The 11th Annual Breanna Vergara Foundation 5K and Color Run

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, March 18, 2026

     Hundreds of supporters turned out for the Breanna Vergara Foundation’s 5K and Fun Run in Veterans Park on Feb. 22.      Shown in a photo at the race is Tony Fernandez, former vice mayor and current...

Lawton Chiles Middle School competes in track meets

Sports Staff Report Thursday, April 2, 2026

    The Lawton Chiles Middle School track team, coached by Patricia Ferdinand Julmis, competed for the first time in several meets in recent months, including the Dade County Youth Fair and the  Larry Wooten Invitational, among others.       On the track, Londyn Streeter, Hailey Knudson, Amahrie Florvil, Emely Brito, Tamis Davis and Nathalie Tusell ran in sprint and middle distance...

Pets of Miami Lakes

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, April 2, 2026

   They’re devoted to each other and to their humans, too: Meet Maybel, 9 months old, and Bruce, who is 3 years old.      The Golden Retrievers live in Miami Lakes with Melissa Amaro-Morel and her husband Jorge Morel.      “They have different parents but are inseparable,” Melissa Amaro-Morel said. “When they are at rest, they are always touching. He gets annoyed at times...

Main Street Live! concert series presents Joey Calderaio and Future Buds

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, April 2, 2026

Meet Main Street Players’ new artistic director

Education By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, April 2, 2026

         During the February opening  of “Medea” at the Main Street Players, Sara Jarrell was quick to answer a passersby’s question about Euripedes’ classic work, which she adapted and directed for the Miami Lakes theater. She was happy to promote the play while on the street because she wants to see the theater grow and to attract more people to its...

Miami Lakes Bar Association hosts 3rd Annual ‘Her Court, Her Rules’ panel

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, April 2, 2026

   The Miami Lakes Bar Association’s 3rd Annual Her Court, Her Rules panel met March 19 at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main.      Held in honor of Women’s History Month, Bar Association members collaborated with Legally Lakes, a women’s mentorship group for attorneys, to present the event that filled a ballroom at the hotel.      “Speakers shared stories from their careers,...
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