Francisco Garnica transformed from a lightning bolt to a patriot with his transition from assistant principal at Michael Krop Senior High School to American Senior High School. Garnica was born in an island in the Carribean, San Andres. He arrived to the states a day before his 20th birthday and began working toward a degree at Miami Dade College where he met his wife of 23 years, Maria Martinez. Together they decided to move to...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is hosting a Domino Tournament on Friday, September 26, at Roberto Alonso Community Center in Royal Oaks Park, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. The Double-Nine Domino Tournament is sponsored by Leon Medical Centers. Registration begins at 6 p.m. and tournament play is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Special Events and Committee coordinator Clarisell De Cardenas at...

  Jose Marti MAST Academy students were recognized for earning a perfect score in one or more areas of the 2014 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). FCAT covers reading, mathematics and science for grades 3 through 11. The FCAT is administered to all students in Florida public school and is required to receive a high school diploma.  Perfect scoring students in seventh grade included Manuel Avila, Roberto Garcia, Raphael...

Updated from the Sept. 5 print edition   During a Special Call Meeting last week, the Town Council voted 5-0 to hire the Akerman LLP law firm to assist Town Attorney Raul Gastesi to protect the town’s charter from a pending lawsuit by suspended mayor Michael Pizzi.  Lawmakers made it abundantly clear they were sworn into office to uphold the Miami Lakes town charter and voiced their opinions that the additional legal...

  Coming upon the one year anniversary of the newly remodeled McDonald’s located at 7435 Miami Lakes Drive, the restaurant is better than ever. Numbers have continued to rise and Diego Melians, the restaurant's Operations Supervisor, believes that valuing customers is key. “We always make it a priority to look after our customers. We offer good food at a good price,” said Melians. “So if we can make them feel...