Barbara Goleman Senior High School's Jewels Dance Team competed in the Florida Dance Team Director's Association (FDTDA) State Competition on Saturday, February 22. Amid the close competition between the 15 attending schools, the Jewels Dance Team brought home various awards. The team received an overall "Superior" team rating, and won first place in the open, hip-hop, large ensemble, and jazz categories. Team member Allison Alvarez...

  Trinity Christian Academy (TCA) located at 1498 W. 84 Street in Hialeah, defeated Wade Christian Academy of Melbourne in the FCAA State Basketball Championship in Ft. Pierce on March 4.  TCA's boys’ varsity basketball head coach, Robert Donahue, a Miami Lakes Middle School and Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High alumnus, led the TCA Crusaders to the win with a final score of 61-53 effectively ending Wade's fourth consecutive...

  Each year the Florida Division of Emergency Management hosts a poster contest in conjunction with Severe Weather Awareness Week.  Over 700 posters were entered from around the state.   The panel of judges selected Grace Ramirez, a third grade Spanish Lake Elementary student as this year's Region 7 poster contest winner.   An assembly for third graders, which was broadcast throughout the school, was held on...

  Miami Lakes announced the launch of its online, interactive local business directory – www.MiamiLakesMarketplace.com. The business directory can be found on the town’s website’s homepage, as well as the town’s mobile application. To download the town’s free mobile app, simply go to your mobile device’s App. Store and enter “Town of Miami Lakes.” Free to Miami Lakes businesses, owners...

  Following a wave of discontent from residents, including a possible lawsuit over a proposal to store boats, Miami Lakes Town Council members reconsidered the plan and moved to study other alternatives to appease their constituents’ concerns.         At the March 11 regular Town Council meeting, the proposed site at 14501 N.W. 77 Avenue, which belongs to FPL, was greeted with strong opposition from residents,...