Officials gathered at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School on April 2 to break ground to renovation of the school’s Ken Mattingly Planetarium and new Law Academy. The planetarium was named for astronaut Ken Mattingly, who grew up in Hialeah, School Board Member Roberto Alonso said.       Carivon Construction won the contract for the $2.3 million project that may be completed in 2025, the school district said in...

When a Goldendoodle puppy joined Paz and Jorge Sanchez’s family in Miami Lakes, their son Oliver, 3, wanted to call his new pet Dino, short for dinosaur.      Turns out Dino was a girl, and Dina, now 3, is her name. She and Oliver have a special bond.      “Dina was the only one of the litter who interacted with my son,” Paz Sanchez said. “She instantly started playing with...

 Mario Knapp is a veteran lawman who retired as a major from the Miami-Dade Police Department after serving 27 years in nearly every division of the agency.         A Republican, Knapp is one of 17 candidates in the partisan sheriff’s race that will be decided Nov. 5. He is among the top recipients of campaign contributions, $130,022 as of March 31, records show.      He spoke to the...

Called the “kitchen table” of Miami Lakes, town officials praised Trattoria Pampered Chef Restaurant and its owner Nashat Ghobrial for his unwavering supply of meals for elders and veterans and for feeding volunteers during the pandemic. The business has been in town for 33 years, Mayor Manny Cid said while awarding a proclamation to Ghobrial on March 12.       “This community has really cherished...

JetStream Federal Credit Union Accounting Specialist Orlando Guerra and Assistant Vice President Maribel Alvarez, E-Commerce, Member Care Center, met the community at the annual Spring Festival at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church and School on March 1.  They provided finance tips and shared information about JetStream’s Community Financial Literacy Campaign. The program is free for businesses, schools and non-profit...