Bob Graham Education Center hosted its annual VEX IQ competition at the school on Dec. 10. The competition brought together 26 teams from elementary and middle schools in Miami-Dade County to compete at the event.       Bob Graham’s own Dream Team won the design award and a spot at the VEX IQ South Florida Regional Middle School Championship to be held March 5 at Ronald W. Reagan Senior High...

    The 5th Annual Miami Lakes Food and Wine Festival drew 1,000 supporters to Optimist Park the night of Feb. 4.      Ticketholders enjoyed small bites from 26 restaurants and caterers and sampled wines from several vintners.      Participating restaurants included Frosty’s Nitrogen Yogurt & Ice Cream; Chela’s Cocteleria; The Bend Liquor Lounge; Korner 67; Sports Grill;...

     U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Doral, announced Feb. 7 that he has introduced a bill to create a unique Zip Code for the Town of Miami Lakes.      It is Diaz-Balart’s fifth attempt since 2016 to get such a bill passed.  Prior versions of the bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives but not in the U.S. Senate, and so did not become law.      In 2016,...

     The Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee are accepting nominations for amazing women who contribute to the community’s quality of life.      The nominees may be honored at an upcoming luncheon for Women of Distinction.      Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 at bit.ly/3X7tpZP.      The award categories are:   ...

  The Do the Right Thing of Miami, Inc. organization and law enforcement agencies recognized Brandon Sabalza on Jan. 19 at an awards ceremony. The event, held at Miami Police headquarters in downtown Miami, honors kids each month who make good choices when it may not be easy to do so. Brandon is a sophomore at Barbara Goleman Senior High School. He won the award for helping a student.     “Brandon intervened and...