After placing second in regional competitions, Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s varsity cheerleading squad will be heading straight to the FHSAA State Finals on January 28-29 in Gainesville. This is the first time in 16 years that the cheerleading team will be going to the state finals, and the first time ever that they qualified to head straight to finals. The team scored a 77.40 and received zero deductions in the FHSAA...

In a move to expand the commercial tax base of the Town of Miami Lakes, a councilmember is proposing to annex a chunk of commercial property near Opa-locka Airport, but residents must approve any attempt to expand the town’s peripheries through a referendum.    Councilmember Nelson Rodriguez is requesting that town staff study the pros and cons of annexing the area west of the airport and adjacent to N.W. 57 Avenue between 154...

Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host its annual Jazz Concert in the Park at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, at Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.The free jazz concert will feature the renowned talent of the Jackson Bunn Group. Jackson Bunn was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He began learning songs from movies, television, and radio on the piano at age 6. He studied piano and viola through high school in...

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., was officially sworn in as the chairman of the group during an installation ceremony inside the commission chambers at the Stephen P. Clark Center in Downtown Miami.County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson was sworn in as vice chair.Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid and Councilmember Nelson Rodriguez were on hand for the ceremony, as U.S. Senator Marco Rubio swore in Bovo to lead the 13-member County...

JetStream Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Miami Lakes, announced the grand opening of its new Doral branch on Wednesday, January 25.JetStream president and CEO Jeanne Kucey explained the grand opening will also recognize JetStream’s distinguished designation as a Juntos Avanzamos Credit Union in recognition of the Credit Union’s commitment to serving and empowering the Hispanic Community.The event, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 1200...