Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee announced the schedule of free field trips for residents, 55 years and above, for a variety of fun and cultural activities. The trips include: January 7, 10 a.m. – Hialeah Park Racing & Casino February 4, 10 a.m. – Zoo Miami March 3, 10 a.m. – Morikami Japanese Garden April 7, 10 a.m. – Perez Art Museum May to September, time TBA – Marlins baseball field trips....

  A new US Post Office outlet is available to Miami Lakes residents in the Cypress Village Shopping Center within the Pharmacy Care Store at 7413 Miami Lakes Drive. The new USPS store is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and offers all the amenities of a regular store with the exception of international post and money orders. The outlet is now open for the public. For more information call 305-821-4337. 

  Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High’s chorus singers were selected among schools’ chorus groups across the nation and Canada to perform at Walt Disney World’s Candlelight Processional. The singers will be performing for two shows during the holiday season on Saturday, December 5 alongside celebrity narrator, Whoopi Goldberg. The Candlelight Processional is a Walt Disney World tradition taking place at EPCOT’s World...

  The Bob Graham Education Center’s flag football team was crowned the U14 champions at the 2015 Red Zone Sports Air It Out Flag Football Tournament at Tamiami Park on December 5. The "Air It Out" tournament is one of the longest running flag football tournaments in South Florida and includes teams in various age groups from across the state. Members for this team were chosen based on their outstanding performance during the fall...

  Barbara Goleman High’s boy’s basketball team is off to its best start in school history with an 8-1 record, but the Gators are not out of the woods yet, as the team has a long stretch before ending the regular season and earning a playoff berth. Head coach Chris Hambert said he doesn’t want his team to get too comfortable but he’s confident in their ability to keep the Gators’ winning record in tact....