When Miami City Manager Johnny Martinez suffered a stroke during a critical time for the municipality amid a federal probe into its finances and top financial administrators’ abrupt departure, his assistant, Daniel J. Alfonso, stepped in and kept the city from a downward spiral.  Under his watch as acting city manager, Miami bolstered it dwindling reserves to $57.5 million, closer to the $96 million, which was required...

  Spanish Lake Elementary School's (SLE) Grade "A" Flag Presentation was held on Thursday, February 27. The flag, presented by State Representative, Manny Diaz Jr., serves as a symbol of excellence to inform students, parents, and the community that the school is an "A" school. SLE has maintained the School Accountability Grade of "A" ever since its opening in August 2007, with six consecutive "A" grades. Consistent success is due to...

  Competition team members from Intensity Dancer's Studio in Miami Lakes  attended the Showbiz National Talent Show in mid February and Nexstar National Talent Show in early March garnering so many awards that the team was invited to compete at the World Championships this August held in New Jersey.  The team, comprised of 52 dancers between ages 6 to 18, had the highest scoring production numbers for the performance "I want...

  The second annual Miami Lakes Historical Scavenger Hunt attracted 32 teams and a total of 118 participants on Saturday, March 8, to downtown Miami Lakes. The unique event was created by Katherine Duarte, a 14-year-old Bob Graham Education Center student, as part of a Girl Scout project. Most of the participants responded to Duarte’s request that they wear white and black to represent the dairy history of the town, or light blue...

  Hotel Indigo Miami Lakes is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day Puppy Party from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 20 as part of its monthly Canine Cocktail Hour. As a partner with Miami-Dade Animal Services, Hotel Indigo donates $1 of every drink purchased to help animals in need. Animal Services is present at each event with animals for adoption and to date, four adoptions have gone to very happy homes. The event features organic...