Salsa Fiesta, South Florida’s homegrown Mexican fast-casual concept, expanded to a sixth location in Miami Lakes which officially opened to the public on Monday, February 2. Established in Caracas, Venezuela in 2003 by Cesar Olivo, Adriana Perez Benatar and Samuel Perez Benatar, the family-owned restaurant opened at 6769 Main Street in Town Center. New to the concept, the Miami Lakes location will offer tableside service, a...

  Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force continues the free Movies in the Park series featuring blockbuster films every other Friday evening through March. Showtime is 8 p.m. at Miami Lakes Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. Attendees are encouraged to bring their appetites as there will be a variety of food trucks on site. The remaining Movies in the Park schedule: • Friday, February 27 – “Big Hero 6” •...

  Area residents joined Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces  Department staff and District 13 Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. for the grand opening of a new playground at the popular “Tom Sawyer’s Play Island” at Amelia Earhart Park, 401 E. 65 Street in Hialeah. A fort-style tree house with climbers, spinners, slide, balance beams, swings and musical instruments to play are part of the new playground...

  Miami Lakes Educational Center’s yearbook, The Alpha & Omega, has made a lasting impression and earned its spot in Herff Jones’ 2014 Ideas That Fly, Volume 20, that recognizes the most elite yearbook covers, designs, coverage, photography and themes. MLEC’s yearbook was one of only 343 chosen from the thousands printed by Herff Jones each year. The Herff Jones yearbook marketing design team designated only the...

  Barbara Goleman Senior High School students (from left) Stephen Ledon, Alexander Berrara, Nicholas Rose, Daniel Quintero (kneeling), Daniel Wong, and Carlos Aguila participated in the Thirteenth Annual Fairchild Challenge in late January. This was the first time the school participated in the British-styled debate at the Fairchild Gardens. The challenge is meant to engage students of diverse interests and backgrounds to explore the...