Andy Manuel Suarez, an eighth-grade student at Miami Lakes Middle School, won the Miami Lakes Lions Club’s District Peace Poster contest for 2014. The theme of the contest was “Peace, Love and Understanding,” with each poster judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme. The local contest announced three winners, who were selected last month at Miami Dade College. Suarez’s work was...

  American Feeder Pattern Schools in Dade County, including area schools American Senior High, Country Club Middle, Lawton Chiles Middle, Joella C. Good Elementary, Palm Springs North Elementary, and Spanish Lake Elementary School, held their annual Winter Wonderland Expo. The Expo encompassed a wide range of exhibitors and experts in every field related to the designated exhibit. Every school highlighted their specialties to the...

  BankUnited, a national bank headquartered in Miami Lakes, recently unveiled Bridges Cafe, a high-tech, health-conscious cafe area much to the delight of the company's 800 employees who can dine in with fresh meals throughout the work week. BankUnited was ranked 8th on Forbes Magazine's list of "Best Banks in America 2013."  The cafe, 8,000 square feet with a 200 person capacity, serves breakfast, snacks, and lunch with plans to...

  The longest continuous-running community theater in South Florida is none other than Miami Lakes’ own Main Street Players, a theater that celebrates 40 years of productions this year. Hundreds of actors, playwrights, directors, producers, set builders and many others have dedicated their talents over the last four decades. Since 1974, the theatre has brought to life productions of all kinds, a concept initially started by...

  Democrat Gwen Graham, a Tallahassee attorney and the daughter of former U.S. Senator and Florida Governor Bob Graham, unseated two-term Republican Rep. Steve Southerland on November 4 becoming the first women ever to win the 2nd Congressional District seat. Graham won with 50.6 percent of the votes. She pledged to be a “strong voice” for her constituents as she addressed supporters. “I am going to work hard every...