Town Foundation awards $18,605 in grants for education, community

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, November 13, 2024

    The Miami Lakes Town Foundation has awarded $18,605 in 12 grants to local schools and a non-profit to support education and foster community.       The money comes from the annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine...

Our Neighborhoods: The Lower East Side, cont’d.

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, May 17, 2023

     The southeastern border of Miami Lakes is Northwest 138th Street, and just before tree-lined Northwest 60th Avenue meets it, there are five warehouses.       One of those buildings is home to a commercial printer.        If you’ve ever taken a cruise out of a South Florida port, chances are you’ve seen Associated Printing Productions, Inc.’s...

BankUnited, Miami HEAT fund college scholarships

Sports By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, May 17, 2023

     BankUnited and the Miami HEAT Charitable Fund presented five South Florida high school seniors with $5,000 college scholarships during a recent NBA game. Shown from left are: Celine Churchman, Cambridge Magnet Program at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School in Miami; BankUnited Senior Executive Vice President Gerry Litrento for Retail and Small Business Banking; Natasha Harris, School for Advanced Studies North Campus,...

Marketing expert addresses Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, May 17, 2023

      The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce met for its monthly luncheon on May 10.        Communications Executive Daisy Gonzalez-Diego was guest speaker at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main. She described effective marketing and communications strategies for business professionals.       The chamber will next meet on June 14 at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main, at 6842 Main...

Mater Lakes musicians earn highest rankings at state assessments

Education By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, May 17, 2023

     Four members of the Mater Lakes Academy band received superior ratings during the Florida Bandmasters Association state solo and ensemble music performance assessments, held in March at Wellington High School, Mater Lakes Academy said.     The students earned medals and an opportunity to be scouted by college professors who acted as judges.     Shown in the photo from left are Matthew Torres,...

Goleman student to attend medical conference

Education By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, May 17, 2023

     Lola Cosani, a freshman at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, plans to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders June 21-23 at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, Mass.      Lola, 14, of Hialeah, is a member of Goleman’s Medical Leaders of Tomorrow Club and also plays on the school tennis team.      She hopes to become a veterinarian. The conference in Massachusetts...
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