Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee announced its 2015 Field Trip schedule. Field trips are reserved for Miami Lakes residents 55 years and above. Free transportation is provided from Town Hall to each location The schedule: • Monday, March 9, Phil’s Berry Farm • Thursday, April 2, Perez Art Museum To reserve seating and receiving a confirmation number, contact Jackie Calzadilla at calzadillaj@miamilakes-fl.gov, or...

  The Town of Miami Lakes and the American Cancer Society are teaming up once again to bring back the Relay For Life of Miami Lakes, a community event, where teams form, raise money and walk through the night, while enjoying DJ entertainment, food and fun with friends and family. The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, from noon to midnight at Miami Lakes Optimist Park. The Opening Ceremony and Survivor Celebration will be held...

  While most high-school students are playing football, basketball, soccer, baseball and volleyball, as extracurricular activities, Michael Benyahia is hitting the race track. The 14-year-old Dade Christian student is a formula race car driver, competing at the club level and getting up to speed with the fast-paced karting world. It’s rare for a young teenager to race cars during his spare time, but the 9th grade student races a...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) held a successful National College fair at the Doubletree Miami Airport Hotel. Thousands of students and their parents attended the four-hour event to meet with representatives of more than 200 colleges and universities from around the world, to ask questions about admissions, financial aid and testing requirements. “The College Fair provides families with valuable information that...

  Pace High School freshman, D’Andre Ragin, was selected as one of the winners for the 2015 Disney Dreamers Academy Essay Contest. Ragin is one of only 100 high school students from across the United States chosen to attend the 2015 Disney Dreamers Academy at the Walt Disney World Resort from March 5 through 8.  Working in conjunction with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine, the Disney Dreamers Academy is an educational...