Students in Bob Graham Education Center’s Civic Engagement Academy presented a project in the spring on the effects of red tide at the Miami-Dade County Schools District showcase.       The project was titled “Stop Red Tide, Save Our Pride” and illustrated how harmful pollutants affect Florida’s waters.       After placing at the district level, the...

   Members of the Miami Lakes town council cut a ribbon to unveil a new crosswalk at Montrose Road near Veterans Park. The crosswalk is one of three in town - the others are on Fairway Drive -- that flash to alert drivers and prompt them to stop when a pedestrian is crossing in front of traffic.       Mayor Manny Cid was joined on May 13 by Councilmen Carlos O. Alvarez and Josh Dieguez along with resident...

Please check the town’s social media pages for last-minute updates. Register for events at toml.eventbrite.com.  June 30 Free Movie Screening: “Before Night Falls” and reading of poetry by Reinaldo Arenas. Main Street Players, 6812 Main St., Miami Lakes. 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Town of Miami Lakes, Office of the Mayor; Columbus Capital Lending and Main Street Players. July 4 19th Annual July...

The Seated Overhead Shoulder Press      This is a full-body movement that activates the shoulders, triceps, abdominals, inner core and legs.       The upper back muscles are used to help stabilize upper body, particularly when the dumbbells are returned to the start position and your core is engaged. 1.  While holding a pair of dumbbells that are not too heavy for you to lift, sit upright...

     Joshua Hertz’s newspaper ad is memorable: The personal injury attorney wields a large gavel while in his penthouse office at Governor’s Square in Miami Lakes.       Hertz has been advertising in The Miami Laker community newspaper for about five years.       “I think it’s helped my business, to show [readers] that I’m from Miami Lakes,”...