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...

  The chairs at Always At Your Side Adult Day Care Center are not comfortable, and that’s a good thing. Adult day service centers often provide wall to wall recliners for their patients which take away from physical activity and socialization, aspects of health that Miami Lakes’ only adult service center highly value.  Alexandra Alonso, president of Always At Your Side Adult Day Care Center has a storied past working...