Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez and Councilmembers Carlos Alvarez and Josh Dieguez joined former State Senator Rene Garcia for his campaign kick-off party for Miami-Dade County Commission at Hialeah Park Racing and Casino.Garcia filed papers to run for the District 13 seat for next year’s election seeking to replace County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. who is term-limited.“It was a pleasure joining my colleagues on the Town Council as...

Sydney and Melanie Collado, granddaughters of long-time Miami Lakes residents Hugo and Maria Hilde Muniz, enjoyed visiting the Mayor's Cafe during spring break. They brought their Flat Stanley school project with them. The girls attend Embassy Creek Elementary. Melanie (left) and Sydney (right) are pictured with cafe owner Mayor Manny Cid.

Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during April:For Children and Families:Movies and Stories for Kids – Watch favorite movies with family and friends. Movies being shown this month are “Brave,” “Dolphin Tale,” “Disneynature Earth,” and “WALL-E.” Events made possible by the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays, April 17 and 24.Talking is Teaching. Talk,...

On the weekend of March 22-24, Mater Lakes FBLA members competed at the State Leadership Conference with 16 students winning trophies and qualifying for the National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas this summer. The winners included a first place, Introduction to Business Presentation, Joshua Villamizar, Gabriel Ramirez and Sabrina Arcila. Second place Computer Game and Simulation, Jeremiah Thony, Julian Arevalo and John Zamora....

Miami Lakes K-8 Center (MLK8) seventh- and eighth-grade students had the opportunity to explore the foundations of United States history on their recent study trip to Boston, Massachusetts on March 15-17. The students and their chaperones got a first hand look at what life was like for native American tribes and early pilgrim settlers while visiting Plimouth Plantation.Their experience jumped forward in time as the group walked the Freedom...