The Pot, a timely and culturally relevant play for the community and nation, centers around the idea ‘Who Am I’? On Thanksgiving, a family comes together and is forced to reconsider notions of race, immigration, hope and the melting pot. The Pot runs until October 18, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. at The Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street, Miami Lakes. When Laura brings home her new boyfriend, Rick, an...

  Barbara Goleman Senior High School welcomes the new head coach for girls soccer, Melissa Guerra, to the Gator family. A self-proclaimed fan of Barcelona, the soccer coach has vast experience in playing and coaching. She hopes to create the mindset of champions at Goleman’s field. Guerra, a native of Venezuela and longtime residident of Miami Lakes, grew up with a love for soccer having been surrounded by it within her culture...

  The Sierra Volleyball Club, the brainchild of Carlos Sierra, has made the Miami Lakes area its new home at Dade Christian School. With three daughters involved in volleyball clubs for the last six years, Sierra felt compelled to start his own club. In Sierra’s first year leading the Sierra Volleyball Club for the 2014-2015 season, the club was able to capture two first place trophies at local Broward County tournaments and an...

  The administration and faculty at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School have worked to improve school morale and implement programs within the last two years, and improve they have, as now students are rising up to the occasion and not only eagerly participating but also filling the gaps. The high school’s newspaper was eliminated for the 2014-2015 school year much to the disappointment of a handful of students that had...

  The district-wide school event, “Dads Take Kids to School Day” had local fathers in Miami Lakes taking their kids to school on September 30 and then joining them for breakfast. Among the fathers were Council Member Ceasar Mestre and Vice Mayor Manny Cid at Bob Graham Education Center. Miami Lakes K-8 Center also participated in the event with over 250 fathers from children of all grade levels attending the event sponsored...