Vice Mayor Manny Cid, Councilmembers Tim Daubert, Tony Lama, Ceasar Mestre and Nelson Rodriguez, along with Margaret Slaton, wife of Mayor Wayne Slaton, read books to more than 20 children during National Library Week at the Miami Lakes Branch Library. Daubert, Slaton and Lama are pictured with several of the children. National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association and held every April at...

  American High’s ace softball players Kayleen Romero and Christy Velez signed on the dotted line two weeks ago to study and play softball for the Miami-Dade College Sharks. The two girls are the proud products of the Miami Lakes Optimist Club softball program. Romero and Velez played in the program since they were eight years old and advancing to play for the Optimist Club’s Miami Lakes Heat All-Star team, helping to bring...

  After seven months since the General Obligation (GO) Bond Progress town hall meeting in Miami Lakes Educational Center, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, and other school board members and community leaders, visited MLEC to commemorate improvements made to the school. The ribbon cutting event on April 2 celebrated the GO bond, which is currently funding about 200 projects with $1.2 billion...

A new attraction for youngsters at this year's annual Miami Lakes Spring Fling was the small Petting Zoo. Hundreds of children, parents and families turned out for the event at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West on the day before Easter. 

  Kindergarten students from Spanish Lake Elementary celebrated the Chinese New Year to mark the Year of the Sheep. The students learned about respect and cultural diversity as they were exposed to the traditions of others. Students learned that those born under the Year of the Sheep, which comes every 12 years, are said to be kind-hearted, creative, friendly, and just. It is also foretold to be a very calm year. Pictured are students...