Town of Miami Lakes announced that it now offers open-play Pickleball for the public from 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6411 N.W.. 162 Street. The program is free and open to all ages. Pickleball paddles and balls will be provided, or players may bring their own. For more information, contact Leisure Services Manager Katya Lysak at lysakk@miamilakes-fl.gov, or call 305-698-9308.

  Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) may be located in Miami Lakes but its students' communication extends far outside the borders of the town. MLEC has hosted "Twitter Talks" in the past, a hot topic discussed on social media using the Twitter platform, to encourage, educate, and discuss worldwide or nationwide issues. The latest of these talks were on ISIS and domestic abuse in the media, particularly in the NFL. Using the hashtag...

  On September 4, Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s 53rd anniversary, Julke Llorens, Pace graduate of the class of 1964, returned to his alma mater accompanied by Mary, his wife of nearly 50 years, for a special Grandparents Day mass and breakfast. Llorens is an integral part of Pace tradition not only as a member of the school’s first graduating class, but also as the first in a family where three generations have walked...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School senior Steven Yildirim has kept himself busy and his college options open the past few months by attending conferences at MIT, Cornell University, and now John Hopkins University. Over the summer, Yildirim was accepted into the MIT Online Science Technology Engineering Community, or MOSTEC. He took a four-week online neuro-science course with an MIT professor and traveled to Cambridge to attend the...

  Fire Prevention Week! Whether it’s from the kitchen, or from the grill in the backyard, fires are dangerous and it is important to protect your family with what to do when a fire occurs. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), last year there were 487,500 structure fires in the United States, out of which 79.4 percent were residential fires. One of the most common types of residential fires are kitchen...