On June 17, the Miami Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club held a major Silver Point Tournament. The North and South winners were Toni Helfand and Lee Buck in first place, runners-up Liny Tino and Arlene Draizin, and Donald Russell and Dorothy Sheffman following in third place. The East and West winners were JoAnne McDowell and Gitta Kastner in first place, runners-up Jean Boyd and Maru Bushawn, and Mary Barbieri and Rashida Mamujee following in...

The Hialeah Miami Lakes High School’s Future Business Leaders of America chapter is headed to California for the summer to compete in a prestigioius national competition. In June, the group won the state championship during the Florida Leadership Conference in Orlando, qualifying the six-member team to compete for the national title in Anaheim, California. The team includes Randa Raad, Ana Souto, Stephanie Bigot, Jake Camacho, Laura...

On Monday, May 20, Hialeah Miami Lakes High School walked away with seven awards at the Fairchild Challenge Award Ceremony including the Bronze Fairchild Challenge Award along with a small grant to support and enhance environmental activities at the school such as the native butterfly garden. The Trojan students competed in eight out of the 10 challenges this year and were called to the stage to receive seven awards. The HML Bronze Award...

The Town of Miami Lakes, along with the Youth Activities Task Force and the Elderly Affairs Committee, hosted the first annual Family Fishing Clinic on Saturday, June 22.  The clinic took place at the Miami Lakes Optimist Park Marina. Over a dozen children and their parents received instruction on engaging in fishing activities safely and properly.  Local officials coordinating the event included Mayor Michael Pizzi,...

Miami Lakes residents can now get local government services easier and faster at their fingertips. The Town of Miami Lakes has launched its very own mobile phone application that lets anyone apply for services, get information and report important information. The Miami Lakes app conveniently allows residents to submit requests, report issues, ask questions, along with the ability to post pictures using the GPS location...