Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during August:For Children and Families:Library Lego Club – Join for monthly Lego builds at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 19. Movies and Stories for Kids – Enjoy watching some of our favorite movies with your family and friends. Call for visit branch for movie listings. Presented by the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board at 3...

School Board member Perla Tabares Hantman attended UTD Foundation: Real World Civic Engagement from the Classroom to the Community event on August 4 with former U.S. Senator, Bob Graham, at Lake Stevens Middle School.“I am proud to have attended this event with Senator Graham, a longtime champion of public education,” said Hantman. “I would like to thank Jorge M. Bulnes, the principal of Lake Stevens Middle School, for...

Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem congratulates Tiger Nunez who was recently named the new principal of Mater Academy, replacing Judy Marty, who was promoted to a new position. Nunez was the athletic director for Miami High in the 1990s, when Haslem was coached by the legendary Shaky Rodriguez, who’s Mater Academy’s current head basketball coach. Rodriguez led the Stingarees to five state champions and complied over 600 victories....

Three Miami Lakes Optimist softball players were chosen to attend the MLB/USA Softball Breakthrough Series at the USA Pride Softball Complex in Oklahoma.Ashley Alfonso, Erika Castroman, and MeLanie Arauz were chosen from all over the U.S. to attend a five-day event with Jenny Finch and members of the USA Pride Team.MLB funded the event, which included air fare and other all-paid expenses to allow the girls to travel to Oklahoma.They also...

Florida International University track and field standout Gabrielle Rains took home the Bronze Medal in the discus at the Pan-Am U20 Track and Field Championships last month in Trujillo, Peru.Rains posted a throw of 53.06 meters that placed her on the medal stand.Her performance in Peru fell just short of breaking her Canadian U20 and FIU record of 53.10 meters that she set on March 18 at the Hurricane Invitational, a record that stood for...