes and its Education Advisory Board are calling for nominations for the 2nd Annual Awards of Excellence.       The awards highlight student achievements made through the school year, and recognize a teacher for selfless service.      With the permission of parents, students may be nominated by their educators, coaches and mentors.      ...

     The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering these in-person classes.  Get Your Game On!  Thurs., Mar. 2  4 p.m. – 5 p.m.  Friendly competitions in video and board games. Ages 8 – 18. Homework Help and Tutoring  Sat., March 4, 11 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.  Free, in-person tutoring by certified teachers for grades K-12 in reading, math and...

     Banking executive Hector J. Ponte recently brought his calculator to a Miami classroom to teach students about financial health.      Ponte is one of 200 business professionals who participated in The Education Fund’s annual five-month campaign called the “Teach-A-Thon.”       That’s when business professionals become Public School Champions and swap places...

    In late October, Angel Soto was helping the Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force sort a storage room at the Mary Collins Community Center to prepare for the Haunted House event. Angel, 17, told adults about a man who police said was later found to be a person of interest in three aggravated battery cases.      On Feb. 7 in Miami Lakes Town Hall, the Public Safety Committee gave Angel a challenge coin for his...

     St. Thomas University announced on Feb. 8 the naming of the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law.      It is the first law school in America to honor a practicing Black attorney in such a way, St. Thomas said.      “The naming of the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law at St. Thomas University is the latest step in an effort to encourage bridge-building among the legal profession,...