The Digital Media Technology and Entrepreneurship classes at Hialeah Miami Lakes (HML) Senior High School are joining forces to create an all new academy for the 2015-2016 school year aptly titled the Digital Media Technology and Entrepreneurship Academy. The new academy was made possible by a grant that paved the way for planning and construction of a “Google-style” room which will combine two classrooms. Within the new...

  Members of the Miami Lakes Optimist 12-under girls’ softball team, The Rockies, were guests of the Barry University women’s softball team on Saturday, March 28 for a pivotal conference match-up.  All of the girls and their family members were treated to free admission and dinner. Earlier in March, softball players of the Miami Lakes Optimist program, along with girls from the Miami Shores Recreation program, took part...

  Residents are invited to attend the Town of Miami Lakes annual Arbor Day Ceremony at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 24, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The free event will feature a tree planting ceremony, information and educational materials for residents, as well as tree care demonstrations by the Town’s arborist. Numbering more than 17,000, the beautiful canopy trees in Miami Lakes have long been the...

  Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host the annual “Paint a Picture for Mom” and Flower Show event just in time for Mother’s Day on Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. Children of all ages will have an opportunity to be creative and paint something special for their moms. Canvas, brushes and paint will be provided free of charge. In addition to the...

  Vice Mayor Manny Cid, Councilmembers Tim Daubert, Tony Lama, Ceasar Mestre and Nelson Rodriguez, along with Margaret Slaton, wife of Mayor Wayne Slaton, read books to more than 20 children during National Library Week at the Miami Lakes Branch Library. Daubert, Slaton and Lama are pictured with several of the children. National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association and held every April at...