Town honors teen for raising awareness about childhood cancer

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, November 13, 2024

     Miami Lakes officials honored Jeremy “JJ” Matthews during the Sept. 10 Town Council meeting for his efforts to raise awareness about childhood cancer.       JJ, 13, is a survivor of...

Our Neighborhoods: Miami Lakes Business Park West - seventh in a series

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, April 13, 2022

     Pastures with grazing Holstein dairy cows bookend the Lakeside Corporate Center, where four buildings holding a variety of businesses are based in Miami Lakes Business Park West.       The buildings stand where Commerce Way begins to curve southwest and also have waterfront views of Graham Dairy Lake.       Miami Christmas Lights, a company that largely creates commercial and...

Banners focus on mental health

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, April 13, 2022

    A series of banners that promote awareness of mental health were installed in March along Miami Lakes Drive.     The messages were hung between Northwest 57th Avenue and Northwest 87th Avenue.      The campaign is being sponsored by Humana and is a project of the Town of Miami Lakes and its Mental Health Task Force.      Messages include “Mental Health Matters” and...
Trinette Zarran  Attorney  Miami Gardens       “Washing your laundry with full loads as opposed to multiple loads with fewer clothing items,” Trinette Zarran said.  “[Also] taking shorter showers, opting for a shower rather than a bath, and upgrading to eco-friendly toilets that help reduce water consumption within the home." Joshua Hertz  Attorney  Pembroke...

Students gather shoes for the poor

Education By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Students from schools in the Miami Lakes area put the needs of others before themselves in March and April as they gathered new and used shoes for Camillus House. The charity serves poor and homeless people in Miami-Dade County. The shoe drive has been extended until April 22, Miami Lakes Town Clerk Gina Inguanzo said. After gathering up the footwear, kids have been bringing shoes to Miami Lakes Town Hall, where donation bins are still...

Main Street Players present comedy “Rapture, Blister, Burn”

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, April 13, 2022

     The Main Street Players will kick off their 2022 season by presenting a comedy, “Rapture, blister, burn” by Gina Gionfriddo.       It will be the first production in the Players’ new home, at 6812 Main St. in Miami Lakes.       Danny Nieves directs five actors in the play centered around the relationship of two college girlfriends and the paths their lives...
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