The Miami Lakes Optimist 8U Bandits won the 2023 8U Weston Eagles Invitational. The team competed in six games and on April 2, defeated Team Sosa Elite 8U by a score of 9 – 6 in the championship game, Coach Jeffrey Rodriguez said. Shown in the photo are, front row from left: Jason Lloredo; Caleb Martinez; Matthew Torres; Lucas Sanchez; Brayden Pinto; Chris Jeong; Alec Rodriguez and Michael Simon. In the middle row are Fabian...

     Our exploration of the lower east side of Miami Lakes takes us along Northwest 142nd Street where we encounter Northwest 58th Court.      It’s home to a variety of businesses in warehouse buildings that are owned by The Graham Companies and were built in the late 1960s.       The Protective Group, in Miami Lakes for 20 years, was named 2022 Town of Miami Lakes Business of the...

     The Main Street Players take audiences to a bar in Reading, Pa. for their production of “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage.       This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama tackles big issues around the impact of a recession upon a steel mill and its workers during the first decade of this century.      It threads the themes of immigrant labor versus union workers, racism and industrial...

     A group of Miami Lakes residents will host a Pride celebration June 24 at the Main Street Playhouse.      Plans will include a 90-minute evening of poetry readings, music, and performance of a short play, “Stuck in the 1940s,” written by Amanda Ortega, a Main Street Players board member.      It is a coming-out story of a Cuban-American woman and her struggles with her...

Camp Wannado  June 12 - Aug. 11  For kids in Voluntary Pre-K - 7th grade. Sports; weekly field trips; arts and crafts, video games and more.  Session 1: June 12 - June 30; Session 2: July 3 - July 21;  Session 3: July 24 - Aug. 11. Weekdays, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.  Pack lunch Monday - Thursday; a pizza lunch is provided on Friday. Camp is $45 to register, $135 per week. Camp Wannado at Miami Lakes...