The Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization presented Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board Member Roberto J. Alonso with its Safe Roads Champion Award.      The recognition is for leaders who “strengthen regional safety initiatives” and “advance context-sensitive road design.”       Alonso represents the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board on the planning...

    Gabriel Diaz of Miami Lakes was one of two students chosen to represent Florida in the 64th Annual United States Senate Youth Program in the nation’s Capitol.       Diaz, 18, was among 104 students from around the country who gathered for what the program calls an “intensive week-long study of the federal government and the people who lead it.”        Participants...

    Miami Lakers enjoy a quality of life that is greater than what is experienced by residents elsewhere in Florida and the United States. They consider the town’s greatest assets to be their sense of safety, the tree canopy, retention of property values and that it is a good place to raise children or retire.     Those were some of the findings from ETC Institute’s survey in January and February of 311...

     The Miami Lakes Women of Distinction Class of 2026 are many things: accomplished professionals, good citizens, mothers and in some cases, cancer warriors.      They represent the best of Miami Lakes, and the town honored them during a luncheon on March 14 at town hall.      “Today as we celebrate the amazing women in this room, I hope that we continue to inspire each other,...

The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is closed for renovation. Patrons may visit the branch in Palm Springs North at 17601 NW 78th Ave. for classes.   READy, Set, Go: Storytelling Wed, April 1, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Explore how shared reading builds language development and early literacy skills. In collaboration with FIU’s Center for Children & Families. Funded by The Children’s Trust/The...