Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School’s primary Gold Basketball team remains in first place in the All Catholic Conference (ACC)) North Division. Under the direction of coach Ulisses Hernandez, the team is 7-0 with one game left to play.  The most recent win was a 30-11 victory over St. Anges. The team was led offensively by Dimitri Hernandez with 15 points, and defensively by Brandon Ravelo and Adam Magoulas. The primary...

  Krisna Maddy, a senior in the Cambridge Academy at Miami Lakes Educational Center, has been awarded the National Achievement Scholarship. The award is an academic competition established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding Black American high school students. Students may enter both the National Achievement Program and the National Merit Program by taking the preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship qualifying test...

  The Main Street Merchants present the 6th annual Taste of Miami Lakes Festival on Saturday, February 22, along Main Street. The annual outdoor family festival will kick off at 11 a.m. The event will feature a kids zone with face painting, a bounce house, snacks, center stage with all day entertainment, giveaways and raffles, and 60-70 vendors featuring great food and arts and crafts. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to...

  The Miami Lakes Garden Club has invited residents to attend the 2014 Annual Tea Party at the Roberto Alonso Community Center located at 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue, on Saturday, March 1. Following the successful Kentucky Derby theme of 2013, the Garden Club presents a colorful New Orleans Bourbon Street Mardi Gras theme this year. Decor will exude the Mardi Gras theme with beads and feathers. It promises to be a fun filled afternoon of good...

  The Town of Miami Lakes is encouraging residents to attend a public meeting on Tuesday, February 25, at 6 p.m. in the Council chambers at the Government Center, 6601 Main Street, to hear a discussion on an application for a State of Florida grant for the future development of the Miami Lakeway Trail Project. The town is seeking a Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant to aid in the development of the Trail Project site along...