Miami-Dade County School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman was awarded the 2019 Trailblazer Award by the Miami-Dade City/County Management Association and the Miami-Dade County League of Cities. The award is given annually in recognition of efforts by outstanding women in the community.This year’s award ceremony was held at Pinecrest Gardens in the Village of Pinecrest. The first ever recipient of the award was former Congresswoman Ileana...

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....