Monsignor Edward Pace High School raised over $4,000 from their annual Battle of the Bands and DJs, a fundraiser with a 30-year tradition.      The money will benefit Pace’s sister school in Haiti, and will be used to help pay salaries there, according to David Masters, theology teacher at Pace.       Masters helped start the event in 1991. It has since grown, not only as a way...

     The Miami Lakes nonprofit Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative is offering free mammograms to women who make an appointment for June 23.      Jackson Health System will perform the screenings at the Fresco & Mas parking lot, 1630 W. 49th St. in Hialeah, in the Westland Commons shopping center.      Those without appointments will not be able to get the test.    ...

     Please check the town’s social media pages for last-minute updates. Register for events at toml.eventbrite.com.  June 17  Volunteer to fill sandbags. Join the Town of Miami Lakes and earn community service hours by helping to fill sandbags at Royal Oaks Park, 16500 NW 87 Ave. 10 a.m.  June 17  Father’s Day crafts at Youth Open Hang at The Spot. Kids ages 5 to 10 can craft...

To celebrate Pride Month and the LBGTQ community, The Graham Companies has installed banners that say “Love Where You Live” along Main Street in Miami Lakes. Main Street is a private byway that is owned by the company. Also, volunteers will staff the 2nd Annual Pride Awareness booth at the Miami Lakes Farmer’s Market on Sat., June 25 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The market is at Main Street and New Barn Road.  

     Consultant, gallery curator and longtime Miami Lakes resident Christopher Norwood cited three “ships” when he addressed the Chamber of Commerce luncheon on June 8.      Relationships, scholarship and workmanship are the three things that people should take care of to be successful in business and in life, Norwood said.      “I have always nurtured...