Perla Tabares Hantman dies; longtime school board chair was 88

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, March 7, 2025

Perla Tabares Hantman of Miami Lakes, who served 26 years on the Miami-Dade County School Board, died March 4. She was 88 and was surrounded by her family when she passed away at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center,...

Miami Laker to debut with Karen Peterson & Dancers

Community By Erika Pesantes, Reporter Wednesday, February 2, 2022

     Monica Lynne limped a bit, her right foot dragging some as she and Marjorie Burnett rehearsed for the premiere of Karen Peterson and Dancers’ ensemble work called “Samsara.”       Recalling the session, Lynne, 34, said she teared up and apologized to Artistic Director Karen Peterson-Corash.       “It’s beautiful,” Peterson-Corash told Lynne....

Safer crosswalks coming to Miami Lakes

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, February 2, 2022

     Drivers can expect intermittent traffic delays while the Town of Miami Lakes installs safety devices in mid-block crosswalks on Fairway Drive and Montrose Road.       The new crosswalk on Fairway Drive and the existing crossing on Montrose Road will have flashing lights to alert drivers that pedestrians are present.       Work began Jan. 19 and the crosswalks will be built...

Miami Lakes to host concert to celebrate Black History Month

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Tuesday, February 1, 2022

     The Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee will celebrate Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 25.      The Florida Memorial University Ambassador Chorale will perform spiritual and contemporary works at 7:30 p.m. at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, at 14100 NW 89th Ave. in Miami Lakes. Register at toml.eventbrite.com.

Our Neighborhoods: Miami Lakes Business Park West

Business By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, January 20, 2022

     The entrance to Miami Lakes Business Park West is near one of the key traffic intersections in town: It begins on Miami Lakes Drive and is very close to the Palmetto Expressway and Interstate 75.     “You’re right at the highway, you get off and we’re the first building on the left,”  Thomas Bartelmo, president and chief executive officer of The Kislak Organization and chief...

Volunteer opportunities in Miami Lakes

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, January 20, 2022

  These are the current volunteer opportunities for children and adults in Miami Lakes.  Giving Gators  Mae M. Walters Elementary School, 650 W. 33rd St., Hialeah Feb. 5, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Students can earn 15 community service hours as they pack up boxes of books in a library assistance project. Masks are required. Register at Eventbrite, https://bit.ly/3Gw2Ply The Town of Miami Lakes is looking...
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