Kindergarten students at Miami Lakes K-8 Center celebrated Dr. Seuss Day on March 2 by wearing matching shirts, reading “The Cat in the Hat” and other titles and enjoying a breakfast of green eggs and ham. Also known as National Read Across America Day, it celebrates the birthday of author and illustrator Theodore Seuss Geisel, to foster a love of reading at all grade levels.       ...

    In the next series of articles, we’re going to explore the neighborhoods south of Miami Lakes Drive.       In the Lower East Side along Northwest 57th Avenue/Red Road, there are several warehouses.       One of the largest sits on the corner and is home to Mr--Glass Doors & Windows Manufacturing LLC. Its neighbor is the Lakeway Corporate Center.      ...

    Of the 30,625 users of the Freebee ride-share service in Miami Lakes last year, more than two-thirds of the passengers were women, and 46 percent of those were over 50 years old.     What makes Miami Lakes one of the highest-rated service areas, with growing demand for rides in the electric vehicles that it has offered since January 2018?      Perhaps it’s the safety and convenience of not...

      Miami Dade College -- with its MDC WORKS Career Studio and Career Source South Florida -- is hosting job fairs that are free and open to the public.      Applicants are encouraged to wear business attire and bring resumes to give to prospective employers. Wednesday, March 15, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Health Care Hiring & Transfer Fair MDC Medical Campus, 950 NW 20th St.,...

   Mater Lakes Academy won the FHSAA Class 4A state championship in boys basketball on March 4 in Lakeland.     The team beat St. Petersburg Gibbs 47-39 in the state semifinals on March 2, then beat The Villages Charter 77-41 two days later in the championship game.       Michael Bradley had 21 points, including five 3-pointers, for MLA in the title game, while Christian Reid scored 20 on 9-for-11...