About 70 students in grades five through eight from over 25 elementary and middle schools had hands-on experiences with science, technology, and engineering at Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s inaugural Spartan STEM Boot Camp on February 28.  Campers attended 1-hour workshops for engineering, coding, biology, and chemistry taught by different STEM Academy teachers from Pace. For the Engineering workshop in...

  A TV Production class at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High (HML) wrapped up a session with the Florida Film Institute’s (FFI) CINEMA program. About thirty students took part in the program that culminated in the shooting of their short film “Curiosity at Best” on March 14.   The students were guided by professionals from the film industry throughout the production of this film from the development of the script to...

  Former Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Roberto Alonso was known for championing the efforts to develop Royal Oaks Park into a full-fledged park and recreation facility, adding police presence that brought down the crime rate to an all-time low, and discovered the land for the county to build a new fire station to improve the emergency response time on the town’s west side. Outside the political arena, Alonso had an affinity for classic...

  Over 200 runners and walkers enjoyed a recent morning at the historic Hialeah Racetrack during the Running with Danny 5K which raised nearly $10,000 that will be presented to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation during the Miami Lakes Great Strides Walk scheduled for Saturday, April 25, at Graham Park. Danny Quesada and his family are encouraging Miami Lakes residents to join the Running with Danny team for the event. Donations may be made...

  When Florida Governor Rick Scott picked Miami-Dade property appraiser Carlos Lopez-Cantera to be his lieutenant governor last year following Jennifer Carroll’s abrupt resignation, Pedro J. Garcia mulled running for the vacant position again during a special election. At the time, he was enjoying retirement with his wife, Amalia, as they sailed to Europe on a cruise ship and returned home to find themselves going shopping...