Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School students Rafael De la Cova and Mariel Dorismond competed in the 77th annual Miami Herald/Scripps Spelling Bee at Jungle Island.De la Cova is a four time school winner and Dorismond won her first school’s Spelling Bee competition to qualify to compete against 375 public and private school students from Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.The middle school winner and elementary school winner went...

St. Thomas University recently honored their students with Academic Honors, and among the honorees was Miami Lakes resident and Miami Lakes Optimist Club product Alexis Castroman.Castroman, a starting third baseman for the Bobcats softball team, received the Provost Honor Roll for the Spring of 2016, and she made the Dean’s List for the Fall of 2016.“This was an absolute honor for us,” said Alex and Ivette Castroman,...

Laurie Stamper Eliasson, 61, passed away in Silver Spring, Maryland on March 14 after a seven year battle with Corticobasal Degeneration. She was in the first graduating class at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School in 1973, and graduated from FSU in 1977. She retired from the Air Force as a Colonel after 30 years of service. She is survived by her mother, Jacqueline Stamper of Hialeah, and brothers Steve, David and Richard. Also surviving...

Following a series of meetings, including a Transportation Summit with officials from FDOT and MDX, the Town of Miami Lakes announced two proposed major mobility projects to enhance traffic flow on the east and west side of town.The plans include building a bridge over a canal for motorists to have an easier access to an industrial area and a high school avoiding N.W. 57 Avenue, and a ramp to connect N.W. 87 Avenue to I-75 and N.W. 138...

The Graham Companies is in the planning stages to bring an integrated senior village to Miami Lakes.The company held a publicly advertised workshop on February 28 to discuss the proposed project, and on March 21, received a recommendation of approval for a land use change and a re-zoning from the Town’s Planning and Zoning Board.The recommended land use change and re-zoning was for about 9.5 acres of the approximately 15 acres required...