Both Bob Graham Education Center and Lawton Chiles Middle School have a lot to be proud of this spring. The schools will represent Miami Lakes during the VEX IQ Robotics World Championship in Dallas, TX in May.       The teams placed for the Worlds during the March 6 state championships that were held in Pembroke Pines.      The Bob Graham Education Center’s Code Masters team...

    As bicycle riders filled a block of Main Street in Miami Lakes and patiently awaited the signal to go from Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, there was a sense of excitement.       “We’re here together with the community, with faith leadership, everybody because we are the ideal place to live, work and play because you can ride your bike all year long,” Levine Cava...

     These three gals live with the Ivey family -- Josefa, Dale, Stephen and Stephanie -- on the east side of Miami Lakes.      Though they are all Chihuahuas or partly descended from that breed, they have distinct personalities, Josefa Ivey says.       And they go everywhere with the family.      “Lucy, we think she’s part Beagle,” Ivey said of their pet...

    Stepping into the Bull Pen cafe at the Miami Lakes Golf Course is like taking a mini-vacation.      At what is perhaps Miami Lakes’ best-kept secret, the view is of a majestic row of banyan trees lined up like sentries along the greens, awaiting optimistic golfers.       And everyone is invited.     “It’s not just golfers who come in,” said...

    The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering virtual and in-person programs.  Space is limited and you must register in advance to receive a link via email. If an event is full go online or call the branch to join a waiting list. Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers en dos idiomas  In person.  Tues., March 22, 29 and April 5; 11:30 a.m. – noon. Bilingual stories,...